Recurrent Kawasaki Disease–like Syndrome in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | Zendy

Jennifer Blanchard | Zendy; Henry C. Powell | Zendy; William R. Freeman | Zendy; Scott Letendre | Zendy; Daniel G. Blanchard | Zendy; Chisato Shimizu | Zendy; Jane C. Burns | Zendy

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Recurrent Kawasaki Disease–like Syndrome in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Author(s) -

Jennifer Blanchard,

Henry C. Powell,

William R. Freeman,

Scott Letendre,

Daniel G. Blanchard,

Chisato Shimizu,

Jane C. Burns

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/345465

Subject(s) - medicine , kawasaki disease , vasculitis , immunopathology , vascular disease , immunology , viral disease , antibody , disease , systemic disease , immunodeficiency , pathology , virus , immune system , artery

A review of Kawasaki disease (KD)-like syndromes (KDLS) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) raised the question whether vasculitis in children and KDLS in immunocompromised adults might be etiologically related. We describe a 42-year-old white man with AIDS and Kaposi sarcoma who presented with KDLS, which was diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria for KD. Analysis of a conjunctival tissue sample revealed endothelial cell damage with fibrin deposition and infiltration of immunoglobulin A-secreting plasma cells.

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