Kawasaki syndrome

Kawasaki syndrome (KS), : This disease is very leading reason of acquired heart diseases among children in the USA and other developed countries. Most of the children who are in contact of this illness are less than 2 years old, and 80 % of effected childrens are younger than 5 years of age.

It affects generally the area of the skin, mouth, and lymph nodes and most affect children under the age of 5.Like all autoimmune diseases, causes of Kawasaki disease is probably the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, including a possible attack. The cause is unknown, but if the symptoms recognized early, children with this disease can fully recover in a few days. Untreated, can lead to serious complications, which may affect heart.KS was first described in Japan, which Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967 and the first cases outside Japan have been reported in Hawaii in 1976.It occurs in 19 of every 100,000 children in United States. It is the most common in children of Japanese and Korean descent, but can affect all ethnic groups.