Kawasaki Disease Center - Altadena, CA
Altadena Pediatrician Doctors for Kawasaki DiseaseType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Altadena * Won Cho MD & John Frank MD  Won Cho MD & John Frank MD  Pasadena Childrens Medical Group  Eaton Canyon Pediatric Group  Eaton Canyon Pediatric Group  Pasadena Childrens Medical Group  C Walker & J Mangoni MDs  Hargurmeet Sandhu MD  C Walker & J Mangoni MDs  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Pediatric Associates of Pasadena  Children's Clinic  Children's Clinic  Children's Clinic  Children's Clinic  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Rose City Pediatrics  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Rose City Pediatrics  Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group  Rose City Pediatrics  Rose City Pediatrics  Oluyemisi Afuape MD  Mark A Hoffman MD  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Robinson & Baker MDs  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Robinson & Baker MDs  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Descanso Pediatric Huntington Med  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Margaret Zdarzyl MD  Huntington Medical  Huntington Medical  Huntington Medical  Huntington Medical  Kenneth Yu Yen Huang MD  Huntington Medical  HealthCare Partners Alhambra  Hymavathi Velkuru MD  Lih-Syh Huang MD  Charles E Imbus MD  Vijay Lakshmanan MD  Arcadia Pediatrics Medical Group  Loanne B Tran MD MPH  Arthur Kong MD  San T Nguyen MD  Viven Nite-DelaCruz MD  Mabel K Yee MD  Azucena A Porral MD  Glendale Pediatrics  Glendale Pediatrics  Choa Chan MD  Glendale Pediatrics  Glendale Pediatrics  Glendale Pediatrics  Glendale Pediatrics  Saleh Hamdan MD  Drs Yeh & Huang MDs  QueensCare Family Clinic Eagle Rock Clinic  Bernardine A Celoni MD  Bernardine A Celoni MD  Chua & Chuang MDs  Berwyn J Lin MD  Joseph Lu MD  Sze Ng MD  HealthCare Partners Arcadia Pediatrics  HealthCare Partners Arcadia Pediatrics  HealthCare Partners Arcadia Pediatrics  Letrinh Hoang DO  Charles C Chen MD  Erlinda Koo MD  Shyh-Mine Lii MD  Yu Care Medical Group  Garvey Healthy Family  Steven Nishibayashi MD  Tom Tha Yeh MD  Goodfaith Family Medical Group  Vigen Zargarian MD  Soly Melamed MD  Parvaneh Rafaeloff MD  Simonian & Verzinkian MDs  Vrish Tomassian MD  Simonian & Verzinkian MDs  Vigen Zargarian MD  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Los Angeles  Mary Doyle MD  Guadalupe C Pedrano MD Inc  Sheila Debnath MD  Gizel Abraham MD Altadena, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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Kawasaki DiseaseRead the Kawasaki Disease article » What is Kawasaki disease?Kawasaki disease is an uncommon illness in children that is characterized by fever of at least five days' duration together with four of the following five findings:
What are the usual symptoms of Kawasaki disease?The usual symptoms of Kawasaki disease include:
The rash appears in a glove-and-sock fashion over the skin of the hands and feet. The rash becomes hard, swollen (edematous), and then peels off.
What are the less common findings?Most of the common symptoms described above will resolve without complications, even if untreated. Less common findings include inflammation of the lining of the heart (pericarditis), joints (arthritis), or covering of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis), and the other heart complications listed below in the section on serious complications. The outlook for an individual affected is primarily determined by the seriousness of any heart complications.
What is the difference between Kawasaki disease and Kawasaki syndrome?None. Kawasaki disease is also referred to as Kawasaki syndrome. It was first described in the late 1960s in Japan by the pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki.
What is mucocutaneous l...Recommended Reading Related to Kawasaki DiseaseWhat is "pink eye"?Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is redness and inflammation of the membranes (conjunctiva) covering the whites of the eyes and the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy-provoking agents, irritants, and toxic agents, as well as to underlying diseases within the body. Viral and bacterial forms of conjunctivitis are common in childhood, but they occur in adults as well. Pink eye can occur in people of any age. Overall, however, there are many causes of pink eye. These can be classified as either infectious or noninfectious. Pink eye does not cause any changes in vision.
