The acute phase of Kawasaki disease is characterized by a deficiency of suppressor T cells and the marked activation of T cells, B cells, and monocytes associated with increased secretion of cytokines by these immune effector cells. Evidence that this immune activation contributes to vascular ...
many bacterial and viral agents have been implicated. A role of IgA-producing cells within the vascular wall has also been suggested. The acute stage of Kawasaki disease is characterized by fever,conjunctivitis, mucocutaneous inflammation, andcervical lymphadenopathy. Thus, it is associated with an un...
Note: Kawasaki disease is characterized especially by fever, redness and swelling of the hands and feet (often followed by peeling of the skin), conjunctivitis, a reddish rash typically on the abdomen and groin, inflammation of mucous membranes (as of the tongue and throat), and swollen lymph...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, necrotizing vasculitis of unknown etiology. The condition primarily affects children under the age of five and is more common among those of Asian descent. KD is characterized by high fever, desquamative rash, conjunctivitis, mucositis (e.g., strawberry tongue...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by acute, febrile rash mainly occurring among children younger than 5 years and resulting in coronary arterial lesions. KD is becoming the leading cause of acquired heart diseases in children1,2. To date, there is no specific diagnostic test for KD, and ...
Mucocutaneouslymph nodesyndrome is the original name for Kawasaki disease. The original name was quite descriptive because the disease is characterized by the typical changes in the mucous membranes that line the lips and mouth and by the enlarged and tender lymph nodes. Kawasaki disease is also te...
Incomplete (or atypical) Kawasaki disease (ikd) is discussed with reference to three case histories. This form of Kawasaki disease (kd) is characterized by fever and less than four of the five other symptoms. Diagnosing Kawasaki disease can be complicated as several infectious and inflammatory dis...
Kawasaki disease or Kawasaki syndrome (KS) is characterized by a high fever that lasts about five days. Fever is usually accompanied by red eyes, a rash, red lips and tongue and swollen hands, feet and lymph nodes. If only some of these symptoms are present along with a high fever, the...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the most effective therapy for KD to reduce the prevalence of coronary artery lesion (CAL) formation. Recently, theα2, 6 sialylated IgG was reported to interact with ...
Kawasaki's disease is a multisystem inflammatory syndrome of unknown etiology and variable clinical expression characterized histologically by the presence of vasculitis, resulting in stenosis and aneurysms with the proximal coronary arteries being particularly likely to be affected. Validated diagnostic criteri...