Definition

Noun: * Kawasaki disease: An acute, systemic inflammatory illness that primarily affects young children. It is characterized by a high fever lasting several days, a distinctive rash, swelling of the lymph nodes (particularly in the neck), redness of the eyes, lips, and mouth, and swelling/redness of the hands and feet. Its cause is unknown.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The pediatrician suspected Kawasaki disease due to the child's prolonged fever and strawberry tongue.
  • Early diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease are crucial to prevent potential heart complications.
  • Kawasaki disease is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries.

Advanced Usage

• "to be diagnosed with Kawasaki disease": to receive a formal medical identification of the illness.
  • After five days of persistent fever, the toddler was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease.
• "treatment for Kawasaki disease": the medical protocol, typically involving intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin, used to manage the illness.
  • Standard treatment for Kawasaki disease has significantly reduced the incidence of coronary artery aneurysms.

Variants and Related Words

• Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS): The formal, alternative medical name for Kawasaki disease.
  • Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is another term for Kawasaki disease.
• Coronary artery aneurysm: A serious potential complication of Kawasaki disease involving a weakening and bulging of the heart's arteries.
  • Echocardiograms are performed to monitor for coronary artery aneurysms in children who have had Kawasaki disease.

Synonyms

• Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: This is a direct synonym, being the formal alternative name for the same condition.

Related Phrases

• Acute febrile illness: A general category of diseases involving sudden onset of fever, under which Kawasaki disease is classified.
  • Kawasaki disease is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of an acute febrile illness in a young child.
• IVIG therapy (Intravenous Immunoglobulin): The primary treatment administered for Kawasaki disease.
  • The child received IVIG therapy as part of the standard protocol for Kawasaki disease.

Noun

1. an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause