Gene Signatures For Scleroderma Discovered Jul 17, 2008
7, 2007) Gene-expression profiles might be used to identify prognostic biomarkers for Kawasaki disease, and help to unravel the underlying biology of the illness. The new findings also support the idea that. (Science Daily)
Boy, 11, Dies From Unusual, But Rarely Fatal Disease May 14, 2008
His death was triggered by Kawasaki disease a condition that affects children, especially boys, under the age of 5, and causes aneurysms and blockages in the blood vessels. Dr. Scott Alenick, a pediatric cardiologist in Northern and Central New Jersey, said Kawasaki disease is fairly common; however it is extremely rare for someone to die from it ... We usually see it in the winter, but it can occur year-round, Alenick, who has treated hundreds of cases of Kawasaki disease, told FOXNews. (Fox News)
Gemma didn't have to die Apr 20, 2008
Jasmine, left, with her twin Gemma, right, who died last month of heart failure after acquiring Kawasaki disease, and their older sister Amber ... But last month Gemma died of heart failure after acquiring Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory condition, which can be treated simply if detected ... Gemma spent four days in hospital after she became ill with what her parents say were distinctive symptoms of Kawasaki disease, including a persistent high fever for more than five days, severe rash, red... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* Pediatricians warn parents against Kawasaki disease Apr 11, 2008
Pediatricians warn parents against Kawasaki disease ... Pediatricians yesterday urged parents and doctors to watch this season for an occurrence of Kawasaki disease, an illness that often strikes children under the age of five ... Kawasaki disease, also known as lymph node syndrome or the Kawasaki syndrome, is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, as well as other children of Asian extraction, said Lu Hung-chi (fE), executive director of the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
My daughters are fine, but I'll never be the same Apr 10, 2008
My younger daughter, then 8, developed Kawasaki disease, a childhood illness that could fatally damage the heart. She spent five days in the hospital and months convalescing at home. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Doctor Spots, Treats Mysterious Illness In Child Patient Mar 27, 2008
Experts: Kawasaki Disease Ravenous To Heart After 10 Days ... Symptoms of the ailment, called Kawasaki Disease, include high fever, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, reddening of the eyes, and swollen lymph nodes, experts said ... Officials said that a local pediatrician attending a CME class on Kawasaki Disease recognized the symptoms in one of her patients and referred the child to Jane Burns M.D., a Kawasaki Disease researcher at UCSD who sees patients at Rady Children's Hospital. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Hitting the highway Feb 15, 2008
The contest hit close to home for Licardo, who contracted Kawasaki disease at age 2. The disease can cause fever, rashes, swollen hands and feet and other symptoms, and is generally seen in children younger than 5. (The News-Herald)
Anti-Clotting Drug Helps Infants with Heart Ills Jan 31, 2008
Other children had floppy or imperfect heart valves, and one had Kawasaki disease, which causes inflammation in coronary arteries. Many were facing multiple surgeries, and three-quarters already had shunts in their hearts to keep their blood flowing properly. (MEDLINEplus)
Genetic link discovered to Kawasaki disease Dec 23, 2007
Children who have a newly discovered genetic variation are more at risk of getting Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory illness that can cause heart damage ... Kawasaki disease is a children's illness characterized by fever and rash ... Study authors say the association of the genetic variation with Kawasaki disease may have immediate clinical implications. (North County Times)
International research collaboration narrows focus on genetic cause of Kawasaki disease Dec 17, 2007
Researchers from Japans RIKEN SNP Research Center, collaborating with a team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have discovered a new genetic variation that affects a childs risk of getting Kawasaki disease (KD), an illness characterized by acute inflammation of the arteries throughout the body ... D., SNP Research Center, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan, used DNA from hundreds of U.S. children and their parents, collected through the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at Rady Childrens... (EurekAlert!)
Biomarkers For Inflammatory Disease Dec 8, 2007
7, 2007) Gene-expression profiles might be used to identify prognostic biomarkers for Kawasaki disease, and help to unravel the underlying biology of the illness, research published this week in the online open access journal Genome Biology reveals ... Kawasaki disease, an acute, self-limited vasculitis, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries, but its aetiologic and pathogenic mechanisms remain unclear ... They examined genome-wide transcript expression... (Science Daily)
Illegals Bring Diseases Across Border Nov 30, 2007
Kawasaki disease, known as the strawberry tongue disease and often leads to heart attacks and sudden death. Marburg disease. (Newsmax)
Doctor says Wegener's granulomatosis is difficult to diagnose, requires aggressive treatment Nov 3, 2007
nlein purpura, Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Kawasaki disease, Microscopic polyangiitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Rheumatoid vasculitis, Takayasu s and Wegener s granulomatosis. Anyone interested in learning more about the foundation or Wegener s granulomatosis, in particular, should contact Parkison via e-mail. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Account established to assist with boy's medical expenses Sep 5, 2007
Roshell suffers from Kawasaki disease, a children's illness, also known as Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. It is one of the two leading causes of acquired heart disease in children in the U.S.. (DeRidder Beauregard Daily News, LA)
Treatment of Kawasaki Disease Jun 28, 2007
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Childhood threat -- Kawasaki disease strikes mostly those under 5; cause is unknown Jun 10, 2007
Lucas has Kawasaki disease but luckily was diagnosed early ... In this photo of Lucas Avant during his bout with Kawasaki disease, symptoms such as cherry-red lips and reddened eyes are clearly visible ... Michael had Kawasaki disease. (North County Times)
Kawasaki's Disease May 13, 2007
Kawasaki disease is an acute self-limited immune-mediated form of that primarily affects infants and young children ... al, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki disease, Circulation, 2004l110:2747-2771 ... Jane Burns, The Riddle of Kawasaki Disease, The New England Journal of Medicine, Feb 15, 2007, vol 356 (7): 659-661. (Suite101.com)
Renick sixth grade class brings awareness of Kawasaki Disease through origami project remembering toddler, the late Nathan Hill May 12, 2007
Tami is also the co-founder of the Kawasaki Disease Foundation along with Greg Chin. The Kawasaki Disease Foundation which is an organization that educates parents on the Kawasaki Disease ... If you haven't heard of Kawasaki Disease, you aren't alone although there are 5,000 to 10,000 cases in the U.S. each year. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Most patients don't need antibiotics before dental procedures Apr 20, 2007
"Except for the conditions listed above, antibiotic prophylaxis is no longer recommended for any other form of congenital heart disease, the statement said. "These new recommendations are a major change that has evolved over nearly 50 years," said Michael Gewitz, M.D., chair of the AHA Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee, a co-author of the guidelines and professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College and Physician-in-Chief for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at... (EurekAlert!)
