Neutropenia after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is associated with coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki disease: a case control study

Abstract Background To evaluate differences in laboratory parameters, clinical presentation, and incidence of coronary artery lesions (CAL) between children with neutropenic and non-neutropenic Kawasaki disease (KD). Methods All consecutive KD patients that presented to the Second Affiliated Hospita...

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Main Authors: Zhenquan Wang, Fengfeng Weng, Chen Li, Hongying Shi, Zhangke Tang, Huixian Qiu, Yue’e He, Rongzhou Wu, Maoping Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1032-z