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
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The terms "Kawasaki Disease" returned 810 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jun;97(23):e10716.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis of childhood, coronary complications are the most serious and classic complications of this disease. However, simultaneous complications such as systemic capillary leak syndrome (CLS) and aseptic meningitis are rarely reported.
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jun;97(22):e10974.
Kawasaki disease is a necrotizing vasculitis featuring fever, erythema, conjunctivitis, and lymphadenopathy. Ocular manifestations in Kawasaki disease are commonly limited to anterior segment, posterior segment lesions are rarely reported.
Journal: Yonsei Med. J.. 2018 Jun;59(4):519-523.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. It is mainly seen in young children under the age of five. KD is a multifactorial disorder that includes genetic variants. The present study investigated the association between KD and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Kawasaki Disease" returned 66 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2017 ;40(5):377-381.
Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute childhood panvasculitis, presents a variety of ocular complications as well as conjunctival injection among the principal symptoms. However, most pediatricians are unfamiliar with the ophthalmological complications of KD. A 2-year-old girl was referred ...
Journal: Can Fam Physician. 2017 Aug;63(8):607-609.
A 7-year-old child in my office was recently discharged from the hospital after receiving intravenous immunoglobulin for Kawasaki disease. Should I continue treatment with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and if so, what is the appropriate dose? The role of ASA for Kawasaki disease during ...
Journal: Eur. J. Pediatr.. 2017 Aug;176(8):995-1009.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric vasculitis with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) as its main complication. The diagnosis is based on the presence of persistent fever and clinical features including exanthema, lymphadenopathy, conjunctival injection, and changes to the mucosae ...
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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.