Kawasaki Disease | search
Click here to view Kawasaki Disease news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- About Kawasaki Disease | Kawasaki Disease | CDCKawasaki disease (KD), also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is a disease that can cause damage to the heart and blood vessels, mostly in children younger than 5 years old. It affects boys more often than girls. The cause of KD is not known.
- Kawasaki Disease: Signs, Symptoms and DiagnosisKawasaki disease (KD) is diagnosed when a patient runs a fever of at least 100.4°F and above for at least five days. (If the fever isn’t treated, it can last up to 11 days.) The fever is accompanied by at least four of the following five symptoms: A rash over the torso and extremities.
- Kawasaki disease - WikipediaKawasaki disease (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. It is a form of vasculitis, where medium-sized blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body.
- Kawasaki Disease | Johns Hopkins MedicineKawasaki disease is a rare heart condition that causes a high fever and inflammation of the blood vessels. It usually affects children under the age of 5. It is the most common form of acquired (not present at birth) heart disease in children in developed countries. In the U.S., Kawasaki disease affects between 9 and 20 children out of 100,000 ...
- Kawasaki Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMDKawasaki disease is an illness that causes blood vessels to become inflamed, and is one of the leading causes of heart disease in kids.
More
