Definitions for kawasaki disease
kawasa·k·i dis·ease

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1. Kawasaki disease, mucocutaneous lymph node syndromenoun

   an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause

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1. Kawasaki diseasenoun

   an illness of childhood that causes fever, lymphadenopathy, elevated platelet count, and a variety of other symptoms.

2. Etymology: After Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first identified the disease.

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1. Kawasaki disease

   Kawasaki disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. It is a form of vasculitis, where blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. The fever typically lasts for more than five days and is not affected by usual medications. Other common symptoms include large lymph nodes in the neck, a rash in the genital area, lips, palms, or soles of the feet, and red eyes. Within three weeks of the onset, the skin from the hands and feet may peel, after which recovery typically occurs. In some children, coronary artery aneurysms form in the heart.While the specific cause is unknown, it is thought to result from an excessive immune system response to an infection in children who are genetically predisposed. It does not spread between people. Diagnosis is usually based on a person's signs and symptoms. Other tests such as an ultrasound of the heart and blood tests may support the diagnosis. Diagnosis must take into account many other conditions that may present similar features, including scarlet fever and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. An emerging 'Kawasaki-like' disease temporally associated with COVID-19 appears to be a distinct syndrome.Typically, initial treatment of Kawasaki disease consists of high doses of aspirin and immunoglobulin. Usually, with treatment, fever resolves within 24 hours and full recovery occurs. If the coronary arteries are involved, ongoing treatment or surgery may occasionally be required. Without treatment, coronary artery aneurysms occur in up to 25% and about 1% die. With treatment, the risk of death is reduced to 0.17%. People who have had coronary artery aneurysms after Kawasaki disease require lifelong cardiological monitoring by specialized teams.Kawasaki disease is rare. It affects between 8 and 67 per 100,000 people under the age of five except in Japan, where it affects 124 per 100,000. Boys are more commonly affected than girls. The disorder is named after Japanese pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first described it in 1967.

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1. kawasaki disease

   Kawasaki Disease is a rare but serious illness, usually affecting children, that primarily targets the blood vessels, causing inflammation throughout the body. It can lead to complications in the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart. The exact cause of Kawasaki disease is unknown, but it is believed to be linked to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Symptoms may include fever, rash, swelling of hands and feet, redness in the whites of the eyes, and swollen lymph glands. It is usually treatable and most children recover completely, but early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent potential heart complications.

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1. Kawasaki disease

   Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome, lymph node syndrome and mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an autoimmune disease in which the medium-sized blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. It is largely seen in children under five years of age. It affects many organ systems, mainly those including the blood vessels, skin, mucous membranes, and lymph nodes; however its rare but most serious effect is on the heart where it can cause fatal coronary artery aneurysms in untreated children. Without treatment, mortality may approach 1%, usually within six weeks of onset. With treatment, the mortality rate is 0.17% in the U.S. There is often a pre-existing viral infection that may play a role in its pathogenesis. The conjunctivae and oral mucosa, along with the skin, become red and inflamed. Edema is often seen in the hands and feet. One or more cervical lymph nodes are often enlarged. Also, a recurrent fever, often 37.78°C or higher, is characteristic of the acute phase of the disease. In untreated children, the febrile period lasts on average approximately 10 days, but may range from five to 25 days. The disorder was first described in 1967 by Tomisaku Kawasaki in Japan.

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   The numerical value of kawasaki disease in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of kawasaki disease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of kawasaki disease in a Sentence

1. Moshe Arditi:

   This new entity has some similarities to Kawasaki disease, but there are a lot more features that are consistent with toxic shock syndrome, such as multi-organ system involvement and severe abdominal involvement with diarrhea.

2. Jennifer Daly , Juliettes mother:

   I died for two minutes, i felt really bad ; my stomach would not stop hurting. I didnt want to move ; I didnt want to live, I wanted for it all to stop. The preteen was then diagnosed with a rare inflammatory condition that can lead to high fevers and swollen arteries, similar to Kawasaki disease, or a condition that causes swelling in medium-sized arteries throughout the body. Kawasaki disease, which primarily affects children, often leads to inflammation in the coronary arteries, according to the Mayo Clinic.

3. Brad Segal:

   In hindsight, looking at it, it's not entirely shocking that this association was possible, kawasaki disease itself is often preceded by a respiratory or gastrointestinal illness.

4. Brad Segal:

   Kawasaki disease itself is often preceded by a respiratory or gastrointestinal illness, this has been known about Kawasaki disease for quite some time. No one completely understands it, but the model suggests it's triggered by an infection in a sort of immune dysregulation.

5. Andrew Cuomo:

   We are not so sure that is the fact anymore. Toddler, elementary school children are presenting symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome, it's very possible that this has been going on for several weeks and it hasn't been diagnosed as related to COVID.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kawasaki disease
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Disease
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Disease
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5. ^ Wikidata
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