Rheumatology > General Rheumatology Blood Test Could Ease Diagnosis of Kids' Inflammatory Conditions — Just one biomarker distinguished Kawasaki disease from others with similar clinical ...

Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes inflammation of the blood vessels and mostly affects children under 5 years old. (1,2) Along with several days of fever, symptoms include rash; swollen ...

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 ...

Update on Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. doi.org/10.1161/cir.0000000000001295.

Kawasaki disease was first described in the 1960s by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician. Although it can occur anywhere in the world, it occurs at a higher rate in Japan.

This will be critical to advancing the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Kawasaki disease." Kawasaki disease is relatively uncommon, affecting mostly children between 6 months and 5 years of age.

Efforts to control spread of SARS-CoV-2 early on during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan were accompanied by a big drop in Kawasaki disease cases among young children, according to nationwide data. That ...

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 new statement, "Update on Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease," summarizes the data published since the 2017 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Kawasaki Disease ...