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, or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, most commonly affects
children between 6 months and 5 years of age. Approximately 90% of patients have …

Background. Adenovirus (ADV) infections were difficult to diagnose in the past, and many
infections were unrecognized. Direct fluorescent assay (DFA) for the rapid diagnosis of ADV …

In 1967 Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki developed diagnostic criteria for an apparently new illness.
1 These criteria continue to be useful in identifying patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) …

Objectives To determine whether coronary artery lesions (ectasia and aneurysm) are
commonly observed on the initial echocardiogram of patients with acute Kawasaki …

Abstract Background. Human adenovirus (HAdV) infection mimics Kawasaki disease (KD)
but can also be detected in KD patients. Evidence suggests that HAdV-C species can persist …

Several authors suggested that the clinical characteristics of incomplete presentation of
Kawasaki disease are similar to those of complete presentation and that the 2 forms of …

Although hyponatremia frequently occurs in Kawasaki disease (KD), the clinical
characteristics of KD patients with hyponatremia and the pathogenesis of hyponatremia in …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis and can develop multiple organ injuries
including kidney and urinary tract involvement. These disorders include pyuria, prerenal …

K awasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitis of early childhood and is the most
common cause of ac-quired heart disease in the pedi-atric population.'Since the etiol-ogy of …