Kawasaki's disease

/ ˌkæwəˈsækɪ /

noun

1. a disease of children that causes a rash, fever, and swelling of the lymph nodes and often damages the heart muscle

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kawasaki's disease¹

C20: named after T. Kawasaki, Japanese physician who first described it

Example Sentences

The researchers found that compared with children with Kawasaki’s disease, those with MIS-C have lower levels of an immune chemical called IL-17A, which has been implicated in inflammation and autoimmune disorders.

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Doctors have diagnosed hundreds of cases of MIS-C, which shares some similarities with the childhood illness Kawasaki’s disease.

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Two studies have revealed the progress of multisystem inflammation syndrome, a dangerous side effect of COVID-19 that occurs in children and looks similar to a condition called Kawasaki’s disease.

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He has set up a devoted to the diagnosis of his wife, and including to all of her relevant medical history, data, and information, in hopes that someone will recognize the pattern, and offer a cogent explanation, a unifying diagnosis. has been used before to diagnosis illness – for instance, case of Kawasaki’s Disease ; moreover, it seems like a pretty smart approach – assuming, of course, you don’t mind the conspicuous loss of privacy.

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