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A new infantile acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MLNS) prevailing in Japan.

KAWASAKI, Tomisaku (1925 – ) Wikipedia

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Publication Details

Pediatrics, 54, 271-276. 1974 CE.

The first report on Kawasaki Disease in English. By 1973, 6,000 cases of Kawasaki disease were reported in Japan.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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