Gastrointestinal presentation of Kawasaki disease: A red flag for severe disease?

Gastrointestinal presentation of Kawasaki disease: A red flag for severe disease?

BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology and the main cause of acquired heart disease among children in the developed world. To date, abdominal involvement at presentation is not recognized as a risk factor for a more severe form of the disease. OBJECTIVE...

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Main Authors: Marianna Fabi, Elena Corinaldesi, Luca Pierantoni, Elisa Mazzoni, Chiara Landini, Barbara Bigucci, Gina Ancora, Laura Malaigia, Tetyana Bodnar, Giorgia Di Fazzio, Francesca Lami, Enrico Valletta, Cristina Cicero, Giacomo Biasucci, Lorenzo Iughetti, Federico Marchetti, Paola Sogno Valin, Sergio Amarri, Sandra Brusa, Monica Sprocati, Giuseppe Maggiore, Ada Dormi, Paolo Lanzoni, Andrea Donti, Marcello Lanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6122791?pdf=render

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