More than 50 years have passed since Kawasaki disease (KD) was first reported. 1
According to a nationwide survey, the number of patients with KD who became adults was …

Background: Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of childhood that leads to coronary
artery aneurysms in≈ 25% of untreated cases. It has been reported worldwide and is the …

Background—Kawasaki disease is an acute self-limited vasculitis of childhood that is
characterized by fever, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis, erythema of the lips and oral …

Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of unknown etiology that occurs
predominantly in infants and children. If not treated early with high-dose intravenous …

Kawasaki syndrome is an acute, self-limited vasculitis that occurs in children of all ages and
presents a challenge for the clinician: the disorder can be difficult to recognise; there is no …

Background The natural history of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) after intravenous
immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment in the United States is not well described. We describe the …

Background Kawasaki disease is recognized as the most common cause of acquired heart
disease in children in the developed world. Clinical, epidemiologic, and pathologic evidence …

Although for most children the process of atherosclerosis is subclinical, dramatically
accelerated atherosclerosis occurs in some pediatric disease states, with clinical coronary …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric vasculitis with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) as its
main complication. The diagnosis is based on the presence of persistent fever and clinical …

Background—Most studies of coronary artery involvement and associated risk factors in
Kawasaki disease have used the Japanese Ministry of Health dichotomous criteria. Analysis …