Characteristics of Kawasaki Disease Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Pediatric Heart Disease Center

• Main Authors: Huan Yu (Author), Chao Ni (Author), Yuhan Xia (Author), Jie Li (Author), Biyao Hang (Author), Cheng Han (Author), Zhipeng Xu (Author), Ming Luo (Author), Xing Rong (Author), Jinshun Zhu (Author), Maoping Chu (Author)
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• Udgivet: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundKawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. After the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some children infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) showed clinical symptoms similar to KD, indicating a close re...