title: Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of small- and medium-sized blood vessels which was first described by Dr Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. Involvement of the coronary arteries is common and may be life threatening or cause long-term cardiovascular complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samuel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens