Effect of COVID-19 on Kawasaki Disease: Decrease Age of Onset and Increase Skin Manifestation

• Main Authors: Hossein Esmaeilzadeh (Author), Negar Mortazavi (Author), Alireza Salehi (Author), Hossein Fatemian (Author), Seyed Mohsen Dehghani (Author), Mohebat Vali (Author), Hossein Molavi Vardanjani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common childhood vasculitis and cause of acquired heart disease for no apparent reason. There is some evidence indicating infectious agents as possible triggers for KD. During the COVID-19 pandemic, vasculitis has been a presentation of COVID-19...