Kawasaki disease onset during concomitant infections with varicella zoster and Epstein-Barr virus

J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Aug;98(8):1350-2.

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects preschool-aged children. It has a predilection to coronary arteries, and its precise etiology is still unknown. Many infectious agents, including viruses and bacteria, have been suggested as potential causes of the disease. Here, we report a patient who met the diagnostic criteria of Kawasaki disease during concomitant Epstein-Barr virus and varicella-zoster virus infections, and we discuss the possible roles of these viruses in etiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Chickenpox / complications*
  • Chickenpox / virology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / virology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / immunology*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / etiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral