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          Paediatrician who identified what became known as Kawasaki disease.

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          Tomisaku Kawasaki

          Japanese pediatrician (–)

          Tomisaku Kawasaki

          Kawasaki in

          Born1 February

          Tokyo, Japan

          Died5 June () (aged&#;95)

          Tokyo, Japan

          NationalityJapanese
          EducationChiba University (MD)
          OccupationPediatrician
          Years&#;active–
          Known&#;forDescribing Kawasaki disease
          Children3
          Medical career
          InstitutionsJapan Red Cross Medical Center, Hiroo
          Sub-specialtiesPediatrics

          Tomisaku Kawasaki (川崎 富作, Kawasaki Tomisaku, February 1, – June 5, ) was a Japanese pediatrician who first described the condition now known as Kawasaki disease in the s.[1][2] Alongside rheumatic heart disease, Kawasaki disease is considered to be the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide.[3]

          Early life and education

          Tomisaku Kawasaki was born on 1 February in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, as the youngest of seven children.

          He was "very interested in plants and fruit, and surp