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 793 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Jul;96(29):e7583.
Kawasaki disease (KD) may be an acute systemic immune-mediated disease which occurs after infection of unknown KD pathogen(s). The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in platelet count and immunoglobulin (Ig) levels (IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgE) during hospitalization.Forty-three ...
Journal:
We recently reported that the combination of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is a novel and useful predictor of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)-resistance in Kawasaki disease (KD). In the present study, to evaluate the effectiveness ...
Journal:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a childhood systemic vasculitis that exhibits a specific preference for the coronary arteries. The aetiology remains unknown and there are no especially diagnostic tests. microRNAs (miRNAs) are 18 to 23 nucleotides non-coding RNAs that are negative regulator ...
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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 61 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Journal:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an autoimmune-like disease and acute childhood vasculitis syndrome that affects various systems but has unknown etiology. In addition to the standard diagnostic criteria, anemia is among the most common clinical features of KD patients and is thought to have ...
Journal: J. Cell. Mol. Med.. 2017 Apr;21(4):632-639.
Kawasaki disease is a multisystemic vasculitis that can result in coronary artery lesions. It predominantly affects young children and is characterized by prolonged fever, diffuse mucosal inflammation, indurative oedema of the hands and feet, a polymorphous skin rash and non-suppurative ...
Journal: Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2016 Dec;18(12):1319-1323.
Vitamin D is an important steroid hormone, which has a wide biological effect and is the protective factor against cardiovascular disease and other diseases. At present, the etiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD) remain unknown, but recent studies have shown that vitamin ...
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Condition Summary: Kawasaki Disease
Condition Summary: Kawasaki Disease
Condition Summary: Kawasaki Disease
Finding the right clinical trial for Kawasaki Disease can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.