Adult Kawasaki disease. Report of two cases treated with intravenous gamma globulin

Arch Intern Med. 1994 Jun 27;154(12):1398-405. doi: 10.1001/archinte.154.12.1398.

Abstract

There are 36 reports in the English-language literature of Kawasaki disease in adults. We present two additional cases, in one of which retinal vasculitis developed, a previously unreported complication antemortem. We report the first use of intravenous gamma globulin in the United States for treatment of adult-onset Kawasaki disease and review the pertinent literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / therapy*
  • Retinal Diseases / etiology
  • Vasculitis / etiology

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous