Recurrent Kawasaki disease-like syndrome in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jan 1;36(1):105-11. doi: 10.1086/345465. Epub 2002 Dec 13.

Abstract

A review of Kawasaki disease (KD)-like syndromes (KDLS) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) raised the question whether vasculitis in children and KDLS in immunocompromised adults might be etiologically related. We describe a 42-year-old white man with AIDS and Kaposi sarcoma who presented with KDLS, which was diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria for KD. Analysis of a conjunctival tissue sample revealed endothelial cell damage with fibrin deposition and infiltration of immunoglobulin A-secreting plasma cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / metabolism*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / immunology
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / metabolism*
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / metabolism
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor