Episode 8: Kawasaki disease - Not your normal Childhood Sniffles

Have you ever wondered what Kawasaki Disease is? What are the symptoms and why is it so dangerous? Tune in to this week's episode to find out about the history, symptoms and treatment of Kawasaki Disease as well as some interesting little tidbits.

 

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If you're interested in Kawasaki Disease Foundation Australia: https://kdfoundation.org.au/ 

If you're interested in Kawasaki Disease Foundation (USA): https://kdfoundation.org/ 

If you're interested in Kawasaki Disease UK: https://www.kawasakidiseaseuk.org/ 

 

References: 

https://www.cdc.gov/kawasaki/index.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673604168141

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1977.tb07832.x

https://europepmc.org/article/med/3150

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/scarlet-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20377406

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stevens-johnson-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20355936

https://www.amjmed.com/article/0002-9343(60)90152-2/abstract

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430873/

https://people.com/parents/brian-littrell/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-kawasaki-syndrome/#:~:text=Preston%20said%20six%20years%20ago,developmental%20disabilities%2C%20according%20to%20CNN.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10904046/#:~:text=IPN%20is%20no%20longer%20diagnosed,etiology%20of%20KD%20is%20solved.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240314221426/https://www.cdc.gov/kawasaki/about.html

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1756-185X.13214?saml_referrer

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347663803613

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878540909000127

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00470.x?saml_referrer

https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Kawasaki_disease/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2018.00374

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262567/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-chalke-kawasakis-disease-greys-anatomy_n_2975040/amp

 

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