Diseases

Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children. The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae, and edema or erythema of the extremities.

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Abstract

An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children. The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae, and edema or erythema of the extremities.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Kawasaki Disease
  • Kawasaki Syndrome
  • Lymph Node Syndrome, Mucocutaneous

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1984(77); use LYMPHATIC DISEASES 1977-1983

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  1. C14w.907w.940w.560w
  2. C15.604w.560w
  3. C17.800w.862.560w

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NLM Classification

WH 720

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009080. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009080
  2. Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease
  3. Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265936