Key result
Kawasaki disease in Japan had a cumulative incidence of 63,399 cases by 1984, with a unimodal peak at age 1 year and a 17.2% incidence of cardiac sequelae 1 month after disease onset.
Population
63,399 patients with Kawasaki disease diagnosed within a 2-year 6-month period in Japan, including 36,891…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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May inform pediatric KD surveillance; leaves open etiologic and prevention research needs.
Cross-Sectional (n=63,399)
Yes
This nationwide survey in Japan highlights the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease, showing a peak incidence at 1 year of age and a 17.2% rate of cardiac sequelae at 1 month.
Yanagawa et al. (1987) conducted a cross-sectional in Kawasaki disease (n=63,399). Kawasaki disease was evaluated on Incidence of cardiac sequelae in 1 month after disease onset. Kawasaki disease in Japan had a cumulative incidence of 63,399 cases by 1984, with a unimodal peak at age 1 year and a 17.2% incidence of cardiac sequelae 1 month after disease onset.
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