Kawasaki disease causes blood vessels that carry oxygen to the heart to swell and become inflamed. The condition mainly affects kids under 5. "It has been the leading cause of acquired heart ...

Cases of this rare, potentially dangerous childhood illness are growing in the U.S. It is often mistaken for scarlet fever, tick-borne diseases or common viruses. Here’s what to look for.

The standard treatment for Kawasaki disease is IVIG and aspirin. Although most cases are resolved after a single dose of IVIG, 10-20% of children are IVIG-resistant and have a higher chance of ...

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health grant R01AI150719 to Dr. Rowley, the Max Goldenberg Foundation, the Center for Kawasaki Disease at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's ...

For 40 years, Dr. Jane Burns has been working to find the cause of Kawasaki disease, an illness that can lead to aneurysms and heart attacks. Her work has brought together a most unlikely team.

PHILADELPHIA — In children with acute Kawasaki disease where fever symptoms have resolved, continued daily monitoring for 1 to 2 weeks is strongly recommended, according to new guidelines ...

The study included all cases of Kawasaki disease diagnosed in Sweden from 1987 to 2018 (n = 1,774; median age at diagnosis, 2.6 years) in the National Patient Register, each of whom were matched ...

After experiencing a lull during the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians at Rady Children’s Hospital have been somewhat surprised at the number of young children diagnosed with Kawasaki disease in … ...

Previous gene sequencing studies in Kawasaki disease looked only at common genes or subsets of the genome, Shrestha explains. “Kawasaki disease is rare to start with, and we wanted to look at ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville baby was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease when she was just 5 and-a-half months old. It's a disease that can lead to heart and artery problems. Erin Riddle's ...