Kawasaki syndrome: a 1986 perspective.
The history of Kawasaki Syndrome is reviewed from its first description as a rare but benign disease in Japan to its current recognition as a multisystem vasculitis with predilection for arthritis and coronary disease occurring with increasing frequency in diverse areas of the world. Recent studies on efficacy of intravenous gamma globulin therapy are described.
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007136:Immunoglobulins