Morens D M, Nahmias A J
Hosp Pract. 1978 Sep;13(9):109-12, 119-20. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1978.11707402.
More than 250 cases of this puzzling illness, first described in Japan a decade ago, have now been reported in the United States. The etiology, epidemiology, and true incidence remain to be determined. But since some 2% of victims develop severe cardiac complications and some may die suddenly months after apparent complete recovery, pediatricians must now consider this entity in the differential diagnosis of protracted, febrile illness.
