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 …

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 …

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

Background Kawasaki disease, the most common cause of acquired heart disease in
developed countries, is a self-limited vasculitis that is treated with high doses of intravenous …

Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a frequently missed and almost
uniformly fatal childhood disorder. It is characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly …

The proinflammatory cytokines have been implicated in mediating myocardial dysfunction
associated with myocardial infarction, severe congestive heart failure, and sepsis. We tested …

Tomisaku Kawasaki published the first English-language report of 50 patients with Kawasaki
disease (KD) in 1974. Since that time, KD has become the leading cause of acquired heart …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of the anti–tumor
necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody infliximab in subjects with intravenous …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis complicated by the development of coronary
artery abnormalities. The etiology of KD is unknown. Based on the observation that KD is …