General review and problems in Kawasaki disease.
This paper discusses the brief history of Kawasaki disease, its main clinical features, diagnosis, main laboratory findings, cardiovascular complications in brief, treatment, epidemiology mainly in Japan, a summary of the pathology and concludes with five major problems which must be solved.
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Japan Kawasaki Disease Research Center, Tokyo.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors