A diagnostic algorithm combining clinical and molecular data distinguishes Kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses

A diagnostic algorithm combining clinical and molecular data distinguishes Kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of infants and young children that is recognized through a constellation of clinical signs that can mimic other benign conditions of childhood. The etiology remains unknown and there is no spec...

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Main Authors: Ling Xuefeng B, Lau Kenneth, Kanegaye John T, Pan Zheng, Peng Sihua, Ji Jun, Liu Gigi, Sato Yuichiro, Yu Tom TS, Whitin John C, Schilling James, Burns Jane C, Cohen Harvey J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/130

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