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Cardiology

Usefulness of anterior uveitis as an additional tool for diagnosing incomplete Kawasaki disease

Kyu Jin Lee, Hyo Jin Kim, Min Jae Kim, Ji Hong Yoon, Eun Jung Lee, Jae Young Lee, Jin Hee Oh, Soon Ju Lee, Kyung Yil Lee, Ji Whan Han

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(4):174-177. Published online April 30, 2016

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Purpose

There are no specific tests for diagnosing Kawasaki disease (KD). Additional diagnostic criteria are needed to prevent the delayed diagnosis of incomplete Kawasaki disease (IKD). This study compared the frequency of coronary artery lesions (CALs) in IKD patients with and without anterior uveitis (AU) and elucidated whether the finding of AU supported the diagnosis of IKD.

Methods

This study enrolled patients diagnosed...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2016.59.4.174

Case Report

A Case of Kawasaki Disease Diagnosed with the Assistance of Ophthalmologic Examination

Soo-Jung Ha, Kyung-Yil Lee, Sang-Won Cha, Dong-Joon Lee, Ji-Whan Han, Kyung-Tai Whang, Ik-Soo Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(7):1014-1018. Published online July 15, 1999

Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis in which bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis and anterior uveitis are common early findings in the course of illness. We report an eleven-year-old boy with atypical Kawasaki disease who was diagnosed with the help of an ophthalmologic examination. The patient presented with fever, epigastric pain with vomiting, erythematous rash, and severe bilateral conjunctival injection, a red...

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