What is Kawasaki disease?
'''Kawasaki disease''' is a [[syndrome]] of unknown cause that results in a [[fever]] and mainly affects children under 5 years of age.<ref name=McC2017>{{cite journal |vauthors=McCrindle BW, Rowley AH, Newburger JW, Burns JC, Bolger AF, Gewitz M, Baker AL, Jackson MA, Takahashi M, Shah PB, Kobayashi T, Wu MH, Saji TT, Pahl E |title=Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association |journal=Circulation |volume=135 |issue=17 |pages=e927–e999 |date=2017 |pmid=28356445 |doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000484 |doi-access=free |url=}}{{cite journal |title=Correction |journal=Circulation |volume=140 |issue=5 |pages=e181–e184 |date=2019 |pmid=31356128 |doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000703 |doi-access=free |url=}}</ref> It is a form of [[vasculitis]], where blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. The fever typically lasts for more than five days. While the cause is unknown, it may be due to an [[infection]] triggering an [[autoimmune disease|autoimmune response]]. Boys are more commonly affected than girls.<ref name=NIH21014>{{cite web|title=Kawasaki Disease|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0062985/|website=PubMed Health|publisher=NHLBI Health Topics|access-date=26 August 2016|language=en|date=11 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911003355/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0062985/|archive-date=11 September 2017}} </ref> The disorder was first described in 1967 by [[Tomisaku Kawasaki]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kawasaki T | title = [Acute febrile mucocutaneous syndrome with lymphoid involvement with specific desquamation of the fingers and toes in children] | journal = Arerugi | volume = 16 | issue = 3 | pages = 178–222 | date = March 1967 | pmid = 6062087 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=kawasaki-disease-90-P01801 Kawasaki disease] - Stanford Children's Healt