Familial Occurrence of Kawasaki Syndrome in North America

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OBJECTIVE: To describe families with multiple members affected with Kawasaki syndrome (KS) to increase awareness of the familial occurrence of KS among practitioners who care for these patients. DESIGN: Retrospective review of medical records at 2 medical centers and data collection from remote KS families who contacted the KS Research Program at the University of California, San Diego. RESULTS: Eighteen families...

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