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Revised November 8, 2020 Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited vasculitis of infants and children that is now the most common cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries. Although the disease was first described by Tomisaku Kawasaki in Japan…
Historical Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most common vasculitides of childhood. This vasculitis bears the name Kawasaki disease because of the highly detailed description of this illness in 50 children by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. Scattered case…