Kawasaki Disease
Common Name(s)
Kawasaki Disease, Acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Kawasaki syndrome
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
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Our organization was formed in 1985 with the main mission of providing support, information, resources, and education for the families of the children living with congenital heart defects and to promote public awareness of the issues that these families live with on a day to day basis.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Kawasaki Disease" for support, advocacy or research.
Our organization was formed in 1985 with the main mission of providing support, information, resources, and education for the families of the children living with congenital heart defects and to promote public awareness of the issues that these families live with on a day to day basis.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Kawasaki Disease" returned 521 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal:
Background. It is unclear if the prevalence of Kawasaki disease (KD) correlates with the degree of urbanization. We hypothesized that the prevalence of KD is more pronounced in urban versus rural environments. Methods. The National Health Insurance (NHI) program was implemented in ...
Journal: Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2013 Jun;15(6):477-83.
To investigate the association of rs72689236, a new functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the gene encoding caspase-3 (CASP3), with the occurrence and development of Kawasaki disease by a meta analysis.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Kawasaki Disease" returned 34 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Comput Math Methods Med. 2013 ;2013():989307.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a complex disease, leading to the damage of multisystems. The pathogen that triggers this sophisticated disease is still unknown since it was first reported in 1967. To increase our knowledge on the effects of genes in KD, we extracted statistically significant ...
Journal: Libyan J Med. 2012 ;7():19796.
The aim of this article is to make an evaluation on the clinical features of patients with Kawasaki disease who require a cardiac surgical procedure including coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary arterial aneurysmorrhaphy or heart transplantation.
Journal: Circ. J.. 2012 ;76(7):1581-6.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. Although it has been thought that symptoms of KD are related to hyperactivation of the immune system triggered by infection with some microorganisms, the etiological agent still ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome; Kawasaki Disease
Condition Summary: Kawasaki Disease
Condition Summary: Kawasaki Disease
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