Abstract
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome and a multisystem vasculitis affecting children under five years of age. The induction of chronic plaque psoriasis following Kawasaki disease can be mediated by common pathomechanisms. A recently suggested pathomechanism is based upon superantigens, which may trigger both diseases in patients with suspected genetic predispositions. Herein, a case who developed psoriasis after Kawasaki disease is presented together with the related literature.
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Ergin S, Karaduman A, Demirkaya E, Bakkaloğlu A, Ozkaya O. Plaque psoriasis induced after Kawasaki disease. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51: 375-377.