Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that affects young children and can result in
coronary artery aneurysms. The etiology is currently unknown, but new clues from the�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common systemic vasculitis of childhood. Although it has been
almost 6 decades since Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki reported the first case series of KD, the�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects children,
and can result in coronary artery lesions (CAL). A patient with KD who is resistant to�…

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Epidemiologic and clinical features of Kawasaki Disease (KD) strongly support an infectious
etiology. KD is worldwide, most prominently in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, reflecting�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an important and common inflammatory vasculitis of early
childhood with a striking predilection for the coronary arteries. It is the predominant cause of�…

Kawasaki disease is an autoimmune disease found predominantly in children under the age
of 5 years. Its incidence is higher in those who live in Asian countries or are of Asian�…

Despite studies on the etiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) ongoing for half a century since its
discovery, its cause has not yet been clearly identified. Although the clinical�…

Although Kawasaki disease (KD) has been recognized in Japan and the United States for
decades, the etiology and pathogenesis of the illness remain major pediatric mysteries. The�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a multisystem vasculitis that primarily affects the coronary arteries
of young children. The causes of KD remain a mystery. It is suspected that some sort of�…