title: General review and problems in Kawasaki disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Japan Kawasaki Disease Research Center, Tokyo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
mesh_terms: 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