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Echocardiographic Findings in a Fatal Case of Kawasaki's Disease

Don Wilson

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Abstract

Kawasaki's disease or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is being diagnosed with increasing freqency in this country. Although death is a rare complication coronary arteritis with associated myocardial changes is common. Echocardiography is proposed as a non-invasive study that may aid in the early detection of cardiac involvement.

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Kawasaki's disease or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is being diagnosed with increasing freqency in this country. Although death is a rare complication coronary arteritis with associated myocardial changes is common. Echocardiography is proposed as a non-invasive study that may aid in the early detection of cardiac involvement.

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Kawasaki's disease or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is being diagnosed with increasing freqency in this country. Although death is a rare complication coronary arteritis with associated myocardial changes is common. Echocardiography is proposed as a non-invasive study that may aid in the early detection of cardiac involvement.

Key concepts: Kawasaki disease, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, Medicine, Cardiology, Mucocutaneous zone, Internal medicine, Complication, Disease

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