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Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:291-292
© 1990 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Presumed Kawasaki disease resulting in multiple coronary artery aneurysms in an adult

Sidney B. Brevard, MD, Vernon C. Smith, MD*

Departments of General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas USA

Accepted for publication December 27, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Smith, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300.

Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a pathological process seen mostly in children, but has been reported in adults. The late manifestations of the syndrome can include the development of multiple coronary artery aneurysms. This article describes a 27-year-old man with no risk factors for atherosclerotic disease with multiple coronary artery aneurysms.






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