Kawasaki disease and the plight of the platelet
JJ CORRIGAN - American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1986 - jamanetwork.com
The most serious manifestations of Kawasaki disease (KD), also called mucocutaneous
lymph node syndrome, are myocardial infarction and the development of aneurysms,
especially of the coronary arteries. 1, 2 Mortality in this disease is due to cardiac disease,
mainly from myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery thromboses. 2 It is known that
the blood platelet is involved in many types of arterial occlusive disease. 3, 4 The pathologic
changes in the heart in children who have died of KD suggest that platelets are involved in …
lymph node syndrome, are myocardial infarction and the development of aneurysms,
especially of the coronary arteries. 1, 2 Mortality in this disease is due to cardiac disease,
mainly from myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery thromboses. 2 It is known that
the blood platelet is involved in many types of arterial occlusive disease. 3, 4 The pathologic
changes in the heart in children who have died of KD suggest that platelets are involved in …