Epidemiological and clinical features of Kawasaki disease during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
JA Burney, SC Roberts, LL DeHaan… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Public health measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic had
widespread effects on population behaviors, transmission of infectious diseases, and
exposures to environmental pollutants. This provided an opportunity to study how these
factors potentially influenced the incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD), a self-limited pediatric
vasculitis of unknown etiology. Objectives To examine the change in KD incidence across
the United States and evaluate whether public health measures affected the prevalence of …
widespread effects on population behaviors, transmission of infectious diseases, and
exposures to environmental pollutants. This provided an opportunity to study how these
factors potentially influenced the incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD), a self-limited pediatric
vasculitis of unknown etiology. Objectives To examine the change in KD incidence across
the United States and evaluate whether public health measures affected the prevalence of …