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  • Title: Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome in Calabar--a case report.
    Author: Ikpatt NW, Ibia EO.
    Journal: East Afr Med J; 1989 Nov; 66(11):776-81. PubMed ID: 2606022.
    Abstract:
    A four and a half-year old Nigerian girl, living at home, who presented with protracted fever, multifocal lymph node enlargement, extensive scaly rash, injected conjunctivae, fissuring of the lip and other features consistent with a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is reported. This disease, first seen in Japan and then other parts of the world including black Africa has not yet been reported in Nigeria. Child care physicians in Nigeria are hereby cautioned to look out for this unusual disease.
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