Tomisaku Kawasaki and Kawasaki disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04784-3
Abstract: In 1967 Japanese pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki (1925–) published his landmark article titled in English “Acute febrile mucocutaneous syndrome with lymphoid involvement with specific desquamation of the fingers and toes in children: clinical observations of 50… read more here.
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Cardiac magnitude resonance findings of a patient with Kawasaki-giant coronary aneurysm and active myocarditis.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122002797
Abstract: Kawasaki disease is the most common vasculitis in children which can result in myocarditis in the acute phase and coronary artery aneurysms, as a major complication, in the sub-acute to chronic phase. We present a… read more here.
Keywords: myocarditis; cardiac magnitude; kawasaki; active myocarditis ... See more keywords
Pro‐inflammatory cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms in Kawasaki disease
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DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12911
Abstract: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of children associated with cardiovascular sequelae. Proinflammatory cytokines play a major role in KD pathogenesis. However, their role is both influenced and modified by regulatory T‐cells. IL‐1 gene… read more here.
Keywords: cytokine single; inflammatory cytokine; kawasaki; kawasaki disease ... See more keywords
Targeted use of prednisolone with the second IVIG dose for refractory Kawasaki disease
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DOI: 10.1111/ped.13190
Abstract: Prednisolone (PSL) has been suggested to be useful for the treatment of Kawasaki disease (KD) resistant to i.v. immunoglobulin (IVIG), but much remains to be elucidated regarding its use. read more here.
Keywords: targeted use; kawasaki; use prednisolone; kawasaki disease ... See more keywords
Previous antibiotic use and the development of Kawasaki disease: a matched pair case‐control study
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DOI: 10.1111/ped.14255
Abstract: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness with systemic vasculitides, mostly affecting infants and young children. The etiology of KD is still unclear; however, altered gut microbiota have been recently implicated as a contributing… read more here.
Keywords: kawasaki; kawasaki disease; antibiotic use; development ... See more keywords
Should we use steroids as primary therapy for Kawasaki disease?
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319231
Abstract: ### Clinical bottom lines Should we use steroids as primary therapy for Kawasaki disease? A young boy has been brought along to his cardiology appointment to monitor his coronary artery aneurysm, which developed as a… read more here.
Keywords: steroids primary; kawasaki; kawasaki disease; use steroids ... See more keywords
Safety netting versus overtreatment in paediatrics: viral infection or incomplete Kawasaki disease?
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222323
Abstract: Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common systemic vasculitis of childhood. The following presentation of a 4-year-old Irish boy referred to a secondary care paediatric service from the community with prolonged fever, oral mucous membrane… read more here.
Keywords: safety netting; kawasaki; kawasaki disease; versus overtreatment ... See more keywords
Scrub typhus: the clinical significance of the eschar
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255404
Abstract: To cite: Akaike T, Ishizuka K, Tominaga N, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2023;16:e255404. doi:10.1136/bcr-2023255404 Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Department of General Medicine,… read more here.
Keywords: kanagawa japan; internal medicine; kawasaki; scrub typhus ... See more keywords
Abstract 14551: Biomarkers Predicting the Treatment-Resistant Kawasaki Disease
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DOI: 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14551
Abstract: Introduction: Kawasaki disease (KD), which is the most common multisystem vasculitis with unknown causes in childhood, causes coronary artery lesions (CALs). Treatment with a high dose of intraveno... read more here.
Keywords: treatment; 14551 biomarkers; kawasaki; kawasaki disease ... See more keywords
Atypical recurrent Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal involvement: A case study and literature review
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DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_89_19
Abstract: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic inflammatory condition primarily affecting young children. We present an adolescent male with two episodes of complete KD between the age of 2 and 14 years. At age 14, he… read more here.
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[Kawasaki disease with severe manifestations and macrophage activation syndrome in a pediatric patient].
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DOI: 10.5546/aap.2019.e676
Abstract: Kawasaki disease is a febrile, acute and multisystemic vasculitis that mainly affects children under 5 years of age. We describe the clinical characteristics, evolution and therapeutic considerations in a patient with a diagnosis of complete… read more here.
Keywords: macrophage activation; kawasaki; activation syndrome; kawasaki disease ... See more keywords