How to Use Kawasaki disease in a Sentence

Kawasaki disease

noun
  • Brown was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at 15 months old, resulting in glaucoma.
    — Christian Ortega, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The syndrome appears to have some similarities with Kawasaki disease and can cause problems with a child's heart, lungs, kidneys and other organs.
    — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2021
  • That’s where Aislynn’s sister, 3-year-old Adelaide, had been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease.
    — Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022
  • In the spring of 2020, reports emerged from around the world about children who were exhibiting symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2021
  • After their son's death, Damien and Natalie are now determined to warn other parents about the symptoms of Kawasaki disease.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Kawasaki disease causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized blood vessels that carry blood throughout the body, and most often affects children, per the Mayo Clinic.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • While the symptoms overlap a little with Kawasaki disease, another inflammatory condition, there are distinct differences.
    — Ritu Banerjee, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2020
  • For instance, a small study published on August 18 in Nature Medicine concluded that the condition is distinct from Kawasaki disease, as many doctors suspected.
    — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Though Kawasaki disease has been studied since the 1960s, its cause hasn’t yet been identified—but is often assumed to be an infection that kicks off an immune reaction in children with some genetic vulnerability.
    — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Preston died in 2020 at 57 from breast cancer, while Jett Travolta died in 2009 at 16 from a seizure after living with Kawasaki disease.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Aubrey Virgin, a 13-year-old from Palmer, has Kawasaki disease — a relatively rare illness that causes body rashes, high fever and swelling — along with asthma, juvenile arthritis and an autoinflammatory disease.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Recently, Whiteley noticed about half a dozen children arrive at the San Jose emergency room with Kawasaki disease, a rare and mysterious condition researchers believe may be connected to viral infection, including flu.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

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