Human Parvovirus B19 Infection Apr 4, 2007
a species of parvovirus that infects humans, is associated with the development of several different autoimmune diseases including , , a lupus-like illness, a serologically negative (negative RA factor test) form of arthritis, granuloma annulare, autoimmune thyroid disease, autoimmune schizophrenia, and various forms of , including Henoch Schonlein purpura, Kawasaki disease, Wegener s granulomatosis, and polyarteritis nodosa. The development of autoimmune conditions following Human Parvovirus... (Suite101.com)
Steroid Drugs Won't Help Most Kids with Kawasaki Disease Feb 16, 2007
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Adding corticosteroid drugs to conventional treatment for a childhood cardiac illness called Kawasaki disease did not make a difference for most patients, new research shows ... Kawasaki disease, which is reported in about 5,000 children a year in the United States, is characterized by inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body ... "In that group, there is a suggestion, but not proof, that kids who received steroids did better and had better coronary... (MEDLINEplus)
Pulsed Corticosteroid Therapy for Primary Treatment of Kawasaki Disease Feb 15, 2007
Background Treatment of acute Kawasaki disease with intravenous immune globulin and aspirin reduces the risk of coronary-artery abnormalities and systemic inflammation, but despite intravenous immune globulin therapy, coronary-artery abnormalities develop in some children ... Methods We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine whether the addition of intravenous methylprednisolone to conventional primary therapy for Kawasaki disease reduces the... (New England Journal of Medicine)
The Riddle of Kawasaki Disease Feb 15, 2007
Kawasaki disease affects children of all ethnic backgrounds throughout the world, although susceptibility is shaped by genetic influences ... Do Corticosteroids Improve Outcome in Kawasaki Disease ... Treatment of Kawasaki Disease. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Discovery May Lead To Novel Treatments For Autoimmune And Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Jan 30, 2007
For years, doctors have used IVIG to treat patients with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, such as dermatomyositis, Kawasaki disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, but just how the therapy works has remained a mystery. Some researchers have shown that IVIG works, in part, by activating a receptor known as Fc3RIIb, which then suppresses auto-antibody-mediated inflammation. (Science Daily)
New study finds no link between Kawasaki disease and newly discovered coronavirus Nov 21, 2006
A newly described virus is not a cause of Kawasaki disease, according to an article by a group of researchers in Denver, Colorado ... The cause or causes of Kawasaki disease, an important pediatric infection that may lead to heart disease, have long been elusive ... A study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases last year by Jeffrey S. Kahn, MD, and colleagues at Yale University suggested that Kawasaki disease was associated with a new human coronavirus one of a family of viruses... (EurekAlert!)
World First: Young Patient With Completely Blocked Yet Vital Heart Artery Successfully Treated Sep 26, 2006
Marie-Jeanne, an 11 ; years old, who suffers from severe heart problems as a result of Kawasaki disease, became the first child in the world to have benefited from a new technology, called the CROSSER, which is used to treat patients with completely blocked coronary arteries ... "I am very happy with the results that were achieved thanks to this device. I am already planning on using this new technology in the treatment of three other patients of mine. We have made tremendous progress in the... (Science Daily)
Experimental procedure spares Quebec girl open-heart surgery Sep 22, 2006
Try as she might to keep up to her friends, Maryjane just couldn't because a severe case of Kawasaki disease had ravaged her coronary arteries ... Kawasaki disease affects children exclusively and, in about 20 per cent of cases, causes inflammation in the arteries that leads to scarring and blockages ... There are an average of 13 cases of Kawasaki disease annually per 100,000 children under age five. (Globe and Mail)
Sweet job for antibody Aug 5, 2006
It was approved for use in thrombocytopenia, in which platelets are destroyed by antibodies; and Kawasaki disease, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Because of its effectiveness as an anti-inflammatory, it's been used to treat lupus, arthritis and many other conditions. (Newsday -- New York City)
Blood-compatible Nanoscale Materials Possible Using Heparin May 6, 2006
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have engineered nanoscale materials that are blood compatible using heparin, an anticoagulant. The heparin biomaterials have potential for use as medical devices and in medical treatments such as kidney dialysis. (Science Daily)
