Definition of Kawasaki disease in English:
Kawasaki disease
noun
(also Kawasaki syndrome)
An acute illness of infants and young children characterized by symptoms such as fever, rash, and glandular swelling, associated with a vasculitis that particularly affects the coronary arteries and may result in serious heart disease.
‘Inflammatory presentations may be the result of allergy, reflux disease or, rarely, neoplasm or Kawasaki disease.’- ‘The cause of Kawasaki disease is unknown, and consequently there is no diagnostic test.’
- ‘Without treatment, about 1 in 100 children with Kawasaki disease die of heart problems.’
- ‘The authors conclude that acute adenoviral infection and Kawasaki disease share many clinical manifestations, making the diagnosis difficult.’
- ‘Call your doctor if your child has any of the symptoms of Kawasaki disease.’
Pronunciation
Kawasaki disease
/ˌkäwəˈsäkē dəˌzēz/ /ˌkɑwəˈsɑki dəˌziz/Origin
1960s named after Tomisaku Kawasaki, Japanese physician.
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