Kawasaki disease

Noun

Meaning

an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome Kawasaki syndrome lymph node syndrome angiitis inflammation in arteries inflammation in veins inflammation of blood vessels inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels rare childhood disease vasculitis of the medium-sized arteries acute febrile vasculitic syndrome condition that affects children condition that mainly affects children disease affecting kids disease causing inflammation in capillaries
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Antonyms

healthiness well-being healthfulness physical wellness perfect condition solid health
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Hypernyms

disease

Examples

Dr Whittaker is a paediatrician at Imperial College Healthcare in London and has herself treated children with the illness, which has been likened to Kawasaki disease. Source: Internet

But the mum is now convinced her little one was suffering from the mystery syndrome, believed to be similar Kawasaki disease. Source: Internet

Children can show any one – or all – of the symptoms, which are similar to Kawasaki disease. Source: Internet

CHLA said that it saw a significant increase in the number of patients diagnosed with Kawasaki disease in April compared with the same month in previous two years. Source: Internet

Cuomo had on Friday disclosed the death of a 5-year old linked to the coronavirus and a syndrome that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, which was the first known fatality tied to the rare illness in New York. Source: Internet

Doctors in northern Italy, one of the world’s hardest-hit areas during the pandemic, have reported extraordinarily large numbers of children under age 9 with severe cases of what appears to be Kawasaki disease, more common in parts of Asia.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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