Hester T O, Harris J P, Kenny J F, Albernaz M S
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kentucky.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1993 Dec;109(6):1030-3. doi: 10.1177/019459989310900610.
Kawasaki disease (KD) or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is an acute febrile illness with prominent vasculitic features. The cause is unknown and the disease is seen most commonly in young children. After its initial description in Japan, the disease was thought to be rare in the United States, but recognition has dramatically increased over the past decade. Common symptoms of the disease for which the otolaryngologist may be initially consulted include inflammation of the lips and oral cavity and acute cervical lymphadenopathy. We present a case of Kawasaki disease initially complicated by retropharyngeal soft tissue swelling. Similar reports are rare in the pediatric literature; however, no such reports appear in the otolaryngology literature.
川崎病（KD）或皮肤黏膜淋巴结综合征是一种具有显著血管炎特征的急性发热性疾病。病因不明，该疾病最常见于幼儿。自其在日本首次被描述后，在美国曾被认为较为罕见，但在过去十年中其诊断率已大幅上升。耳鼻喉科医生最初可能会因该疾病的常见症状进行会诊，这些症状包括嘴唇和口腔炎症以及急性颈部淋巴结病。我们报告一例最初并发咽后软组织肿胀的川崎病病例。类似的报告在儿科文献中很少见；然而，耳鼻喉科文献中尚无此类报告。
