| 释义 |
Kawasaki disease  noun [mass noun]A disease in young children with an unknown cause, giving rise to a rash, glandular swelling, and sometimes damage to the heart.Inflammatory presentations may be the result of allergy, reflux disease or, rarely, neoplasm or Kawasaki disease....- The cause of Kawasaki disease is unknown, and consequently there is no diagnostic test.
- Without treatment, about 1 in 100 children with Kawasaki disease die of heart problems.
Origin 1960s: named after Tomisaku Kawasaki, Japanese physician. |