Update in the epidemiologic study of Kawasaki disease
DU Zhong-dong
CHEN Xiao-zheng
Abstract：Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis that mainly affects children younger than 5 years old.Since its first report over 40 years ago in Japan,Kawasaki disease has been diagnosed in more than 60 countries in the world until now and it has also been recognized as a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries.Variation in study methods,clinically-based diagnosis and proportion of incomplete cases may lead to variations and limitations of the results,under-reporting or over-reporting the true incidence.However,epidemiological studies have revealed genetic aspect and environmental aspect of etiology,including a heightened incidence in people of Asian descent,higher relative risk of the disease,marked seasonality and age distribution,etc.The true incidence of the disease,the increased awareness and access to special medical services may all contribute to the rising incidence of the disease in most countries over the years.This paper sought to review systemically the epidemiologic features of KD in the world.
Keywords：Kawasaki diseaseepidemiology
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 565-569 )