Kawasaki disease is a childhood disease that causes inflammation of the blood vessels, particularly medium-sized arteries like the coronary arteries, the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle. It is also called mucocutaneous lymph node...
Kawasaki disease, also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an inflammatory condition that affects the lymph nodes, skin and arteries. This disease most commonly affects children of Asian descent who are between 2 and 5 years old, as...
Many of the blood vessel diseases that vascular surgeons see are due to atherosclerosis (the narrowing and hardening of your arteries), according to Peter Lin, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine. However, blood...
Kawasaki disease is primarily a childhood disease that is also known as Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, according to the American Heart Association. Over four thousand Americans are affected each year, and 80 percent of all...
Kawasaki syndrome strikes children under the age of five, mostly boys of Asian descent, but no race is immune. There is no known cause and no way to prevent it. The disease affects the skin, mouth and lymph nodes. Kawasaki syndrome, also called...
Many different kinds of cardiac disorders occur in children, but they can be classified into two main groups, according to The Children's Hospital-Denver. In congenital disorders, the child was born with the problem. In acquired disorders, the...
