Recurrent Kawasaki disease at a tertiary care center in Chandigarh, North West India: 24 years of clinical experience

Kawasaki disease (KD) is emerging as the most common medium vessel vasculitis in children. Recurrence of KD (0.8%‐3.0%) is unusual and not commonly reported.

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