Turkay Sadi, Odemis Ender, Karadag Ahmet
Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Aug;98(8):1350-2.
Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects preschool-aged children. It has a predilection to coronary arteries, and its precise etiology is still unknown. Many infectious agents, including viruses and bacteria, have been suggested as potential causes of the disease. Here, we report a patient who met the diagnostic criteria of Kawasaki disease during concomitant Epstein-Barr virus and varicella-zoster virus infections, and we discuss the possible roles of these viruses in etiology.
川崎病是一种主要影响学龄前儿童的急性全身性血管炎。它易累及冠状动脉,其确切病因仍不清楚。许多病原体,包括病毒和细菌,都被认为可能是该病的病因。在此,我们报告一名在同时感染爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒和水痘-带状疱疹病毒期间符合川崎病诊断标准的患者,并讨论这些病毒在病因学中的可能作用。