| 释义 |
ka·wa·sa·ki disease
\ˌkäwəˈsäkē-\ noun
or kawasaki syndrome
Usage: usually capitalized K
Etymology: after Tomisaku Kawasaki b1925 Jap. pediatrician
: an acute illness of unknown cause affecting especially infants and children that is characterized by fever, reddish macular rash especially on the trunk, conjunctivitis, inflammation of mucous membranes (as of the tongue), erythema of the palms and soles followed by desquamation, edema of the hands and feet, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck |