| Literature DB >> 20548863 |
Han Kyoung Cho1, Lucy Youngmin Eun, Ji-Sun Song, Won Hyoung Kang, Byung In Ro.
Abstract
Vitiligo is a common skin disease, but its pathogenesis has not been fully determined, though an autoimmune etiology is considered likely. Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute multisystem vasculitis of childhood associated with coronary arteriopathy, and is diagnosed based on clinical criteria. Furthermore, vitiligo has been associated with several other diseases, but no report has been issued about the relationship between vitiligo and Kawasaki's disease. The author's report the case of an 8-year-old male child that presented with depigmented lesions, which developed from the desquamative skin lesions of Kawasaki's disease.Entities:
Keywords: Kawasaki's disease; Vitiligo
Year: 2009 PMID: 20548863 PMCID: PMC2883377 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.1.75
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Dermatol ISSN: 1013-9087 Impact factor: 1.444