title: Kawasaki disease: early treatment/positive results--one family's story.
abstract: Kawasaki disease is appearing with increasing frequency in the U.S. A childhood disease of unknown etiology, it is characterized by an acute self-limiting inflammation of the systemic vascular system affecting multiple organs. This article presents a single case of a 13-month old Caucasian male patient diagnosed and treated early for Kawasaki disease. Also included are the incidence of the disease, the clinical manifestations, a review of current literature, the treatment provided, and the nursing implications.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shreve
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*