Kawasaki disease: an evidence based approach to diagnosis, treatment, and proposals for future research

Arch Dis Child. 2002 Apr;86(4):286-90. doi: 10.1136/adc.86.4.286.

Abstract

This article proposes a clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease in the UK based on the best available evidence to date, and highlights areas of practice where evidence is anecdotal or based on retrospective data. Future research as proposed by the London Kawasaki Disease Research Group is outlined, and clinicians are invited to prospectively enroll their suspected cases into this collaborative research project.

Publication types

  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Contraindications
  • Heart Diseases / etiology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / therapy*
  • Research
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Aspirin