Rare conditions, similar to Kawasaki disease, are cropping up in children may be linked to COVID-19 There have been several children admitted to hospitals that are showing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease. San Diego may have already had its...
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Dear KD Parents, There has been a lot of recent media attention regarding a pediatric inflammatory shock syndrome linked to COVID-19 that appears to affect a few patients who share some features of Kawasaki Disease, including coronary artery aneurysms...
Statement to the Media following the 2 May Pediatric Intensive Care-COVID-19 International Collaborative Conference Call With many parents throughout the world wondering about the new information presented by mainstream media regarding COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease, we wanted to share...
Ask the KD Experts: KD & COVID-19 Latest News Dear KD Parents, We wanted to reach out to provide information and reassurance to our KD parents in light of new information that is emerging about children who develop a...
Kawasaki Disease & Coronavirus (HCoV-NL63) We’ve learned that some of our community members have expressed concerns about a past coronavirus and Kawasaki disease. Some of you may recall several years ago researchers, Esper et al.’s announced a link between...
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,...