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

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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.

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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.

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 ...