Kawasaki disease — New manifestation of COVID-19 in children/ 川崎病——儿童COVID-19的一种新的表现形式

2020 
Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been prevalent in Europe and America, the incidence of Kawasaki disease has significantly increased, which has aroused concern among pediatricians and parents COVID-19 can cause inflammation reactions of multiple organs, which is similar to the systemic vasculitis of Kawasaki disease, and even COVID-19 can cause skin rash on the extremities of the limbs, which is also similar to Kawasaki disease The cause of Kawasaki disease is currently unclear, and it cannot be ruled out that COVID-19 is associated with an increased incidence of Kawasaki disease Therefore, during the epidemic period of COVID-19, if children have symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease, intravenous immunoglobin is recommended as early as possible to reduce the incidence of coronary artery lesions
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