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	Kawasaki disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kawasaki disease, also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node disease, infantile polyarteritis and Kawasaki syndrome, is a poorly-understood non-contagious illness that affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, blood vessel walls, and the heart.
		Kawasaki disease occurs mainly in Japan, though its incidence in the United States is increasing.
		Kawasaki disease often begins with a high and persistent fever that is not very responsive to normal doses of acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kawasaki_disease (664 words)

	Kawasaki Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of unknown cause that occurs predominantly in infants and young children and produces coronary artery aneurysms in approximately 15% to 25% of those affected.
		Therapy for Kawasaki disease in the acute phase is aimed at reducing inflammation of the coronary artery wall and preventing coronary thrombosis; treatment with high-dose intravenous gamma globulin and aspirin has become the standard of care and reduces the risk of development of coronary artery aneurysms by three- to fivefold.
		Studies of Kawasaki disease in twins and in siblings of index cases suggest a possible role for genetic predisposition, which is believed to interact with exposure to the agent or agents in the environment.
	www.treatment-options.com /article.cfm?PubID=CM02-3-1-04&Type=Article&KeyWords= (4129 words)

	Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease is a rare condition in children that involves inflammation of the blood vessels.
		Kawasaki disease occurs most frequently in Japan, where the disease was first discovered, but it occurs in all ethnicities.
		Kawasaki disease can cause inflammation of blood vessels in the coronary arteries, which can lead to aneurysms.
	www.utmedicalcenter.org /encyclopedia/000989.htm (303 words)

	What is Kawasaki disease? - Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago, IL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease is an illness that causes inflammation of the blood vessels in the whole body.
		Kawasaki disease is not a rare illness, with about 3,500 reported cases per year in the United States and over 8,000 per year in Japan.
		Kawasaki disease almost always affects children; most patients are under 5 years old and the average age is 2 years old.
	www.childrensmemorial.org /depts/infectious/about.asp (404 words)

	Kawasaki Disease \| Cooper Heart Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease is the most common form of vasculitis that primarily affects children.
		Kawasaki disease, together with acute rheumatic fever, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the US and Japan.
		Once the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is made, your child's physician may prescribe aspirin to help decrease the inflammation that the illness produces, as well as to prevent clots from forming.
	www.cooperhealth.org /content5/greystone_23378.asp (1194 words)

	Kawasaki Disease
		Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a children's illness characterized by fever, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips and throat.
		The disease is relatively common, and in the United States it is a major cause of heart disease in children.
		Kawasaki disease almost always affects children; most patients are under 5 years old, and the average age is about 2.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=162 (397 words)

	Kawasaki Disease - My Child Has - Children's Hospital Boston
		Kawasaki disease is the most common form of vasculitis which primarily affects children.
		Kawasaki Disease was first described by a doctor in Japan in 1967.
		Kawasaki disease has replaced acute rheumatic fever as the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the United States and Japan.
	www.childrenshospital.org /az/Site503/mainpageS503P0.html (1249 words)

	Pediatric Advisor 2005.4: Kawasaki Disease
		Because the disease also causes 1 or more lymph nodes in the neck to be enlarged, it is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
		Kawasaki disease has developed after many different infectious diseases, but many people will have these various infections and not get the disease.
		Your child was recently diagnosed with Kawasaki disease (1 to 2 months) and is having chest pain, high fever or a return or worsening of the rash.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/pa/pa_kawasaki_hhg.htm (760 words)

	The Children's Hospital at Westmead - Parents - Kawasaki Disease
		Kawasaki disease is an uncommon disease affecting mainly preschool children, although older children can also get it.
		Although it is thought that Kawasaki disease may be caused by an infection, it is not easy to catch the disease from someone else.
		If a child is suspected of having this disease, it is important that the child goes to a children's hospital and is seen by a children's heart specialist (cardiologist).
	www.chw.edu.au /parents/factsheets/kawasaki_disease.htm (539 words)

	Kawasaki's Disease - DrGreene.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease is an uncommon but important cause of fever in children.
		Kawasaki disease is an inflammation of the child's blood vessels.
		The disease is also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome because the classic symptoms are in the mucus membranes, skin, and lymph nodes.
	www.drgreene.com /21_367.html (1135 words)

	Kawasaki disease - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Systemic disease primarily of infants and young children, characterized by skin rash, swelling of hands and feet, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, "strawberry tongue", dry and cracked lips, high fevers, and coronary artery disease.
		Kawasaki disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		Various sources and calculations are available in statistics about Kawasaki disease, prevalence and incidence statistics for Kawasaki disease, and you can also research other medical statistics in our statistics center.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /k/kawasaki_disease/intro.htm (412 words)

	BBC - Health - Conditions - Kawasaki disease
		Kawasaki disease is a rare condition in which prolonged fever is associated with damage to the heart and blood vessels.
		Kawasaki disease is rare and affects less than one in every 25,000 children in the UK.
		The cause of Kawasaki disease is unknown but it's thought that a virus or bacterial infection may be responsible.
	www.bbc.co.uk /health/conditions/kawasaki2.shtml (464 words)

	Kawasaki Disease MEDSTUDENTS-PEDIATRICS
		Kawasaki disease is a febrile condition affecting primarily children who are 5 yr of age or younger.
		Kawasaki disease has been described in all racial groups, but appears to be a predilection for Japanese.
		Kawasaki disease responds dramatically to therapy with intravenous gamma globulin given during the period of active febrile disease.
	www.medstudents.com.br /pedia/pedia4.htm (724 words)

