Author/Editor		Pleterski-Rigler, Dušica
Title		Kawasakijeva bolezen
Translated title		Kawasaki disease
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 41, št. Suppl 2
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 131-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome with multisystem vasculitis, particularly involving the coronary arteries. About 20% of untreated patients develop coronary artery abnormalities; 1% of these die suddenly due to myocardial infarction. This disease primarily affects infants and children under five years of age. The etiology is unknown. Therapy with intravenous gammaglobulins and acetylsalicylic acid reduces fever and development of coronary aneurysm and cardiac complications.
Summary		Kawasakijeva bolezen je nenadna vročinska bolezen s prizadetostjo kože, sluznic in bezgavk ter z okvarami številnih notranjih organov. Klinična slika je odraz sistemskega vaskulitisa malih arterij. Pogoste so spremembe na venčnih arterijah. Pri približno 20% nezdravljenih bolnikov se razvijejo spremembe na venčnih arterijah in 1% otrok nenadoma umre zaradi srčnega infarkta. Najpogosteje se pojavi pri otrocih v prvih petih letih starosti. Etiologija ni znana. Zdravljenje z intravenskimi gamaglobulini in salicilati zniža vročino in možnost nastajanja anevrizem na venčnih arterijah in zapletov na srcu.
Descriptors		MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME CHILD