kawasaki disease definition
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Kawasaki disease Kawasaki disease is a disease in which blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. The most common symptoms include a fever that lasts for more than five days and is not controlled by usual medications, large lymph nodes in the neck, a rash in the genital area, and red eyes, lips, palms or bottoms of the feet. Other symptoms include sore throat and diarrhea.
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- Kawasaki's disease facts. 1  Kawasaki's disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that mainly strikes young children. 2  Kawasaki's disease symptoms and signs include fever, redness of the eyes, hands, feet, mouth, and tongue. 3  The disease can be treated with high doses of aspirin (salicylic acid) and gammaglobulin.
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Overview Rheumatic fever. Definition. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication of inadequately treated strep throat or scarlet fever. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria.
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degenerative joint disease degenerative disease. a disease in which the sole pathogenesis is degeneration; that is without the intervention of other pathogeneses, e.g. inflammation, traumatic injury, neoplasia. degenerative joint disease. see degenerative joint disease. degenerative left shift. an increase in immature neutrophilic granulocytes, in excess of mature cells of the series, with a normal or increased white blood cell count. A poor prognostic sign, indicating an inability of the bone marrow to respond adequately to infection.
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Disease Disease. Definition. noun, plural: diseases. An abnormal condition of an organism which interrupts the normal bodily functions that often leads to feeling of pain and weakness, and usually associated with symptoms and signs.
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- Perhaps the most dramatic demonstration of this powerful IVIG anti-inflammatory effect is seen in Kawasaki disease. Symptoms of this acute childhood vasculitis include fever, rash, erythema of the lips and oral mucosa, and often development of potentially deadly coronary artery aneurysms.
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- Noun. 1. Lyme disease-an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick. Lyme arthritis. zoonosis, zoonotic disease-an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.Translations.yme disease-an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick. Lyme arthritis.
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About Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki Disease. About Kawasaki Disease. Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is an acute febrile illness of unknown etiology that primarily affects children younger than 5 years of age. The disease was first described in Japan by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967, and the first cases outside of Japan were reported in Hawaii in 1976.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) A type of lung disease marked by permanent damage to tissues in the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes chronic bronchitis, in which the bronchi (large air passages) are inflamed and scarred, and emphysema, in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs) are damaged.
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- Lyme disease: An inflammatory disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by the deer tick. The first sign of Lyme disease is a red, circular, expanding rash, usually radiating from the tick bite, followed by flu-like symptoms and joint pains.
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ZOONOSIS (zoonoses) 1. Lyme disease-an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick.Lyme arthritis. zoonosis, zoonotic disease-an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.yme disease-an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick. Lyme arthritis.
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Alone we are rare. Together we are strong.â¥ Donate Today Kawasaki disease is the primary cause of acquired heart disease in children in the United States. Although the cause of the disease is unknown, it is widely thought to be due to infection or an abnormal immune response to infection.
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- Although aneurysms generally are not present during the first 10 days of illness, any patient in whom Kawasaki disease is strongly suspected should receive echocardiography because abnormalities that aid in diagnosis may appear within the first 10 days of fever.
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- Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart. disease among children in developed countries. This article provides a summary of the diagnos-. tic and treatment guidelines published by the American Heart Association. (Am Fam Physician. 2006;74:1141-8, 1149-50.
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- Kawasaki disease is a rare condition where the body’s immune system attacks the body’s own tissues. This results in inflammation of blood vessels (including those supplying blood to the heart-the coronary arteries) and of the heart muscles.
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Kawasaki Disease Boys develop the illness almost twice as often as girls. The heart may be affected in as many as one of five children who develop Kawasaki disease. Damage sometimes occurs to the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle (the coronary arteries) and to the heart muscle itself.awasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a children's illness characterized by fever, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips and throat.
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Vasculitis Kawasaki (KAH-wah-SAH-ke) disease is a rare childhood disease. It's a form of a condition called vasculitis (vas-kyu-LI-tis). This condition involves inflammation of the blood vessels. In Kawasaki disease, the walls of the blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. The disease can affect any type of blood vessel in the body, including the arteries, veins, and capillaries. Sometimes Kawasaki disease affects the coronary arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart. As a result, some children who have Kawasaki disease may develop serious heart problems. Overview. The cause of Kawasaki disease isn't known.
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What Is Kawasaki Disease? Kawasaki disease is thought to be caused by genetic factors and/or an abnormal immune response to a viral infection, but those theories have yet to be proven. There is no strong evidence that Kawasaki disease causes long-term problems with your body’s immune system.
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Kawasaki disease Kawasaki disease is rare. It affects between 8 and 67 per 100,000 people under the age of five except in Japan where it affects 124 per 100,000. It is much less common after the age of five. Boys are more commonly affected than girls.
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Akabane virus The Akabane virus is an insect-transmitted virus that causes congenital abnormalities of the central nervous systems in ruminants.wo viruses, both arthropod borne, have been implicated in the cause of these congenital defects: Akabane virus, named after the district in Japan where it was first found, and Aino virus. Generally, both these viruses are referred to as Akabane virus.
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Kawasaki Disease: Do You Know the Signs? Kawasaki disease is treated in the hospital with medications. The usual therapy consists of high doses of aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), but anticoagulants (eg, warfarin) may be administered if an aneurysm is present.
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- Without treatment, 15 to 25 percent of individuals with Kawasaki disease develop bulging and thinning of the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle (coronary artery aneurysms) or other damage to the coronary arteries, which can be life-threatening.ou might also find information on the diagnosis or management of Kawasaki disease in Educational resources and Patient support. General information about the diagnosis and management of genetic conditions is available in the Handbook.
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disease Definition of disease for English Language Learners. : 1  an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant : a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally. : 2  a problem that a person, group, organization, or society has and cannot stop.
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Kawasaki disease The heart complications are the most important aspect of Kawasaki disease. It is the main cause of heart disease acquired in childhood in the United States and Japan. In developed nations, it appears to have replaced acute rheumatic fever as the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children.