Kawasaki Disease: An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment

• Main Authors: Ho-Chang Kuo (Author), Kuender D. Yang (Author), Wei-Chiao Chang (Author), Luo-Ping Ger (Author), Kai-Sheng Hsieh (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute multi-system vasculitis syndrome of unknown etiology occurring mostly in infants and children younger than 5 years of age. In developed countries, it is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. However, KD remains a mysterious disease. Some viruses p...