1. [Atypical kawasaki disease: literature review and clinical nursing].
- Author
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Liu YC, Hou CP, Kuo CM, Liang CD, and Kuo HC
- Subjects
- Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome diagnosis, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome drug therapy, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome etiology, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome nursing
- Abstract
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile multi-systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that primarily affects children under 5 years of age. KD has been singled out as a main cause of acquired childhood heart disease. Its etiology, genetic background, and immunopathogenesis remain unclear. Diagnosing and providing nursing care to KD patients, especially those suffering from atypical KD, present a challenge for clinicians and nurses. This report is a literature review covering pathogenesis, clinical presentation, atypical symptoms, differential diagnosis, treatment and nursing of KD and atypical KD. This review provides updated information for clinicians and nurses with care responsibilities for patients with KD and atypical KD.
- Published
- 2010