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| KD Foundation | http://www.kdfoundation.org/ | ||
| Kawasaki Posts | www.3rdeye.com.au/personal/disc2_frm.htm
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| Latest research | Causes: The etiology of Kawasaki disease remains unknown. There are multiple theories, including an infectious etiology, an immunological abnormality, and even the possibility of a link with carpet shampoo. Clinical and epidemiologic features support an infectious etiology, but many authorities believe that an autoimmune component also exists. | ||
| Interesting findings from article by Bejamin Estrada, MD | Rowley and collaborators[1] recently developed a study that has added to the advances toward identifying a causative agent for KD. This study demonstrated the presence of IgA plasma cell infiltration in the pancreas, kidneys, and coronary arteries of patients who died of KD. In addition, significant concentrations of IgA plasma cells were found in the proximal respiratory tract, which suggests a respiratory port of entry for the KD agent. The investigators state that children with KD frequently have a preceding episode of upper respiratory tract infection. Although histologic findings similar to the ones reported in this study have not yet been reported in any other human disease process, plasma cell infiltration is observed in other mammal infections, such as those caused by the equine arteritis virus and Aleutian mink disease virus. | ||
| Family Stories | http://www.geocities.com/kawasynd/family.html | ||
| Metabum KD Site | hMetabum's Kawasaki Syndrome Site | ||
| Learning about KD | http://www.sickkids.on.ca/Kawasaki/overweight.asp | ||
| Kawasaki Kids | www.3rdeye.com.au/personal/disc2_frm.htm | ||
| Kawasaki Families Network | http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kawasaki/home.htm | ||
| New research - Dr. Jane Burns | Dr. Jane Burns research | ||
| American Heart Association | http://www.americanheart.org
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OHSU link |
http://www.ohsuhealth.com/dch/health/cardiac/kawasaki.asp | ||
| Learning about KD | http://www.sickkids.on.ca/Kawasaki/overweight.asp | ||
| New research - Dr. Jane Burns | http://www-pediatrics.ucsd.edu/research/disease/kdresrc.htm | ||
| Kawasaki Kids | www.3rdeye.com.au/personal/disc2_frm.htm | ||
| Kawasaki Families Network | http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kawasaki/home.htm | ||
| Dr. Greene | http://www.drgreene.com | ||
| American Heart Association | http://www.americanheart.org
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http://www.ohsuhealth.com/dch/health/cardiac/kawasaki.asp
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