DELAYED CARDIOVASCULAR SEQUELAE FROM KAWASAKI-SYNDROME

The cardiovascular complications of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) are potenti ally life-threatening. Such complications are usually associated with early stages of the disease and involve symptoms related to myocarditi s myocardia[ ischemia, This report describes an unusual case of a 12-y ear-old girl with a remote history of KS who presented with supraventr icular tachycardia (SVT), The potential relationship between KS and SV T based on results of previous clinicopathologic studies of the conduc tion system of patients with KS is discussed; this discussion also add resses the importance of early identification, appropriate treatment, and prompt referral once the diagnosis of KS has been made,(Am J Emerg Med 1998;16:579-581. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B, Saunders Company).