What infections cause pink eye, what are infectious pink eye symptoms, and how are they treated?Viral pink eye The leading cause of a red, inflamed eye is virus infection. Adenoviruses are the type of virus that are most commonly responsible for th... Other Related Kawasaki Disease ArticlesEmergency Contact for Altadena
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Juvenile Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)
- Juvenile arthritis (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or JRA) annually affects one child in every thousand. There are three types of JRA: pauciarticular (less than four joints affected), polyarticular (more than four joints affected), and systemic-onset (inflamed joints with high fevers and rash). Treatment of juvenile arthritis depends upon the type the child has and should focus on treating the symptoms that manifest.
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Fever
- Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.). Fever is part of the body's own disease-fighting arsenal: rising body temperatures apparently are capable of killing off many disease- producing organisms.
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Gum Disease
- Gum disease is caused by plaque and may result in tooth loss without proper treatment. Symptoms and signs of gum disease (gingivitis or periodontal disease) include receding gums, bad breath and pocket formation between the teeth and gums. Treatment depends upon the stage of the gum disease, how you responded to earlier treatments, and your overall health.
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Meningitis
- Encephalitis is a brain inflammation that causes sudden fever, vomiting, headache, light sensitivity, stiff neck and back, drowsiness, and irritability. Meningitis is an infection that causes inflammation of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms of meningitis include high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and stiff neck.
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Pericarditis
- Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardial sac that surrounds the heart. The causes of pericarditis include injury from heart attack, heart surgery, trauma; viral or fungal infection, HIV, tumors, mixed connective tissue disease, metabolic disease, medication reactions, or idiopathic. Treatment for pericarditis is generally medication, however, sometimes surgery is necessary.
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Pink Eye
- Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, is redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy-provoking agents, irritants, and toxic agents.
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Vasculitis
- Vasculitis is a general term for a group of uncommon diseases which feature inflammation of the blood vessels. Each form of vasculitis has its own characteristic pattern of symptoms. The diagnosis of vasculitis is definitively established after a biopsy of involved tissue demonstrates the pattern of blood vessel inflammation. Treatment is directed toward decreasing the inflammation of the arteries and improving the function of affected organs.
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Rash
- The word "rash" means an outbreak of red bumps on the body. The way people use this term, "a rash" can refer to many different skin conditions. The most common of these are scaly patches of skin and red, itchy bumps or patches all over the place.
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Connective Tissue Disease
- Connective tissue disease is when the body's connective tissues come under attack, possibly becoming injured by inflammation. Inherited connective tissue diseases include Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, polymositis, and dermatomyositis are examples of connective tissue diseases that have no known cause.
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Arthritis
- Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, warmth, swelling, redness and pain. There are over 100 types of arthritis including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, gout, and pseudogout.
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Children's Health
- Children's health is focused on the well-being of children from conception through adolescence. There are many aspects of children's health, including growth and development, illnesses, injuries, behavior, mental illness, family health and community health.
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Tongue Problems
- There are a variety of diseases and conditions that can cause tongue problems, discoloration, and soreness. Though most tongue problems are not serious. Conditions such as leukoplakia, oral thrush, and oral lichen planus may cause a white tongue while Kawasaki syndrome, scarlet fever, and geographic tongue may cause the tongue to appear red. A black hairy tongue may be caused by overgrown papillae on the tongue. Canker sores, smoking, and trauma may cause soreness of the tongue.
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Swollen Lymph Nodes
- Lymph nodes help the body's immune system fight infections. Causes of swollen lymph nodes (glands) may include infection (viral, bacterial, fungal, parasites). Symptoms of swollen lymph nodes vary greatly. They can sometimes be tender, painful or disfiguring. The treatment of swollen lymph nodes depends upon the cause.
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Juvenile Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)
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