Kawasaki disease is an illness that causes blood vessels to become inflamed, almost always in young children. It's one of the leading causes of heart disease in kids. But doctors can treat it if ...

Kawasaki disease (KD), or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an illness that causes inflammation in arteries, veins, and capillaries. It also affects your lymph nodes and causes symptoms in ...

Share on Pinterest Kawasaki disease affects the mucous membranes. Experts do not know what causes Kawasaki disease. One possibility is that it may be an abnormal response to a common virus that ...

Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is a rare childhood illness that causes the walls of the blood vessels in the body to become inflamed. According to the UK’s National Health ...

I really hope it's not Kawasaki," she said. Kawasaki disease causes blood vessels that carry oxygen to the heart to swell and become inflamed. The condition mainly affects kids under 5.

"Our compelling data are a huge step forward and provide a clear direction for the field to identify and sequence the virus that causes Kawasaki disease in susceptible children. This will be ...

And so, scientists say they are researching possible causes like changing weather patterns, infections, environmental factors, or even genetic issues. Kawasaki disease mostly happens to boys who ...

Kawasaki disease is one of the most common causes of strawberry tongue. It is a rare condition that primarily happens to children under five, causing inflammation that affects the blood vessels ...

In January, said Dr. Jane Burns, director of Rady’s Kawasaki Disease clinic, 15 children were diagnosed with KD which, because it causes severe inflammation of blood vessels, is the No. 1 cause ...

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 ...

Kawasaki disease is a children's illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels. According to the American Heart Association, it is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in ...