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Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed world. The epidemiology and clinical features of the illness point to an infectious etiology, but the cause remains unknown. KD is a unique…
Reviewed for currency November 8, 2020 Rheumatic Fever Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a disease characterized by nonsuppurative inflammatory lesions involving primarily the heart, joints, subcutaneous tissues, and central nervous system. In its classic form, ARF is acute, febrile, and…