Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome with coronary artery aneurysm

A white North American girl with clinical features of the mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome had a myocardial infarct and angiographic evidence of a coronary artery aneurysm and mitral regurgitation. The mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome has been extensively diagnosed in Japan in recent years. It app...

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Published inAmerican journal of diseases of children (1960) Vol. 130; no. 6; p. 596
Main Authors Radford, D J, Sondheimer, H M, Williams, G J, Fowler, R S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1976
Subjects
Aneurysm - etiology
Canada
Child, Preschool
Conjunctivitis - complications
Conjunctivitis - diagnosis
Conjunctivitis - epidemiology
Coronary Vessels
Dermatitis - complications
Dermatitis - diagnosis
Dermatitis - epidemiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fever - complications
Fever - diagnosis
Fever - epidemiology
Humans
Lymphadenitis - complications
Lymphadenitis - diagnosis
Lymphadenitis - epidemiology
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa - diagnosis
Syndrome
Canada
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Summary:A white North American girl with clinical features of the mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome had a myocardial infarct and angiographic evidence of a coronary artery aneurysm and mitral regurgitation. The mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome has been extensively diagnosed in Japan in recent years. It appears to be a distinct entity, although not precisely separated from polyarteritis nodosa in childhood. The condition may be more common than previously realized.
ISSN:0002-922X
DOI:10.1001/archpedi.1976.02120070022005