Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age.[1] It is a form of vasculitis, where blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body.
The fever typically lasts for more than five days. While the cause is unknown, it may be due to an infection triggering an autoimmune response.
Boys are more commonly affected than girls.[2] The disorder was first described in 1967 by Tomisaku Kawasaki in Japan.[3]
Kawasaki Disease Media
Signs and symptoms and time course of Kawasaki disease
Angiography showing ectatic LAD, with largest aneurysm = 6.5 mm in diameter
References
- ↑ Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association. Circulation 135 (17) (2017). p. e927–e999. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000484.Correction. Circulation 140 (5) (2019). p. e181–e184. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000703.
- ↑ Kawasaki Disease (in en). PubMed Health (11 June 2014)NHLBI Health Topics. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ [Acute febrile mucocutaneous syndrome with lymphoid involvement with specific desquamation of the fingers and toes in children]. Arerugi 16 (3) (March 1967). p. 178–222.
Other websites
- Kawasaki disease - Stanford Children's Health
- Kawasaki disease research program
- Kawasaki disease foundation Archived 2020-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Kawasaki disease information from Seattle Children's Hospital Heart Center