Outdoor environmental exposures and Kawasaki disease: Review synthesizes global epidemiological evidence

MedicalXpress | avr. 08, 2026

A review of global literature suggests Kawasaki disease may be linked to outdoor environmental exposures, with the most consistent signals for long-term or prenatal particulate matter and airborne biological agents, and reveals mixed findings for meteorology and short-term air pollution that likely reflect differences in study methods and local contexts.