Epidemiology of Kawasaki disease in Australia using two nationally complete datasets.
Ryan D LucasPeta M DenningtonErica Michelle WoodKevin J MurrayAllen C ChengDavid P BurgnerDavinder Singh-GrewalPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)
There is evidence of increasing KD diagnosis in Australia. Similar trends have also been reported in Asia but not in North America or Europe. Increasing diagnosis may reflect a true increase in disease incidence, increasing recognition or overdiagnosis. Further research is needed to determine the cause for these trends.
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