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→Kawasaki Disease
==Kawasaki Disease==
==Kawasaki Disease==
*H&P: Medium vessel vasculitis; ≥ 5 days fever with at least 4 of 5 other criteria in a child; often Asian
*H&P: Medium vessel vasculitis; ≥ 5 days fever with at least 4 of 5 other criteria in a child; often Asian
*Dx: CRASH and Burn; differential includes acute rheumatic fever from S. pyogenes (no uveitis)
*Dx: CRASH and Burn; differential includes acute rheumatic fever from S. pyogenes (no uveitis); CRP is elevated but not required
*Tx: IVIG; Hold off on live vaccines for 12 months after IVIG therapy; get a TTE to eval for coronary artery aneurysm
*Tx: IVIG; Hold off on live vaccines for 12 months after IVIG therapy; get a TTE to eval for coronary artery aneurysm