A 7-year-old boy presents with fever, conjunctival injection, cracked lips, polymorphous rash and cervical lymphadenopathy for 6 days. There is swelli...

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A 7-year-old boy presents with fever, conjunctival injection, cracked lips, polymorphous rash and cervical lymphadenopathy for 6 days. There is swelling of hands and feet. Which serious complication is this condition most associated with if untreated?

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Coronary artery aneurysms

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Acute rheumatic fever

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Glomerulonephritis

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Pericardial tamponade

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Stroke

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Kawasaki disease

A 7-year-old boy presents with fever, conjunctival injection, cracked lips, polymorphous rash and cervical lymphadenopathy for 6 days. There is swelling of hands and feet. Which serious complication is this condition most associated with if untreated?