Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

Introduction: Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

Description of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (medical condition): A condition characterized by high fevers, rash, swelling of lymph nodes in the neck and pain. The condition usually occurs only in children and death can occur if the coronary arteries are involved. The cause of the disease is unknown. ...more

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: See also Kawasaki disease:
  »Introduction: Kawasaki disease
  »Symptoms of Kawasaki disease

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: a systemic vasculitis of unknown origin that occurs primarily in children under 8 years of age. Symptoms include a fever lasting more than 5 days; polymorphic rash; erythematous, dry, cracking lips; conjunctival injection; swelling of the hands and feet; irritability; adenopathy; and a perineal desquamative rash. Approximately 20% of untreated patients may develop coronary artery aneurysms. As the child recovers from the illness, thrombocytosis and peeling of the fingertips occur. SYN: Kawasaki disease, Kawasaki syndrome.
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Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: systemic disease primarily of infants and young children, characterized by skin rash, swelling of hands and feet, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, "strawberry tongue", dry and cracked lips, high fevers, and coronary artery disease.
Source: Diseases Database

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: systemic disease primarily of infants and young children, characterized by skin rash, swelling of hands and feet, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, "strawberry tongue", dry and cracked lips, high fevers, and coronary artery disease.
Source: CRISP

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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, or a subtype of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome as a Disease

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: Another name for Kawasaki disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Kawasaki disease
  »Symptoms of Kawasaki disease

Symptoms of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)

Some of the symptoms of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome incude:

• Fever
• Tiredness
• Fretfulness
• Abdominal pain
• Rash

See full list of 41 symptoms of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)

Terms associated with Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome:

Terms Similar to Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome:

• Kawasaki disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Kawasaki syndrome
• Infantile polyarteritis
• KD(Kawasaki disease)
• Kawasaki disease

Source - NIH

• Kawasaki disease
• Kawasaki syndrome

Source - CRISP

• Kawasaki disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Kawasaki Disease
• Lymph Node Syndrome, Mucocutaneous
• MCLS

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

• Vasculitis
• Lymphatic Diseases
• Skin Diseases, Vascular

Source - MeSH 2007

• periarteritis nodosa
• skin disorder
• syndrome

Source - CRISP

• disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

The description of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome may also be used for the following terms:

• autoimmune vasculitis
• MLNS

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Vasculitis
      • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
  • Lymphatic Diseases
    • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
    • Skin Diseases, Vascular
      • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

External links related to: Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

• Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome). DermNet NZ
• eMedicine - Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome (Kawasaki Disease) : Article by Chemene Y Quinn, MD
• eMedicine - Kawasaki Disease : Article by Paul R Ogershok, MD
• eMedicine - Kawasaki Disease : Article by Hani H Abu-Judeh, MD
• Intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of Kawasaki disease in children (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Infantile Polyarteritis Nodosa : Article by Donald A Person, MD
• eMedicine - Kawasaki Disease : Article by Noah S Scheinfeld, MD, JD, FAAD
• eMedicine - Pediatrics, Kawasaki Disease : Article by Steven J Parrillo, DO, FACOEP, FACEP
• eMedicine - Kawasaki Disease : Article by Robert W Enzenauer, MD, MPH
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,Kawasaki syndrome (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome),morbilliform eruption

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