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Kawasaki Disease in Children What is Kawasaki disease in children? Kawasaki disease is a rare illness that most commonly affects children ages 0 to 5, but it can sometimes affect children up to the age of 13. It is a type of vasculitis. Vasculitis means inflammation of the blood
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Deepti P. Bhat, MD
Medical Director, Echocardiography; Medical Director, Fontan Clinic
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Mario Otto, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; Division Chief, Hematology/Oncology; Doris S. Norton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Theru A. Sivakumaran, PhD, FACMG
Co-Director and Medical Director, Clinical Genomics
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Hypothalamic hamartomas are rare, benign (non-cancerous) tumor-like formation on the hypothalamus, the area at the base of the brain that controls the production and release of hormones by the pituitary gland. These growths are associated with a severe form of childhood epilepsy
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Kyphosis in Children What is kyphosis in children? Kyphosis is a deformity of the backbone (spine). It’s when the bones of the spine (vertebrae) in the upper back curve outward more than they should. A child with kyphosis has a back that is abnormally rounded or humpback. The