Kawasaki DiseaseAmerican Family Physician
Kawasaki syndrome, rare, acute inflammatory disease of unknown origin that is one of the leading causes of acquired heart disease in children. Kawasaki syndrome, which usually occurs in children of less than 5 years of age, was first described in Japan i
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Symptoms from the genitourinary system are unusual in Kawasaki disease (KD). Renal involvement is even rarer and it is confirmed by biopsy when the person is alive. We describe the case of an 11-year-old boy admitted to the hospital complaining about prolonged fever (5 days) and hematuria....
Incomplete Kawasaki Disease Signs and symptoms in children who do not meet criteria for KD tend to parallel those of children who fulfill the diagnostic criteria.108 Incomplete KD is seen more frequently in young infants and older children, which is a critical observation as these groups of childr...
We found that there are 9 associated symptoms, namely cough, rhinorrhea, sputum, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, arthralgia, headache and seizure, which occur in patients with Kawasaki disease. Among the study group, there were only 32 children with no associated symptoms (26.4%). Patients ...
The etiology ofKawasaki diseaseKawasaki diseaseAn acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children. The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue...
To describe common associated symptoms within the 10 days before diagnosis in subjects enrolled in the Pediatric Heart Network's trial of steroid therapy in Kawasaki disease (KD). Patients with acute KD were enrolled between days 4 and 10 of illness at 8 centers between 2002 and 2004. We defi...
Kawasaki disease symptoms: The main symptoms of Kawasaki disease are: Persistent fever of 101 degrees or higher Rash on back, chest and abdomen Swollen, red hands and feet Swollen lymph glands in the neck Strawberry tongue, or irritation and swelling of the mouth, lips and throat ...
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