The most dreadful complication of Kawasaki disease is: (A) Rash, (B) Lymph node, (C) Cardiac involvement, (D) Thrombocytosis
Answer is C. 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)