Open AccessKawasaki-Like Syndromes Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Author(s) -
Raymond M. Johnson,
John R. Little,
Gregory A. Storch
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/320523
Subject(s) - kawasaki disease , medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunopathology , viral disease , disease , virus , sida , pediatrics , pathology , artery
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile vasculitic syndrome of early childhood. It is very rarely seen in adults. Among the adult patients with Kawasaki disease who have been described, a disproportionate number are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This suggests that the immunocompromised state may predispose individuals to this syndrome. We report our experience with 2 HIV-positive patients who presented with Kawasaki-like syndromes and review the published literature on HIV-positive patients with similar syndromes.