Kawasaki Disease

Disorder	Vasculitis	Epidemiology/Etiology	Clinical/Laboratory Findings
Kawasaki disease	Necrotizing medium-sized vessel vasculitis involving coronary arteries (e.g., thrombosis, aneurysms)	Children < 4 years of age	Desquamating rash, swelling of hands and feet, cervical adenopathy, oral erythema Abnormal ECG (e.g., acute MI) Corticosteroids contraindicated (danger of vessel rupture)