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Kawasaki disease was first recognized in 1967 as an acute febrile mucocutaneous syndrome, but coronary arterial involvement was not recognized until 1973. In a study of 20 patients who had coronary angiography following abatement of their initial febrile illness, 12 of the 20 were found to have abnormal coronary angiograms with evidence of coronary aneurysms. Until this time, Kawasaki disease was thought to be a benign illness.
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Watts, R.A., Scott, D.G.I. (2010). Kawasaki Disease. In: Watts, R., Scott, D. (eds) Vasculitis in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-247-6_11
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