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<p>Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a pathology that causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized arteries, with symptoms such as fever, lymphadenopathy, rash, and erythema of the eyes, lips, nose, palms, and feet. The cause is unknown, although clinical features strongly suggest an infectious etiology. We present the case of a 53-year-old woman, known with Kawasaki disease since childhood, with different associated pathologies, who presented with acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction.</p>
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Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a pathology that causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized arteries, with symptoms such as fever, lymphadenopathy, rash, and erythema of the eyes, lips, nose, palms, and feet. The cause is unknown, although clinical features strongly suggest an infectious etiology. We present the case of a 53-year-old woman, known with Kawasaki disease since childhood, with different associated pathologies, who presented with acute inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Coronary Artery Aneurysms Due to Kawasaki Disease – a Rare Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction

University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Tîrgu Mureș

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a pathology that causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized...

Coronary Artery Aneurysms Due to Kawasaki Disease – a Rare Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Published Online: Nov 11, 2019

Page range: 161 - 163

Received: Jul 29, 2019

Accepted: Aug 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0024

Keywords
Kawasaki disease, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery aneurysm

© 2019 Ioana Cîrneală et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Coronary Artery Aneurysms Due to Kawasaki Disease – a Rare Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Published Online: Nov 11, 2019

Page range: 161 - 163

Received: Jul 29, 2019

Accepted: Aug 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0024

KeywordsKawasaki disease, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery aneurysm

© 2019 Ioana Cîrneală et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Kawasaki disease, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery aneurysm