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Published on: September 14, 2010
Kawasaki-like syndromes associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection
R M Johnson1, J R Little, G A Storch
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. johnson@id.wustl.edu
Abstract:
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.
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