Kawasaki disease.
Kawasaki disease is currently the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the United States and Japan. The case of an 18-year-old insurance applicant is used to review the pathogenesis, complications, treatment and prognostic implications of this disorder.
Lee
Charlotte A
CA
Empire General Life Assurance Corporation, PO Box 310, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-0310, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis