Kawasaki disease: association with uveitis in seven patients

Seven patients who fulfilled the clinical criteria for Kawasaki disease were found to have anterior uveitis. All cases were transient and resolved with or without treatment. Histocompatibility antigen typing was performed in four patients. All four demonstrated HLA-A1 and three of the four demonstra...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1982-03, Vol.69 (3), p.376-379
Main Authors: Lapointe, N, Chad, Z, Lacroix, J, Jacob, J L, Urbanski, P, Polomeno, R, Kupfert, B, Courtecuisse, V, Décary, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
HLA Antigens - analysis
HLA Antigens - genetics
Humans
Infant
Lymphatic Diseases - complications
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - immunology
Uveitis - complications
Uveitis - immunology
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Summary:Seven patients who fulfilled the clinical criteria for Kawasaki disease were found to have anterior uveitis. All cases were transient and resolved with or without treatment. Histocompatibility antigen typing was performed in four patients. All four demonstrated HLA-A1 and three of the four demonstrated HLA-DR5.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.69.3.376