Elevated Levels of Pentraxin 3 Correlate With Neutrophilia and Coronary Artery Dilation During Acute Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired pediatric heart disease in the developed world as 25–30% of untreated patients and at least 5% of treated patients will develop irreversible coronary artery lesions (CAL). Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) has been well-studied in inflammatory diseases, parti...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00295/full |