	Kawasaki Disease
		Kawasaki disease (also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a potentially fatal inflammatory disease affecting several organ systems in the body, including the heart, circulatory system, mucous membranes, skin, and immune system.
		Kawasaki disease occurs primarily in infants and children between the ages of 18 months and two years, but is also diagnosed in adults as old as 34 years.
		Some researchers think the disease may be caused by the interaction of an immune cell, called the T cell, with certain poisons (toxins) secreted by bacteria.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /childrens/healthinfo/jkl/kawasaki.htm (845 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Kawasaki disease
		Kawasaki disease often begins with a high and persistent fever greater than 102°F, often as high as 104°F. A persistent fever lasting at least five days is considered a hallmark sign.
		Children with Kawasaki disease are hospitalized and care usually delivered by both pediatric cardiology and infectious disease specialists, although no infectious agent has been discovered.
		Intravenous gamma globulin is the standard treatment for Kawasaki disease and is administered in high doses.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000989.htm (832 words)

	Kawasaki disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease occurs more often in boys than girls, and most commonly in children of Japanese or Korean descent, although any child can get it.
		Besides helping to rule out other diseases, blood tests look at white blood cell count, which is likely to be elevated, and the presence of anemia and inflammation, indications of Kawasaki disease.
		Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00576.html (1107 words)

	Kawasaki disease definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Children with Kawasaki disease who are not treated within the first week to 10 days of the onset of fever have five times the risk of developing coronary artery aneurysms.
		The name of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is quite descriptive because the disease is characterized by the typical changes in the mucus membranes that line the lips and mouth and by the enlarged and tender lymph glands.
		Kawasaki disease affects the vascular system, and is now the main cause of acquired heart disease in children.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4088 (436 words)

	Kawasaki Disease Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		No one knows what causes Kawasaki disease, but it is thought to start from an infection or from exposure to some toxin.
		Kawasaki disease is treated in the hospital with medications that reduce inflammation.
		Twenty to 25% of children with this disease may develop swellings of the arteries in the heart if they are not treated.
	www.edcp.org /factsheets/kawasaki.html (276 words)

	KAWASAKI DISEASE : Contact a Family - for families with disabled children: information on rare syndromes and disorders
		Kawasaki disease is an acute illness predominantly affecting young children that was first described in 1967 by Dr Kawasaki in Japan.
		Children with Kawasaki disease often have joint pains or arthritis and have characteristic miserableness.
		Although most children who suffer from Kawasaki disease make a full recovery, those who have had injury to their coronary arteries and have developed coronary artery aneurysms may suffer long term consequences of the disease.
	www.cafamily.org.uk /Direct/k12.html (909 words)

	BBC News \| HEALTH \| Kawasaki disease breakthrough
		Kawasaki disease (KD), discovered in Japan, mainly strikes children under five.
		Some patients with more severe forms of the disease are unable to have operations to open up existing blood vessels or encourage new ones to form.
		Dr Kathryn Taubert, vice president of science and medicine for the American Heart Foundation said: "Kawasaki disease and acute rheumatic fever are the two leading causes of acquired heart disease in children in the United States.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/1351266.stm (582 words)

	Kawasaki Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease (KD) primarily affects children younger than 5 years of age and is a major cause of heart disease developing in children.
		The cause of Kawasaki disease is unknown but the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) says some doctors are suspicious that it is caused by a virus.
		The disease and symptoms are often treated, under a doctor's supervision, with aspirin and gamma globulin.
	www.stayinginshape.com /4drhs/libv/k39.shtml (503 words)

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		After the age of 10 years Kawasaki Disease is extremely rare and the diagnosis should be regarded with suspicion.
		disease is its tendency to cause inflammation of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart.
		disease it is important to be sure that the diagnosis is right and that another disease requiring different therapy has not been missed.
	www.goldscout.com /kd.html (1141 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, Kawasaki's Syndrome)
		Kawasaki's disease is a poorly understood condition that affects young children.
		Twenty percent of the children with Kawasaki's disease have inflammation of the heart and coronary arteries.
		While the exact cause of Kawasaki's disease is unknown, many experts believe it is related to a viral infection.
	www.healthopedia.com /kawasaki-disease (314 words)

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		First noted by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, of the Red Cross Hospital, in Japan in 1967, thus earning the name "Kawasaki Syndrome", Kawasaki Disease has become one of the leading causes of acquired heart disease among children.
		Although Kawasaki Disease is becoming more well known than in the early days, it is still a very rare condition, affecting only about 3 - 4,000 children in the United States each year.
		Symptoms of Kawasaki disease include: a fever that lasts at least 5 days, red eyes, swollen red lips and tongue, a body rash, swollen feet and hands, and swollen lymph nodes.
	www.kawasakidisease.us (449 words)

	Kawasaki disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki disease or Kawasaki syndrome is a fairly rare condition of young children of unknown cause that involves a vasculitis, or inflammation of the blood vessels.
		This disease is one of the few conditions for which (high dose) aspirin is prescribed in childhood.
		The disease is believed to be caused by an infectious agent - probably viral - that only affects susceptible children.
	www.drhull.com /EncyMaster/K/Kawasaki_disease.html (316 words)

	Kawasaki Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kawasaki Disease is an illness that involves the skin, mouth, and lymph nodes, and typically affects children who are under the age of 5.
		The cause of Kawasaki Disease is unknown, but if the symptoms are recognized early, kids with the disease can fully recover within a few days.
		If Kawasaki disease is suspected, a doctor may order tests to monitor the child's heart function, which can include an echocardiogram, and other tests of heart function.
	kidshealth.org /parent/medical/heart/kawasaki.html (679 words)

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