Vasculitis |
Churg Strauss vasculitis; Kawasaki Disease |
Kawasaki disease, also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node disease, infantile polyarteritis and Kawasaki syndrome, is a poorly-understood non-contagious illness that affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, blood vessel walls, and the heart. It was first described in 1967 by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki. Incidence, causes, and risk factors Kawasaki disease occurs mainly in Japan, though its incidence in the United States is increasing. Kawasaki disease is pre ...
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Resources
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
- Angiitis (MayoClinic)
- Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Arterial (American Medical Association)
- Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Venous (American Medical Association)
- Buerger's Disease (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Churg Strauss Vasculitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Vasculitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Cranial Arteritis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Cryoglobulinemia (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Cytoxan (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Glossary of Terms (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- How Do We Diagnose Vasculitis? (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Juvenile Arthritis - Other Types and Related Conditions (Arthritis Foundation)
- Kawasaki Disease (Nemours Foundation)
- Kawasaki disease (MayoClinic)
- Kawasaki disease (Google Health)
- Lupus and Vasculitis (Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.)
- MR Angiography (MRA) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Overview of Vasculitis (UpToDate)
- Polyarteritis Nodosa (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Polyarteritis Nodossa and Wagner's Granulomatosis (Arthritis Foundation)
- Prednisone (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Takayasu (Cleveland Clinic)
- Ultrasound-Vascular (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Vascular Pain (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vasculitis (Medline Plus)
- Vasculitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Vasculitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vasculitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vasculitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vasculitis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Vasculitis Center: Frequently Asked Questions (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Vasculitis [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- What Are the Symptoms of Vasculitis? (Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center)
- What You Need to Know about Central Nervous System Vasculitis (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- What You Need to Know about Takayasu's Arteritis (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- What You Need to Know about Vasculitis (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test (Cleveland Clinic)

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