Platelets in Kawasaki disease: Is this only a numbers game or something beyond?
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a medium vessel vasculitis with predilection to cause coronary artery abnormalities. KD is now the most common cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries. Thrombocytosis is consistently found in patients with KD, usually in 2nd to 3rd week of illness. Thrombocyto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Genes and Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304219300686 |