Kawasaki-disease Definition

noun

(medicine) An illness of childhood that causes fever, lymphadenopathy, elevated platelet count, and a variety of other symptoms.

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Synonyms:
  • mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
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Origin of Kawasaki-disease

  • After Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first identified the disease.

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Kawasaki-disease Sentence Examples

  • Left untreated, Kawasaki disease leads to further complications of the heart and cardiovascular system.

  • This category includes infantile polyarteritis nodosa (IPAN) and Kawasaki disease.

  • In addition, Kawasaki disease sometimes occurs in epidemics, such as those reported in Japan in 1979, 1982, and 1985.

  • In the United States, Kawasaki disease is more common among children of Japanese descent than among children from other racial or ethnic backgrounds.

  • As of the early 2000s, Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart problems for children in the developed countries.

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