The skin often reflects heart health. Harvard doctors highlight skin signs that may indicate cardiovascular issues. These ...

Nikki Gil revealed her daughter Maddie's battle with Kawasaki disease, which is a rare condition that mainly affects children ...

Compelling data point to a single, unknown respiratory virus as cause of Kawasaki disease Cause of Kawasaki disease has been elusive for over 50 years Date: March 28, 2025 Source: Ann & Robert H ...

Research from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago strongly suggests that Kawasaki disease is caused by a single respiratory virus ...

Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes inflammation of the blood vessels and mostly affects children under 5 years old. (1,2) Along with several days of fever, symptoms include rash; swollen ...

Health care professionals diagnose Kawasaki Disease based on a set of well-established symptoms, including prolonged fever, rash, reddened eyes and swelling of the hands and feet.

But the Louisville baby's reality was much different eight months ago, when she was hospitalized with a severe rash and diagnosed with a rare disease called Kawasaki disease. (WDRB photo/Oct. 18 ...

Kawasaki disease causes swelling in the walls of small to medium-sized blood vessels that carry blood throughout the body. The mystery is why does it happen and why does it tend to occur seasonally?

Unless you know someone who has had Kawasaki disease, you probably aren't too familiar with it. An acute febrile illness that causes a high fever and often a rash, Kawasaki disease affects about ...

Scientists now have some clues to what's causing Kawasaki disease, a rare inflammatory disease that can affect very young children.

Many adults who had Kawasaki disease during their childhood may not know they had it. Many were either untreated or were misdiagnosed with another condition that involves rashes.

Rady Children’s Hospital seeing increase in Kawasaki disease cases. Cause remains elusive. Mysterious condition that causes serious inflammation of blood vessels returns after dropping during ...