The impact of inappropriate steroid exposure before the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease

• Main Authors: Chanyoung Chung (Author), Hoon Ko (Author), Joung-Hee Byun (Author), Tae Hong Kim (Author), Hyungtae Kim (Author), Kwang Ho Choi (Author), Hyoung-Doo Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by vasculitis. In South Korea, some pediatric doctors empirically prescribe steroids to control febrile pediatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with KD after steroid e...