- CDC: Kawasaki Syndrome
Overview of the illness including the CDC's case definition and reporting forms as well as links to articles and organizations.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/kawasaki/index.htm
- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease
Revised guidelines from the American Heart Association to help doctors and nurses care for children with the illness.
circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/110/17/2747
- DrGreene.com: Kawasaki's Disease
Presents a feature article on how to care for a child who has the disease.
www.drgreene.com/21_367.html
- eMedicine.com: Kawasaki Disease
2002 clinical article featuring background, pathophysiology, mortality rate, and more.
www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic811.htm
- FamilyDoctor.org: Kawasaki Disease
Explains how the disease is diagnosed, its potential complications, and its typical treatment.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/special/common/440.h...
- Kawasaki Disease
Patient information from the New Zealand Dermatological Society. Includes background, causes, signs, and symptoms.
www.dermnetnz.org/dna.strept/kawasaki.html
- Kawasaki Disease Foundation
Features parents' guide to dealing with the illness, fact sheet, list of support volunteers, online forum, and more.
www.kdfoundation.org
- Kidshealth: Kawasaki Disease
Includes signs and symptoms of a disease that affects children 18 months to 2 years old, and which untreated can lead to serious complications in the heart.
kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/kawasaki.html
- MayoClinic: Kawasaki Disease
Definition, symptoms, causes, when to seek medical advice, and diagnosis of Kawasaki disease which causes inflammation in the walls of arteries throughout the body including the coronary artery.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/kawasaki-disease/DS00576
- MayoClinic: Kawasaki Disease: Treatments and Drugs
About the initial treatment for Kawasaki disease required to lower fever and inflammation and prevent heart damage.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/kawasaki-disease/DS00576/DSECTION=treatments-and-...
- MedicineNet: Kawasaki Disease
Learn about Kawasaki disease causes and symptoms, which include conjunctivitis, rash, fever, strawberry tongue, lymph node swelling, and gingivitis.
www.medicinenet.com/kawasaki_disease/article.htm
- MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Kawasaki Disease
Describes symptoms and offers treatments, photos, tests, and more. Also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000989.htm
- NHLBI: Kawasaki Disease
About Kawasaki disease, the rare childhood disease in which the walls of the blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/kd/kd_all.html
- Wikipedia: Kawasaki Disease
User-edited article about Kawasaki disease, or the lymph node syndrome which affects skin, lymph nodes, and even heart at its worst condition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease
- Yahoo! Groups: Kawasaki-Disease
For people who have this rare condition and others with related heart problems.
groups.yahoo.com/group/kawasaki-Disease
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