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Kawasaki disease is a rare childhood disease. It makes the walls of the blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. It can affect any type of blood vessel, including the arteries, veins and capillaries. No one knows what causes Kawasaki disease. Symptoms include

  • High fever
  • Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
  • A rash on the mid-section and genital area
  • Red, dry, cracked lips and a red, swollen tongue
  • Red, swollen palms of the hands and soles of the feet
  • Redness of the eyes

Kawasaki disease can't be passed from one child to another. It is mainly treated with medicines. Rarely, medical procedures and surgery also may be used for children whose coronary arteries are affected. (Read more)

Illustration of an artery containing blood cells
Results 1 - 10 of 198 for Kawasaki disease
  1. Kawasaki Disease (National Library of Medicine)
    Kawasaki disease is a rare childhood disease. It makes the walls of the blood vessels throughout the body ... veins and capillaries. No one knows what causes Kawasaki disease. Symptoms include High fever Swollen lymph nodes in ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kawasakidisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Vasculitis (National Library of Medicine)
    Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels. It happens when the body's immune system attacks ... vessel by mistake. The cause is often unknown. Vasculitis can affect arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries are ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vasculitis.html - Health Topics
  3. Vasculitis Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)
    ... arteries have thicker walls and are more elastic. Vasculitis Vasculitis is the inflammation of the blood vessels. ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/.../tutorials/vasculitis/htm/index.htm - External Health Links
  4. Allergic vasculitis
    Vasculitis - allergic; Hypersensitivity vasculitis; Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... Allergic vasculitis is caused by an allergic reaction to a drug or other foreign substance. Most patients are older ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000874.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Kawasaki disease
    Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Infantile polyarteritis ... Kawasaki disease occurs most frequently in Japan, where the disease was first discovered. In the United States, after ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000989.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Necrotizing vasculitis
    Vasculitis - necrotizing ... Necrotizing vasculitis is common with: Polyarteritis nodosa Rheumatoid arthritis Scleroderma Systemic lupus erythematosus Wegener's granulomatosis It is very ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000432.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Kawasaki Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)
    Kawasaki Disease What is Kawasaki disease? Kawasaki (say: "kah-wuh-sock-ee") disease is an illness that young children can get (usually children under age 5). ... problems Joint problems Return to top What causes Kawasaki disease? No one knows what causes Kawasaki disease. Some ...
    familydoctor.org/.../special/common/440.printerview.html - External Health Links
  8. Central Nervous System Vasculitis (Johns Hopkins University)
    ... Vasculitis > Central Nervous System Vasculitis Central Nervous System Vasculitis Many forms of vasculitis may involve the central ... Nervous System (BACNS). Who gets Central Nervous System Vasculitis? Note : It is important to acknowledge that the ...
    vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/typesof/cns.html - External Health Links
  9. Rheumatoid Vasculitis (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
    Home > Types of Vasculitis > Rheumatoid Vasculitis Rheumatoid Vasculitis Information First Description Who gets Rheumatoid Vasculitis (the "typical" patients)? Classic symptoms of Rheumatoid Vasculitis What causes Rheumatoid Vasculitis? How is Rheumatoid Vasculitis ...
    vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/typesof/rheumatoid.html - External Health Links
  10. Vasculitis Center: Frequently Asked Questions (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
    Home > Vasculitis Frequently Asked Questions Vasculitis Frequently Asked Questions What causes vasculitis? What is going to happen to me? Is vasculitis curable? Is vasculitis hereditary? Does diet ...
    vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/faqs/faqs.html - External Health Links
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