Kawasaki disease: guidelines of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, part I - definition, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical expression and management of the acute phase

Kawasaki disease: guidelines of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, part I - definition, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical expression and management of the acute phase

Abstract The primary purpose of these practical guidelines related to Kawasaki disease (KD) is to contribute to prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment on the basis of different specialists’ contributions in the field. A set of 40 recommendations is provided, divided in two parts: the first descr...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Marchesi, Isabella Tarissi de Jacobis, Donato Rigante, Alessandro Rimini, Walter Malorni, Giovanni Corsello, Grazia Bossi, Sabrina Buonuomo, Fabio Cardinale, Elisabetta Cortis, Fabrizio De Benedetti, Andrea De Zorzi, Marzia Duse, Domenico Del Principe, Rosa Maria Dellepiane, Livio D’Isanto, Maya El Hachem, Susanna Esposito, Fernanda Falcini, Ugo Giordano, Maria Cristina Maggio, Savina Mannarino, Gianluigi Marseglia, Silvana Martino, Giulia Marucci, Rossella Massaro, Christian Pescosolido, Donatella Pietraforte, Maria Cristina Pietrogrande, Patrizia Salice, Aurelio Secinaro, Elisabetta Straface, Alberto Villani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
Coronary artery abnormalities
Intravenous immunoglobulin
Aspirin
Children
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0536-3

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