Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

Abstract Background Kawasaki disease is a common childhood vasculitis which may result in cardiovascular morbidity if not adequately treated. Its epidemiology in the African region is not well described. Its features may mimic other childhood infections and hemoglobinopathies and it is rarely diagno...

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Main Authors: Mariam Noorani, Nuruddin Lakhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kawasaki
Vasculitis
Coronary aneurysms
Tanzania
Intravenous immunoglobulin
Rash
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1306-5

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