Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- A syndrome of unknown origin that mainly affects young children. It causes fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis) and lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical lymphadenopathy), and a rash that is raised and bright red (maculoerythematous) in a glove-and-sock fashion over the hands and feet. The skin there becomes hard, swollen (edematous), and peels. The name "mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome" is descriptive because the disease is characterized by the typical changes in the mucus membranes that line the lips and mouth and by the enlarged and tender lymph glands. Also called Kawasaki’s syndrome, the mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome was first described in the late 1960's in Japan by the pediatrician Tomisaku Kawaski.
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(MLNS) Kawasaki disease.
Medical dictionary.
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mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome — noun an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause • Syn: ↑Kawasaki disease • Hypernyms: ↑disease … Useful english dictionary
Syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node — A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children. It causes fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis) and lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical… … Medical dictionary
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome — n. Kawasaki disease, acute vasculitis that occurs mainly in children under 5 years of age that was first described in the late 1960 s by a Japanese pediatrician named Tomisaku Kawasaki that can cause coronary artery aneurysms or heart attacks and … English contemporary dictionary
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome — Kawasaki disease … The new mediacal dictionary
Болезнь Кавасаки (Kawasaki Disease), Синдром Кожнослизистых Лимфоузлов (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) — причины возникновения данного заболевания неизвестны; обычно оно развивается у детей в возрасте до пяти лет и проявляется повышением температуры, конъюнктивитом, болью в горле, генерализованными высыпаниями на теле, а также покраснением ладоней и … Медицинские термины
Syndrome, Kawasaki — A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, that causes fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis), lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Kawasaki syndrome — n. 〚after T. Kawasaki, 20th cent. Jpn pediatrician〛 a syndrome, usually afflicting children, characterized by high fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, rashes, irritated eyes and mucous membranes, etc. with possible damage to the… … Universalium
MCLNS — mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome … Medical dictionary
MCLS — mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome … Medical dictionary
