Kawasaki disease (KD) has replaced acute rheumatic fever as the most common cause of
acquired heart disease in children in the developed world and is increasingly being�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a major cause of acquired heart disease among children and
increases the risk of myocardial infarction. While the biochemical basis of the disease is�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common febrile multisystemic inflammatory illness in children
that preferentially affects coronary arteries. Children with KD who develop coronary artery�…

For the modern day pediatrician, the early recognition of clinical signs, a timely diagnosis
and early initiation of treatment of Kawasaki Disease (KD), is a key clinical skill. It is the�…

Background: As Kawasaki disease (KD) shares many clinical features with other more
common febrile illnesses and misdiagnosis, leading to a delay in treatment, increases the�…

Importance Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most recognized vasculitis of childhood. The
condition's characteristic high fever, rash, mucositis, conjunctivitis, lymphadenopathy, and�…

Kawasaki Disease is rapidly becoming the most common cause of acquired heart disease in
children in both the developed and developing world. Its etiology remains a mystery but�…

Background. Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology.
The diagnosis of KD depends on clinical manifestations. The prevalence of coronary artery�…

Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis of early childhood mimicking several
infectious diseases. Differentiation between KD and infectious diseases is essential as KD's�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limiting inflammatory disorder, associated with
vasculitis, affecting predominantly medium-sized arteries, particularly the coronary arteries�…