Kawasaki Disease Research Paper

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Kawasaki disease is an inflammation of the blood vessels which occurs in children. This cannot be passed on from children to children, and through physical or close contact with another person or child.
Early recognition of this disease is a fever that last more than 5 days. Symptoms may include red eyes, lips, mouth, rash, swollen hands and feet, as well as a swollen lymph node. This may affect the coronary arteries which can lead to serious heart problems.
Tomisaku Kawasaki reported that 50 patients were diagnosed with the Kawasaki disease in Japan during 1974. Since then, Kawasaki disease has become the leading cause of heart diseases in North America and Japan, but most often in Japan. The cause of this disease remains unknown. This disease

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