Kawasaki Disease Symposium for Parents

Join us for the 16th annual Kawasaki Disease Parent Symposium

Download the English PDF flyer here. (Spanish translation)

Thank you to all who attended the 2023 KD Parent Symposium last November 11, 2023 and to the KD Foundation for sponsoring the event.  If you were unable to attend in person or participate in the live event on Facebook, you may view the videos using the links below.

SYMPOSIUM VIDEO: 

2023 Kawasaki Disease Parent Symposium, UCSD

For more KD information (including videos from the 2015-2023 Annual KD Parent Symposia), please visit the KD Foundation websites:  
http://www.kdfoundation.org  
https://kdfoundation.org/videos 
https://www.facebook.com/thekdfoundation 

Q&A HIGHLIGHTS: 

* Eczema and KD: There is a link between eczema, a genetic condition, and KD which has a genetic basis for susceptibility. It is very common to see eczema in KD patients. 

* KD and African American children: The genetic susceptibility is higher in African Americans more than Caucasian and Latinos in the US. More research is needed to understand the overrepresentation of African Americans in KD. 

* CT Calcium Score: The UCSD team is only recommending the score for patients who have had dilation or aneurysms of the coronary artery or for whom the results of the initial echo is unknown.

* Vaccines and KD: Panels have been appointed by the vaccine companies to adjudicate relationship between a vaccine and subsequent KD and the expert panels found no relationship. The CDC has also published a paper looking at KD/vaccine relationships, and none was found.

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