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. 2017 Jun 15;15:14. doi: 10.1186/s12948-017-0069-0

Table 5.

Clinical features for diagnosing Kawasaki disease

Classical Kawasaki Classical Kawasaki with alternative diagnostic criteria Atypical Kawasaki
Constant fever of at least 5 days and at least 4 of the principle features Constant fever of at least 5 days, two or three of principle features, coronary abnormalities on transthoracic echocardiography Constant fever of at least 5 days, two or three of the principle features
Principle features of Kawasaki disease diagnosis
 Changes in the oral cavity and lips like strawberry tongue, erythematous lips (96.5%)
 Polymorphous rash (96%)
 Bilateral non-purulent conjunctivitis (89%)
 Changes in the extremities like erythema, desquamation in hands and feet in week 2 and 3 (75.6%)
 Cervical lymphadenopathy more than 1.5 cm in diameter, mainly unilateral (62.7%)