Atypical Kawasaki disease and gastrointestinal manifestations

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a syndrome that usually occurs in infants and children. It is characterized by an exanthem, enanthem, fever, lymphadenopathy, and polyarteritis of variable severity. The present report describes cases in which an initial presentation of Kawasaki disease included abdominal and gastrointestinal symptomatology. ©2007 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved.