Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute and multi-systemic vasculitis that occurs
predominantly in infants and young children. Although the etiological agent of KD remains
unclear, limited studies have reported that windborne environmental factors may trigger KD.
Objectives: We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study to assess the associations
between air pollutants and KD in Taiwan. Methods: We identified children< 5 years old with
a diagnosis of KD from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 (LHID2000) …