Results of an International Cooperative Study on Kawasaki Disease

  • L. Van der Hauwaert
  • A. Takao
  • R. D. Rowe
  • W. Gersony
  • D. H. Cook
Conference paper

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a febrile illness of unknown etiology affecting mainly children under 5 years of age—20% of whom develop coronary artery aneurysms. Cases have been reported worldwide, and epidemics apparently occur every 2–3 years. Its annual rate (in passive surveillance systems) in nonepidemic times appears to be in the area of 1–10 per 100,000 children below 5 years of age.

Keywords

Public Health Coronary Artery United States High Mortality International Society 
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Copyright information

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 1986

Authors and Affiliations

  • L. Van der Hauwaert
  • A. Takao
  • R. D. Rowe
  • W. Gersony
  • D. H. Cook

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