title: Kawasaki disease is diagnosed in Virginia.
abstract: First reported in Japan in 1967, Kawasaki disease appeared in Virginia this year. It is an acute febrile malady of childhood, and physicians providing medical care for children should be aware of its unique clinical features.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014768:Virginia
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin