Term Name: | Kawasaki disease |
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Synonyms: | acute febrile MCLS, acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Kawasaki's disease, MLNS, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome |
Definition: | A lymphadenitis characterized by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children and inflammation of medium-sized blood vessels and that symptoms of fever, congestion of ocular conjunctivae, reddening of lips, reddening of oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae and edema of extremities. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:13378] ( DOID:13378 ) |