Which of the following is not a common cause of vasculitis in adults: (A) Giant cell aheritis, (B) Kawasaki disease, (C) Takayasu disease, (D) Polyaeritis nodosa -
Answer is B. Kawasaki disease is an acute, febrile, usually self-limited illness of infancy and childhood (80% of the patients are younger than 4 years of age) associated with an aeritis of mainly large to medium-sized vessels. Its clinical significance stems from the involvement of coronary aeries. Coronary aeritis can cause aneurysms that rupture or thrombose, resulting in myocardial infarction. (Robbins Basic Pathology,9th edition,pg no.352)