Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory syndrome which is generally observed among children. Considering the significant number of COVID-19-positive children presenting with the manifestations of typical/atypical KD, it has been mentioned as a possible complication of COVID-19 infection among the children. However, many of the reported cases do not completely fill the clinical diagnostic criteria, which has made some researchers use the term “Kawasaki-like disease” instead of KD for this state. The current manuscript aims to review the key studies in the field, address the ongoing conflict, and indicate the objective requirements of the further studies.

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川崎或类似川崎的疾病？关于儿童COVID-19感染的辩论

川崎病（KD）是一种炎症综合症，通常在儿童中观察到。考虑到大量出现典型/非典型KD表现的COVID-19阳性儿童，因此已被提及为儿童中COVID-19感染的可能并发症。但是，许多报道的病例并未完全满足临床诊断标准，这使得一些研究人员在此状态下使用术语“川崎样疾病”代替KD。本手稿旨在审查该领域的关键研究，解决持续存在的冲突，并指出进一步研究的客观要求。