| Oral necrotizing microvasculitis in a patient affected by Kawasaki disease. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18059239 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Kawasaki disease (KD) was first described in 1967 by Kawasaki, who defined it as "mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome". KD is an acute systemic vasculitis, which mainly involves medium calibre arteries; its origin is unknown, and it is observed in children under the age of 5, especially in their third year. The principal presentations of KD include fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, changes in the extremities, rash, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Within KD, oral mucositis - represented by diffuse mucous membrane erythema, lip and tongue reddening and lingual papillae hypertrophy with subsequent development of strawberry tongue - can occur both in the acute stage of the disease (0-9 days), and in the convalescence stage (>25 days) as a consequence of the pharmacological treatment. KD vascular lesions are defined as systemic vasculitis instead of systemic arteritis. This study analyzed the anatomical-pathological substrata of oral mucositis in a baby affected by Kawasaki disease and suddenly deceased for cardiac tamponade caused by coronary aneurysm rupture (sudden cardiac death of a mechanical type). |
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Authors:
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Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina; Gerlandina Fucà; Francesco Carini; Vincenzo Valenza; Michele Spicola; Paolo Procaccianti; Pietro Messina; Emiliano Maresi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2007-12-01 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal Volume: 12 ISSN: 1698-6946 ISO Abbreviation: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-06 Completed Date: 2008-02-05 Revised Date: 2009-12-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101231694 Medline TA: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Country: Spain |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: E560-4 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Oral Science-University of Palermo, Italy. alescard@msn.com |
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Humans Infant Male Mouth / blood supply* Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications* Necrosis Stomatitis / etiology* Vasculitis / etiology*, pathology* |
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