{"id":1190,"date":"2023-06-28T15:12:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/kawasaki-disease-misdiagnosis\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T22:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T02:42:12","slug":"kawasaki-disease-misdiagnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-pediatrician-malpractice\/kawasaki-disease-misdiagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawasaki Disease Misdiagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/doctor_examining_baby.jpg\" alt=\"Child Birth\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/kawasaki-disease\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354598\">Kawasaki disease<\/a> (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a rare disease occurring in childhood in which walls of the blood vessels (veins, arteries, and capillaries) become chronically inflamed. Kawasaki disease is one the primary causes of heart disease in young children because if not promptly treated it can impact heart valve function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Along with rheumatic heart disease, Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in young children in first world countries. Over 80% of all Kawasaki disease cases are reported in children under 5 years old with a high rate of cases in children of Asia ancestry. Japan has the highest incidence of the disease in the world. In fact, there were no reported cases outside of Japan until the 1970s. Kawasaki disease is not contagious or otherwise transmittable and its exact cause is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Kawasaki disease is less common than many other infectious diseases that affect young children. But Kawasaki disease is really not any longer considered a rare in the United States. Today, approximately 3000 children in the United States develop Kawasaki disease every year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-pediatrician-malpractice\/kawasaki-disease-misdiagnosis\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Kawasaki Disease Misdiagnosis\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kawasaki disease (also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a rare disease occurring in childhood in which walls of the blood vessels (veins, arteries, and capillaries) become chronically inflamed. 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