Autopsy Case of Kawasaki Vasculitis: A Case Report

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is characterized by the inflammation of middle-sized vessels. This disease typically affects infants and toddlers and causes systemic vasculitis. The serious cardiac lesions are coronary aneurysms, which are associated with an unfavorable prognosis. An autopsy revealed systemic vasculitis as a cause of sudden death. We describe an autopsy case of a 6 months infant with Kawasaki vasculitis.