Breakout B: Pathology / Histology

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: St-Laurent

Moderator(s)

ANNE H. ROWLEY, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and of Microbiology/Immunology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Faculty(s)

KT

Kei Takahashi
Audrey Dionne

Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Chisato Shimizu, n/a

Project Scientist
University California San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Audrey Dionne: No relevant disclosure to display

-This breakout session will focus on the pathological features of cardiovascular lesions in Kawasaki disease, with the goal of understanding the pathophysiology of this disease.

-Morphological support facilitates a better understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiovascular lesions.

-The learners will engage with the faculty through a combination of case presentations and lecture formats.

This educational session focuses on:

-The developmental process and histological characteristics of coronary arteritis in Kawasaki disease

-The histological characteristics of residual vascular lesions in Kawasaki disease and modification by atherosclerosis

-Myocarditis and microcirculatory abnormalities caused by Kawasaki disease

-Vasculitis in childhood requiring differential diagnosis from Kawasaki disease

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

Grasping the characteristic histological images from the onset to the end of coronary arteritis in Kawasaki disease which is essential for determining the treatment strategy.
Understanding the histological features of sequelae in Kawasaki disease vasculitis.
Illustrating the relationship between vasculitis sequelae and atherosclerosis in patients who contracted Kawasaki disease in childhood and reached adulthood.
Understanding the characteristics of myocarditis often observed in the acute Kawasaki disease patients and the risks of microcirculatory abnormalities in the remote phase.
Understanding pediatric disorders that cause systemic vasculitis and vasculitic disorders involving coronary arteries.