sweet potato/fever

CASE PRESENTATION Case 1 An 8 year-old male started 48 hrs prior to admission with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant associated with vomiting and fever. The physical examination revealed discrete bilateral conjunctival hiperemia, right cervical adenomegaly, and severe abdominal pain in the

Patient Selection and Family Surveillance: At National Taiwan University Hospital in Taiwan, we will study patients who fulfill the criteria of Kawasaki disease or atypical Kawasaki disease and their household family members from 2004 to Dec 2005. Institutional Review Board approval will be obtained

BACKGROUND: Kawasaki Syndrome is an acute febrile illness that occurs predominantly in previously healthy young children. It is of unknown etiology and was first described in Japan in 1967. The illness carries an acute mortality rate of approximately 3 percent. The Centers for Disease Control