Kawasaki disease (KD), formerly known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome and infantile polyarteritis nodosa , is an acute febrile illness of childhood seen worldwide, with the highest incidence occurring in Asian children. KD is a systemic inflammatory disorder manifesting as…
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…
Kawasaki disease (KD), initially described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967, is an acute systemic vasculitis of uncertain etiology that predominantly affects infants and young children. The disease has been described worldwide and occurs in all populations. The acute illness…
Kawasaki disease was first described in 1967 by Tomisako Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician. He characterized the illness, then termed mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome , as including high fever, nonexudative conjunctivitis, inflammation of the oral mucosa, rash, cervical adenopathy, and findings…