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Currently, Kawasaki disease is the most commonly diagnosed pediatric vasculitis in the world. By far, the highest incidence of Kawasaki disease occurs in Japan, with the most recent study placing the attack rate at 218.6 per 100,000 children less than five years of age (about one in 450 children).
Kawasaki disease is a type of vasculitis where the endothelial cells in the coronary arteries become damaged, potentially leading to complications like myocardial infarction and aneurysms. This video covers the known pathophysiology, important signs and symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and treatment.
The median age of onset appears to be at least 7 years (compared with 2 years for Kawasaki disease, which primarily affects children under the age of 5). [22] Male children seem to be more frequently affected (broadly in line with Kawasaki disease, where the male to female ratio is about 1.5 to 1). [22]
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Kawasaki disease is most commonly seen in infants and children under five years old and is more likely to affect boys. The disease is self-limited which means that the inflammation will resolve after 6 to 8 weeks but if we left it untreated, there is a 20-25% risk of the heart complications we went over. Alright so let’s look at the symptoms ...
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