Kawasaki disease suspected of dental infection: Report of a case.

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Kawasaki disease has rarely been reported in the dental literatures despite the presence of characteristic oral clinical features. A case, which was suspected of dental infection, was reported herein.<BR>A 5-year-old boy was referred to our clinic with a chief complaint of swelling of the right submandibular region and elevated fever. On physical examination, the patient showed sicca of the lips, bilateral congesting of the conjunctivae, idurative edema of hands and feet, and polymorphous exanthema of the body. The lymphadenopathy of the right submandibular region was also presented. Intra oral examination, revealed strawberry tongue, erythema of the oral and pharyngeal mucosa, but no evidence of dental infectious disease. These clinical features suggested that the patient was suffering from Kawasaki disease. With pediatrician consultation, the patient was diagnosed Kawasaki disease, and received aspirin therapy.<BR>The patient was discharged 10 days after admission, at which time no signs or symptoms of the disease remained.