Kawasaki Syndrome Definition

Kawasaki Syndrome Sentence Examples

• The most common childhood vasculitides are Kawasaki syndrome (sometimes called Kawasaki disease) and Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

• The specific cause of Kawasaki syndrome was as of 2004 unknown, although the disease resembles an infectious illness in many ways.

• It has been suggested that Kawasaki syndrome represents an allergic reaction or other unusual response to certain types of infections.

• About 20 percent of patients with Kawasaki syndrome develop complications of the cardiovascular system.

• Because Kawasaki syndrome is primarily a disease of infants and young children, the disease is most likely to be diagnosed by a pediatrician.