Combination of Hemoglobin-for-Age Z-Score and Plasma Hepcidin Identified as a Novel Predictor for Kawasaki Disease

• Main Authors: Ya-Ling Yang (Author), Ho-Chang Kuo (Author), Kuang-Den Chen (Author), Chi-Hsiang Chu (Author), Kuang-Che Kuo (Author), Mindy Ming-Huey Guo (Author), Ling-Sai Chang (Author), Ying-Hsien Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile coronary vasculitis that affects younger children and includes complications such as coronary artery aneurysm. KD diagnoses are diagnosed based on clinical presentations, a process that still poses a challenge for front-line physicians. In the current study, we dev...