Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1996 Jan;8(1):41-3.
doi: 10.1097/00002281-199601000-00007.

Kawasaki disease

J C Jacobs  1
Affiliations
Review

Kawasaki disease

J C Jacobs. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1996 Jan.

Abstract

The 5th International Kawasaki Disease Symposium was held in May 1995 in Fukuoka, Japan. No one infectious agent has been found to initiate the syndrome, although the occurrence of Kawasaki disease in epidemics and its resemblance to toxic-shock syndrome make an infectious etiology seem most likely.

PubMed Disclaimer

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources