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Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed world. Although the aetiology remains unclear the incidence of Kawasaki disease has risen in Japan by over 50% between 1987 and 1998. There are no other reported national time-trend studies over the period of a decade. We examined 2215 emergency admissions to English hospitals for Kawasaki disease between 1991 and 2000. We found the incidence per 100,000 children under five doubled, increasing from 4.0 per 100,000 in 1991/92 to 8.1 per 100,000 in 1999/00.
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Harnden, A., Alves, B. & Sheikh, A. Rising Incidence of Kawasaki Disease in England. Pediatr Res 53, 187 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-200301000-00203
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-200301000-00203