Recurrent Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report of Three Separate Episodes at >4-Year Intervals

• Main Authors: Nikita Goswami (Author), Katherine Marzan (Author), Elizabeth De Oliveira (Author), Sharon Wagner-Lees (Author), Jacqueline Szmuszkovicz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited systemic vasculitis, most often occurring in children 1⁻5 years old. It has a 2% recurrence rate and is associated with coronary aneurysms (CA), which can develop within two weeks of onset. A 25% increased risk is noted in patients who are recalcitra...