Background Kawasaki disease (KD) affects mainly children younger than 5 years of age,
leading to coronary artery lesions, and even to life-threatening myocardial infarction. In�…

To investigate the clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD) presenting with
abdominal manifestation as the first manifestation. Our findings may help improve the�…

Over the last 20 years, Kawasaki disease is being increasingly recognized in India and it
may soon replace acute rheumatic fever to become the commonest cause of acquired heart�…

Background and Objectives: Kawasaki Disease (KD) incidence has been on the rise
globally throughout the years, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. KD can be diagnosed�…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized with acute systemic vasculitis, occurs predominantly
in children between 6 months to 5 years of age. Patients with this disease recover well and�…

Background The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) is based on clinical data and non-
pathognomonic symptoms. As no specific diagnostic test for KD exists, BNP or NT-pro-BNP�…

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�…

Key aspects of the medical management of Kawasaki disease (KD) are not yet supported by
a high evidence level, thus making room for individual recommendations. We performed a�…

Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) severely threatens young children's health worldwide.
The pathogenic mechanism of KD has not yet been solved, so there is still debate over�…

Data on Kawasaki disease from tropical countries are scarce. Hence, this population-based
study aims to determine the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and outcome of Kawasaki�…