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Mercury Poisoning Easy to Mistake for Kawasaki Syndrome.
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO -- A child's red palms and soles may not be signs of Kawasaki syndrome, Dr. Bernice Krafchik said at the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Dermatological Society.
When a young boy presented with lesions around his lips and redness on his hands and feet, Kawasaki syndrome was the first diagnosis entertained by Dr. Krafchik, head of the section on dermatology, division of pediatric medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and her associates.
But this boy also had hypertension and hyperhidrosis, symptoms not generally present in Kawasaki syndrome. He also did not show some of the syndrome's classic signs--he was afebrile and there was no swelling on the dorsal surface of the hands and feet.
And he was not alone.
His brother was admitted with exactly the same signs and symptoms. ...
- ... And a disease seeking its raison d'etre. (Kawasaki syndrome)
- Magazine article from: Science News Edwards, Diane D. October 17, 1987 700+ words
...relatively rare childhood disorder called Kawasaki syndrome has stubbornly rebuffed scientists...aspects of the disease shows that Kawasaki syndrome still retains its secrets. Characterized...occasional damage to coronary arteries, Kawasaki syndrome is thought to be an infectious ...
- New treatment lessens threat of Kawasaki Syndrome. (inflammatory disease in...
- Magazine article from: FDA Consumer New, Amy Roffmann November 1, 1992 700+ words
...serious illness. Kawasaki disease, or Kawasaki syndrome, is an infectious inflammatory disease...greatest concern. Left untreated, Kawasaki syndrome can damage the coronary arteries...help minimize the complications of Kawasaki syndrome. Although there have been rare reports...
- Viral involvement in Kawasaki syndrome?
- Magazine article from: Science News Silberner, Joanne November 8, 1986 700+ words
Viral involvement in Kawasaki syndrome? Researchers from several...signs of viral involvement in Kawasaki syndrome. The cause of the illness...7/6/85, p. 10). Kawasaki syndrome includes among its symptoms...
- Data from San Diego State University, Division of Epidemiology advance...
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week November 19, 2008 700+ words
...and temporal clustering of Kawasaki syndrome cases,' is the subject of a report. "The etiology of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) remains unknown despite...Disease Journal report (see also Kawasaki Syndrome). "We examined the epidemiology...
- Kawasaki Syndrome - Rare But Not Unheard Of.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents Monaco, John E. February 1, 1998 700+ words
Kawasaki Syndrome is the kind of exotic sounding...coronary aneurysms in children with Kawasaki Syndrome. So, for a child under 5 (80...hands and feet and GI complaints, Kawasaki Syndrome may well be considered as a possible...
- Kawasaki Syndrome.(Common Diseases)
- The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide Driscoll, John January 1, 1995 700+ words
Kawasaki Syndrome Definition Kawasaki syndrome is an acute inflammatory illness that affects many systems...in Japan by Dr. Kawasaki in 1967. Cause The cause of Kawasaki syndrome remains unknown, although recent work suggests that...
- Kawasaki syndrome - rare but not unheard of. (Children in Hospitals...)
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents Monaco, John E. February 1, 1996 700+ words
Kawasaki Syndrome is the kind of exotic sounding...coronary aneurysms in children with Kawasaki Syndrome. So, for a child under 5 (80...hands and feet and GI complaints, Kawasaki Syndrome may well be considered as a possible...
- Kawasaki syndrome - rugs, not motorcycles. (possible connection with...
- Newspaper article from: Medical Update April 1, 1990 700+ words
KAWASAKI SYNDROME - RUGS, NOT MOTORCYCLES In 1967...cases were recognized in Hawaii. Kawasaki syndrome, a disease named after the Japanese...to find a common factor among Kawasaki syndrome patients. A late 1989 report...
