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STUART H. WALKER, MD; BERNARDO A. QUINTERO, MD; FREDERICK J. HELDRICH, MD
Department of Pediatrics Mercy Hospital 301 St Paul PI Baltimore, MD 21202; Department of Pediatrics St Agnes Hospital 900 Caton Ave Baltimore, MD 21229

Am J Dis Child. 1976;130(10):1164.

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Sir.—Cases of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS) appearing in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, New York, Tennessee, and Washington, DC, have been reported to the Center for Disease Control.¹ We have recently observed a patient in Maryland whose clinical course was consistent with the criteria accepted for MLNS.^1-6

Report of a Case.—During October 1975, a 19-month-old boy developed a high fever that persisted for 15 days despite penicillin and erythromycin therapy. A generalized maculopapular rash accompanied by pharyngeal inflammation and cervical adenitis appeared two days after the onset of the fever. At the time of hospitalization on the 13th day of illness, a temperature of 40 C, bilateral conjunctivitis, generalized lymphadenopathy, oropharyngeal erythema, a scarlatiniform rash, and desquamation of the fingertips and toes were noted. Throat and nasal cultures showed normal flora. The WBC count was 14,400/cu mm, with 62% granulocytes. Corticosteroid therapy (used in the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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