| Sudden death in a 21-year-old man caused by thrombosed coronary aneurysm: late sequelae or a very late onset of Kawasaki disease? | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 12459431 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Kawasaki disease (KD; mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is an infantile febrile illness of unknown origin that occurs in worldwide epidemics. The main clinical features of the disease, such as fever, mucositis, cervical lymphoadenopathy and skin rash, associated with coronary aneurysms or arteritis are diagnostic. Late sequelae of coronary arteritis are very rare in the second decade of life; we describe the case of a 21-year-old male who died suddenly. The autopsy revealed a large thrombotic coronary aneurysm, coronary arteritis and myocarditis, supporting the diagnosis of a late fatal sequela of KD. The hypothesis of a very late onset of the disease is also considered and discussed. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Giovanni Bartoloni; Di Mercurio Salvatrice; Rossitto Carlo |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology Volume: 11 ISSN: 1054-8807 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiovasc. Pathol. Publication Date: 2002 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2002-12-02 Completed Date: 2003-05-20 Revised Date: 2006-11-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9212060 Medline TA: Cardiovasc Pathol Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 318-21 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Pathology and Forensic Pathology, University of Catania Medical School, Catania, Italy. gbartoloni@mbox.unict.it |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adult Arteritis / etiology, pathology Coronary Aneurysm / etiology, pathology* Coronary Thrombosis / etiology, pathology* Coronary Vessels / pathology Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology* Diagnosis, Differential Humans Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology Male Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications* Myocarditis / etiology, pathology Polyarteritis Nodosa / pathology Time Factors |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Integrated approach to evaluating coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease.
Next Document: Cardiac encasement by metastatic myxoid liposarcoma.