Possible "outbreak" of Kawasaki disease in Victoria.
Kawasaki disease, a multisystem disorder of unknown cause, which primarily affects young children, has been recognized in many countries and previously reported in Melbourne. The condition is usually endemic, but has occasionally been reported in clusters or epidemics. Such an apparent "epidemic" occurred in the winter of 1981. This paper highlights the clinical features, the results of investigations and sequelae of this disorder in the seven children admitted to the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, during that period. Possible aetiological factors were sought, but none was found.
D001315:Australia; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population