Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, febrile systemic vasculitis of childhood. It is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide. KD was first reported by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967 (1). This self-limiting disease causes a 20-25% probability of acquiring coronary artery abnormalities in untreated patients. (2, 3)

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