Kawasaki disease

Ka·wa·sa·ki disease

noun \ˌkä-wə-ˈsä-kē-\

Definition of KAWASAKI DISEASE

: an acute illness of unknown cause that chiefly affects infants and children and is characterized especially by fever, rash, conjunctivitis, inflammation of lips and tongue, and swollen lymph nodes of the neck —called also Kawasaki syndrome

Origin of KAWASAKI DISEASE

Tomisaku Kawasaki b1925 Japanese pediatrician

First Known Use: 1977