KD Awareness Advocates: Michael Lau My name is Dr. Michael Lau, and I’m a licensed pharmacist currently completing a Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Residency at NYU Winthrop Hospital. Throughout the course of the year, residents complete rotations in various...
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2019 Kawasaki Disease Awareness Challenge Participant Results The Foundation thanks our 2019 KDAC challenge participants. We are grateful for YOUR support and appreciate the time and energy YOU dedicated to helping raise awareness and funds for Kawasaki disease. Together...
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...
Calen Page By: Jennifer Page A committed group of people in Big Rapids, Michigan, are working to raise funds to support KD Research in the Quest for a Diagnostic Test. For many children, having a diagnostic test is the...