Definition: 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.
DF: MLNS or MCLS
Other names Lymph Node Syndrome, Mucocutaneous; Kawasaki Disease; Kawasaki Syndrome
