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. 2003 Jan 1;36(1):105-11.

doi: 10.1086/345465. Epub 2002 Dec 13.

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Recurrent Kawasaki disease-like syndrome in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Jennifer N Blanchard et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2003.

Abstract

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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