Kawasaki disease
human disease in which blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed
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Kawasaki disease
Summary
Kawasaki disease is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of class_of_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,236 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Kawasaki disease is credited with the discovery of Tomisaku Kawasaki[3].
- Kawasaki disease's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- Tomisaku Kawasaki is named after Kawasaki disease[5].
- Kawasaki disease is a type of lymphadenitis[6].
- Kawasaki disease is a type of immune disorder[7].
- Kawasaki disease is a type of predominantly medium-vessel vasculitis[8].
- Kawasaki disease is a type of disease[9].
- Kawasaki disease's Commons category is recorded as Kawasaki disease[10].
- Kawasaki disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as strawberry tongue[11].
- Kawasaki disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as lymphadenopathy[12].
- Kawasaki disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as fever[13].
- Kawasaki disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as diarrhea[14].
- Kawasaki disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as inflammation[15].
- Kawasaki disease's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 446.1[16].
- Kawasaki disease's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C34825[17].
- Kawasaki disease's health specialty is recorded as immunology[18].
- Kawasaki disease's health specialty is recorded as pediatrician[19].
- Kawasaki disease's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as infliximab[20].
- Kawasaki disease's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as aspirin[21].
- Kawasaki disease's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as immunoglobulin therapy[22].
- Kawasaki disease's genetic association is recorded as PPM1L[23].
- Kawasaki disease's genetic association is recorded as MED30[24].
- Kawasaki disease's genetic association is recorded as FCGR2A[25].
- Kawasaki disease's genetic association is recorded as BTBD1[26].
- Kawasaki disease's genetic association is recorded as PELI1[27].
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Works and Contributions
Kawasaki disease is credited with the discovery of Tomisaku Kawasaki[3].
Why It Matters
Kawasaki disease ranks in the top 3% of class_of_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,236 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]