Objective Children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and an initial echocardiogram that demonstrates coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs, Z score ≥2.5) are at high risk for severe cardiovascular complications.

Unless you know someone who has had Kawasaki disease, you probably aren't too familiar with it. An acute febrile illness that ...

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

Immune disorders are a leading cause of morbidity and long-term health challenges among children worldwide. Recent decades ...

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children and is characterized by the presence of a combination of five clinical signs assessed during the physical examination.

FDA approves Gamifant® (emapalumab-lzsg) as first-ever treatment for adults and children with Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Still's disease ...

Keywords: Kawasaki disease (KD), intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), glucocorticoids (GC), IVIG-resistant, retrospective study Citation: Zhou X, Dong R, Wei X, Ding H, Wang X, Wu W, Kang G, Li L and Ma ...

Kawasaki disease’s consequences may result in vasculitis, myocarditis and coronary dilatation causing long term heart complications by damaging blood vessels all over the body. It is the most common ...

SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents increases risk for cardiovascular disease, compared with uninfected individuals.

Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. The coronary arteries supplying the heart can be damaged in Kawasaki disease. The principal ...

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