Kawasaki Disease

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

diagnosis may not be completely accurate because there is still as of yet no definitive way to test for , only the doctor’s interpretation of the symptoms. In the United States approximately three thousand patients will be hospitalized for every year. Even with the amount of cases and the time being spent into investigating and treating the disease there are still many unanswered questions.
The highest incidence of is found in Japan. The chance of in Japanese children under the age of five is approximately one tenth of a percent. The incidence in North American children under the age of five is ten times lower, about one one hundredth of a percent. Asian Americans are at the highest risk of developing followed by African Americans and then Caucasians. The disease tends to be more common and to present more severe consequences in males than females. The disease appears to be seasonal, occurring more frequently in the winter and spring months.
Kawasaki was also the first that ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

has no long-term effects. In a few rare cases some children develop the symptoms twice, the reasons behind this occurrence is also unknown. Like some other diseases appears to occur in epidemics that will take place every few years. These few reasons have stumped doctors and researchers as to the cause of the disease, but many are hopeful that with continued interest and support a cause and ultimate cure can be found.
occurs in three phases. The first of which is characterized by a fever, pus in the urine, red eyes, brilliantly red tongue, dry lips, rash, swollen hands and feet, enlarged lymph nodes and abnormal liver tests. However, most patients do not exhibit all the symptoms. The ...

Succeed in your coursework without stepping into a library. Get access to a growing library of notes, book reports, and research papers in 2 minutes or less.

CITE THIS PAGE: