Kawasaki disease with a concomitant primary Epstein - Barr virus infection

• Main Authors: Nataly Rosenfeld (Author), Diana Tasher (Author), Adi Ovadia (Author), Shirly Abiri (Author), Ilan Dalal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kwasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in most developed countries. The cause of KD remains unknown. The presumed theory is that KD occurs due to one or more infectious agents who evoke an abnormal immunological response in susceptible ind...