KD can lead to coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), making it the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Although treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin has diminished the incidence of CAA from 20% to 25% to about half, IVIG resistance occurs in up to 20...
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a severe childhood disease that many parents, even some doctors, mistake for an inconsequential viral infection. In fact, if not diagnosed or treated in time, it can lead to irreversible heart damage. After 50 years of research, including genetic studies, scientists hav...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common cause of pediatric cardiac disease in developed countries, and can lead to permanent coronary artery damage and long term sequelae such as coronary artery aneurysms. Given the prevalence and severity of KD, further research is warranted on its ...
redness of the eyes, changes in the lips andmouth, rash, swollenlymph nodes, and inflammation of thebloodvessels. If left untreated, Kawasaki disease can lead to potentially life-threatening complications, such ascoronary arteryaneurysms
KD can lead to coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), making it the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Although treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin has diminished the incidence of CAA from 20% to 25% to about half, IVIG resistance occurs in up to 20...
Kawasaki disease(川崎病)is every parent's nightmare(噩梦).This rare illness is the chief cause of acquired heart disease in babies and young children.Historically,it's been difficult for doctors to spot it,until recently,when a young inventor developed an app that can find it out.Ellen's in...
of the triggers [of MIS-C], that's going to teach us a lot about Kawasaki Disease and lead us to better understanding of how it can be so detrimental to the heart," she said, adding that her hospital is seeing not just MIS-C patients, but a "remarkable rise" in Kawasaki ...
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) develop in approximately 25% of untreated children with KD, which can lead to myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease or sudden death [1]. A normal baseline echocardiogram does not exclude the possibility of the development of CAA; thus, the American Heart As...
Kawasaki disease (KD), the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries, is known as a form of vasculitis with unknown causes, can lead to CAD formation commonly [2,3]. In addition, CAD also can occur in various inflammatory and infectious diseases, including ...
The importance of and interest in this disease can be seen in the existence of the unusual publication of the English translation of the first report in Japanese.3 Because Japan is the country where the disease was first observed and the largest numbers of new patients are diagnosed each year...