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March 1, 1983American journal of diseases of children

Kawasaki Syndrome in the United States

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Population

523 confirmed cases of Kawasaki syndrome reported to the Centers for Disease Control in the United States…

Design

Case_series

Authors

DBDavid M. BellCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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Implication

May inform seasonal surveillance; hypothesis-generating for racial disparities and cardiac risks, requiring prospective confirmation before practice implications.

Structured PICO

P
Population
523 confirmed cases of Kawasaki syndrome reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States between July 1976 and December 1980.
O
Outcome
Epidemiological characteristics, seasonal variation, demographic distribution, and complication rates.

This early epidemiological review of Kawasaki syndrome in the US identified seasonal variations and demographic risk factors, highlighting significant rates of cardiac complications.

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David M. Bell (1983) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a836a5657427ee4f2004533https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140290003001
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