Kawasaki Syndrome is a rare medical condition that mostly affects children under the age of five. The disease affects blood vessels, skin, mouth and lymph nodes. The coronary arteries that carry ...

Unfortunately, Kawasaki syndrome cannot be prevented, Atienza-Capistrano said. "But what we can do to avoid missed diagnosis ...

In 1967, Kawasaki published a paper on the symptoms of 50 patients with the illness in the medical journal Arerugi. The disease was named “Acute febrile muco-cutaneous lymph node syndrome (MCLS ...

Since the pandemic began, MIS-C cases have been reported in pediatric patients presenting with symptoms resembling toxic shock syndrome and Kawasaki disease. Although rare, MIS-C had an estimated ...

In these cases it may also lead to shock and organ failure. Kawasaki disease is an acute illness ... can cause a scarlet ...

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago strongly suggests that Kawasaki disease is caused by a single respiratory virus that is yet to be identified. Findings contradict the theory that many ...

Kawasaki Disease, also known as Kawasaki Syndrome, is a severe illness characterized by inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body that primarily affects young children and infants. It's also ...

Monoclonal Antibodies from Children with Acute Kawasaki Disease Identify a Common Antigenic Target in Fatal Cases Over Five Decades. Laboratory Investigation , 2025; 104131 DOI: 10.1016/j.labinv ...