Missed Kawasaki disease in childhood presenting as myocardial infarction in adults
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited vasculitis that occurs in young children and was first described by Japanese pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. Although originally thought to be a rare condition, KD has become the most common cause of acquired heart disease in the pediatric popu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215001029 |