Kawasaki disease

Introduction: Kawasaki disease

A condition characterized by high fevers, rash, swelling of lymph nodes in the neck and pain. The condition usually occurs only in children and death can occur if the coronary arteries are involved. The cause of the disease is unknown. The condition is also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Symptoms of Kawasaki disease

• Fever
• Tiredness
• Fretfulness
• Abdominal pain
• Rash

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Kawasaki disease?

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Causes of Kawasaki disease

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Patient Surveys for Kawasaki disease

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Reseach about Kawasaki disease

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Clinical Trials for Kawasaki disease

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Kawasaki disease include:

• Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Response to Statins After Kawasaki Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - pravastatin
• Safety and Efficacy Study of a 10% Intravenous Immune Globulin Solution in Subjects With Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Prevention of Coronary Aneurysms in Kawasaki Syndrome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - immunoglobulins, intravenous,aspirin
• A Phase III Study to Evaluate the Use and Safety of CARDIOLITE in Pediatric Patients With Kawasaki Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sestamibi
• A Phase I-II Trial to Determine Radiation Exposure to Organs and Assess the Safety of CARDIOLITE in Pediatric Subjects - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sestamibi

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Statistics for Kawasaki disease

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Kawasaki disease

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Definitions of Kawasaki disease:

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. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Kawasaki disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Kawasaki disease, or a subtype of Kawasaki disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Kawasaki disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet