Objectives: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis primarily affecting children who are less than 5 years old. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the standard therapy for KD. However ...
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 that ...
Previous infections or antibiotic prescriptions more than doubled the odds of Kawasaki disease. Researchers were “struck by the high frequency of infections and antibiotic prescriptions” just ...
A new systematic review explores AI’s role in vasculitis diagnosis, highlighting its accuracy in Kawasaki disease and ...
Research from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago strongly ...
The standard treatment, intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin, substantially decreases the risk of heart disease in patients with Kawasaki disease. Steroids may be added for the highest risk ...
New research strongly suggests that Kawasaki disease is caused by a single respiratory virus that is yet to be identified. Findings contradict the theory that many different pathogens or toxins could ...