Ask the KD Experts: Biomarkers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Kawasaki Disease Patients Years After Initial Presentation With Low Ejection Fraction Question: Can you please explain the results of a recent study published titled “Biomarkers of Inflammation and Fibrosis...
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Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 Question: Is my KD child more at risk to COVID-19 than the general population? Answer: Children who have had KD go on to be immunologically normal in their response to viruses,...
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and Z Scores Question: What is a Z score? Answer: A Z score normalized for body surface area represents how much larger (or smaller) a measured coronary artery internal diameter is compared to the...
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease an Autoimmune Disease? Question: Is Kawasaki disease an autoimmune disease? Answer: The term “autoimmune” disease is used to describe diseases in which the primary immune response is to “self.” That means that the...
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and Long Term Effects Question: My daughter is now 12. She had Kawasaki disease when she was four years old. After treatment and the follow-up tests, they determined that she did not suffer...
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and Hearing Loss Question: Our son was diagnosed with KD January 2007, he was 2 years 9 months old. After presenting with all the symptoms was treated with IVIG on the fifth day....
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and Calcium Testing Question: I had KD when I was 2. I am now 22 and have had several weird heart issues that they weren’t identifiable with an echo since then. I was...
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and Vision Loss Question: I wanted to ask if you could please provide some feedback on vision loss due to KD. There’s been a story surfacing these past few days of a blind...
Ask the KD Experts: Kawasaki Disease and Vaccines Question: Hello. I was wondering if you can share any information regarding Kawasaki disease and immunizations after onset. My son is 16 years old. He had Kawasaki disease when he was...