Colleague's E-mail is Invalid. Your message has been successfully sent to your colleague. Save my selection. Kawasaki disease KD is an acute multisystemic vasculitis occurring predominantly in children and rarely in adults. Diagnosis is made clinically using diagnostic guidelines; no specific test is available. At the time of clinical presentation, complete KD was diagnosed in 4 patients, while 4 patients fulfilled the criteria for incomplete KD. In 2 patients, the diagnosis of KD was made retrospectively in the presence of myocardial infarction due to coronary aneurysms, after an undiagnosed medical history evocative of incomplete KD. Seven patients received intravenous immunoglobulins IVIG , after a mean delay of This relatively large series of adult KD highlights the existence of incomplete KD in adults and suggests that the algorithm proposed by a multidisciplinary committee of experts to diagnose incomplete KD in children could be useful in adults.
Adult Diagnosis of Gaucher Disease
Report of 10 Cases
This infection gives kids tiny, telltale blisters on the mouth, hands and feet. You felt under the weather with a mild fever and sore throat , but soldiered on with over-the-counter pain medicine. Where did they come from? The answer: From the same virus that caused your other symptoms. In hand, foot and mouth disease , coxsackievirus 16 is the usual suspect; less often, other enteroviruses are to blame.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: A Quick 101
Fifth disease is a mild rash illness caused by parvovirus B It is more common in children than adults. A person usually gets sick with fifth disease within 14 days after getting infected with parvovirus B This disease, also called erythema infectiosum, got its name because it was fifth in a list of historical classifications of common skin rash illnesses in children.
Fifth disease is a viral disease that often results in a red rash on the arms, legs, and cheeks. It can be more severe for pregnant women or anyone with a compromised immune system. Most doctors advise people with fifth disease to wait out the symptoms. However, if you have a weakened immune system , your doctor may need to closely monitor you until the symptoms disappear. Parvovirus B19 causes fifth disease. This airborne virus tends to spread through saliva and respiratory secretions among children who are in elementary school. Many adults have antibodies that prevent them from developing fifth disease because of previous exposure during childhood. When contracting fifth disease as an adult, the symptoms can be severe. If you get fifth disease while pregnant, there are serious risks for your unborn baby, including life-threatening anemia. For children with healthy immune systems, fifth disease is a common, mild illness that rarely presents lasting consequences.
