Kawasaki Syndrome.(Common Diseases)

Article: Kawasaki Syndrome
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.;      700+ words ...Kawasaki Syndrome Definition Kawasaki syndrome is a potentially fatal inflammatory disease that affects ... as old as 34 years. Its cause is unknown. Description Kawasaki syndrome, also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS ...

Article: ... And a disease seeking its raison d'etre. (Kawasaki ...
Science News;  October 17, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... relatively rare childhood disorder called Kawasaki syndrome has stubbornly rebuffed scientists ... aspects of the disease shows that Kawasaki syndrome still retains its secrets. Characterized ... occasional damage to coronary arteries, Kawasaki syndrome is thought to be an infectious ...

Article: New treatment lessens threat of Kawasaki Syndrome. ...
FDA Consumer;  November 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... serious illness. Kawasaki disease, or Kawasaki syndrome, is an infectious inflammatory disease ... greatest concern. Left untreated, Kawasaki syndrome can damage the coronary arteries ... help minimize the complications of Kawasaki syndrome. Although there have been rare reports ...

Article: Viral involvement in Kawasaki syndrome?
Science News;  November 8, 1986 ;     689 words ...Viral involvement in Kawasaki syndrome? Researchers from several ... signs of viral involvement in Kawasaki syndrome. The cause of the illness ... 7/6/85, p. 10). Kawasaki syndrome includes among its symptoms ...

Article: Data from San Diego State University, Division of Epidemiology ...
Biotech Week;  November 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... and temporal clustering of Kawasaki syndrome cases,' is the subject of a report. "The etiology of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) remains unknown despite ... Disease Journal report (see also Kawasaki Syndrome). "We examined the epidemiology ...

Article: Kawasaki Syndrome - Rare But Not Unheard Of.(Brief ...
Pediatrics for Parents;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Kawasaki Syndrome is the kind of exotic sounding ... coronary aneurysms in children with Kawasaki Syndrome. So, for a child under 5 (80 ... hands and feet and GI complaints, Kawasaki Syndrome may well be considered as a possible ...

Article: Kawasaki syndrome - rugs, not motorcycles. ...
Medical Update;  April 1, 1990 ;     700+ words ...KAWASAKI SYNDROME - RUGS, NOT MOTORCYCLES In 1967 ... cases were recognized in Hawaii. Kawasaki syndrome, a disease named after the Japanese ... to find a common factor among Kawasaki syndrome patients. A late 1989 report ...