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Kawasaki Disease update |
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| Authors: | Jane C. Burns |
| Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA;(2) Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center, Dept. of Pediatrics 0641, UCSD School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0641, USA |
| Abstract: | Kawasaki Disease is rapidly becoming the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children in both the developed and developing world. Its etiology remains a mystery but important progress has been made in characterizing the features of the arterial wall and myocardial pathology and long-term clinical consequences. New treatments aimed at modifying the host immune response are currently under study. The genetic influence on susceptibility and disease outcome is an area of active research. |
| Keywords: | Kawasaki disease Vasculitis Coronary artery aneurysms Myocardial infraction |
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