User:Madhero88/Kawasaki disease/MY

Classification
Kawasaki disease is a form of necrotizing vasculitis, affecting small and medium sized blood vessels,  in particular coronary arteries. It is a syndrome affecting multiple organ systems, and in the acute stage of KD, systemic inflammatory changes are evident in many organs. Myocarditis, pericarditis, valvulitis, aseptic meningitis, pneumonitis, lymphadenitis, and hepatitis may be present and are manifested by the presence of inflammatory cells in the affected tissues. It is a form of an autoimmune vasculitis