Saraiva L R, Brindeiro Filho D, Barros G S, de França N A, Pontes G A
Serviço de Pediatria Clínica (Cardiologia Pediátrica), Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE.
Arq Bras Cardiol. 1992 Jan;58(1):43-6.
The first case of Kawasaki disease in Pernambuco, Brazil, is described. An 18-month-old by presenting with fever, adenomegaly and mucocutaneous rash, had right and left coronary arteries dilation and aneurysm detected on echocardiography. Treated with a high dosage of aspirin, the patient is asymptomatic after a 7-month follow-up, with regression of coronary lesions.