Fatal obliterative coronary vasculitis in Kawasaki disease.

作者信息

McConnell M E, Hannon D W, Steed R D, Gilliland M G

机构信息

Department of Pathology, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354, USA.

出版信息

J Pediatr. 1998 Aug;133(2):259-61. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70230-6.

We report a unique case of Kawasaki disease with late sudden death from obliteration of the lumen of the full length of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Sequential echocardiograms showed early uniform coronary dilatation that resolved before sudden death. The implications of obliterative "healing" of coronary ectasia are unknown.