Kawasaki Disease (KD) (also known as Kawasaki Syndrome) is a rare form of vasculitis which affects children and is characterised by inflammation of the medium sized blood vessels throughout the body.
The coronary arteries (arteries supplying the heart muscle) are the commonest arteries affected.
The main concern in children is that inflammation of the coronary arteries can lead to aneurysms (widening and weakening of the artery wall) and later can lead to narrowing or stenosis reducing the blood supply to the heart.
In November, patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers from more than a dozen European countries met in Prague for the 2025 European Vasculitis Patient Summit.
A landmark review in Nature Reviews Rheumatology calls for a new, integrated approach to ANCA-associated vasculitis.When diagnosis, classification, biomarkers and patient experience come together, care becomes truly personal — and outcomes improve.
Melbourne Februari 21-25 2026
The 22nd edition of this international workshop on vasculitis will take place from February 21 to 25, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. Organized by the Australian and New Zealand Vasculitis Society (ANZVASC).
