Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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United States
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Kawasaki disease (2024)
●American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Vasculitis Foundation: Guideline for the management of Kawasaki disease, 2021 (published 2022)
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on noncerebral vasculitis (2021)
Europe
India
●Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP): Position paper on Kawasaki disease (2020)
Japan
●[In English] Japanese Circulation Society (JCS)/Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (JSCS): Guideline on diagnosis and management of cardiovascular sequelae in Kawasaki disease (2020)
●[In English] Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (JSPCCS): Guidelines for medical treatment of acute Kawasaki disease, 2012 revised version (published 2014)
●[In Japanese] JSPCCS: Clinical guideline for medical treatment of acute stage Kawasaki disease, revised version (2012)
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