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Kawasaki disease
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Kawasaki disease

Disease of early childhood featuring fever, lymph node enlargement, reddening of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet and peeling skin. Recovery is usual after a few weeks but it may lead to heart trouble in later years. The cause is unknown.



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In addition, a patient with adult Kawasaki syndrome was found to have a fourfold rise in antibody titer to P.
Parachlamydiaceae: potential emerging pathogens. (Synopsis) by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Since it was first reported in a Japanese journal in 1967, a relatively rare childhood disorder called Kawasaki syndrome has stubbornly rebuffed scientists' efforts to understand it.
... And a disease seeking its raison d'etre by Edwards, Diane D. / Science News
An association between an antecedent respiratory infection and Kawasaki syndrome has been described (21,22), as has exposure to freshly cleaned carpets (23,24).
Legionella-like and other amoebal pathogens as agents of ... by de Carolis, Emidio / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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