Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis affecting children younger than 5 years of age. Early period in life is marked by rapid somatic growth with cell proliferation and immaturity of the immunity with dominant innate immune system. Coronary complications in KD are the mos...
Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki disease is a very serious disease that can mimic many infections. When unrecognized and untreated, it can result in severe damage to the coronary arteries of the heart, resulting in heart attack and sudden death in children. Luckily, most pediatricians are taught to look...
may be linked to the coronavirus. Doctors call it pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome (PMIS). Symptoms include fever, rash, belly pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and heart problems. It’s similar to toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, a condition in children that causes inflammation in blood ...
Rare causes may also include abnormalities that occur with the coronary arteries that are not due to ASHD including scarring that can occur from chestradiation, inflammation of the arteries because of underlying illness like systemiclupuserythematosus,scleroderma, and Kawasaki's disease, as well as c...
A compelling new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer is suggesting a simple biomarker in urine may be an effective test for bladder cancer, signaling the disease's presence up to 10 years before clinical signs appear.
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Clinicians must know cutaneous signs of cardiovascular disease, including petechiae, macules, purpura, lentigines, and rashes. Although cutaneous manifestations of disease
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Atypical Kawasaki disease with remarkable paucity of signs and symptoms. Rheumatol Int. 2009;29:1095-1096.Thapa R, Chakrabartty S (2009) Atypical Kawasaki disease with remarkable paucity of signs and symptoms. Rheumatol Int 29(9):1095–1096. : 10.1007/s00296-009-0899-2...
You can improve patient safety with...NEW signs and symptoms related to emerging diseases and disorders, including avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Kawasaki disease, and the currently epidemic metabolic syndrome; NEW appendix provides definitions and common causes of 250 less-familiar or ...