CARBAMAZEPINE HYPERSENSITIVITY AND RICKETTSIOSIS MIMICKING KAWASAKI-DISEASE

We report on two patients whose clinical presentation resembled that o f Kawasaki disease. The first patient was a boy with epilepsy, whose s ymptoms first appeared following treatment with carbamazepine. The sec ond boy had Mediterranean Spotted Fever. The significance of medical h istory in avoiding overdiagnosis of Kawasaki disease is emphasized.