A case of Kawasaki disease with coronary artery aneurysms documenting yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 661-664

  Konishi, N ^a,c   Baba, K ^a   Abe, J ^b   Maruko, T ^a   Waki, K ^a   Takeda, N ^a   Tanaka, M ^a  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery aneurysm; Kawasaki disease; Superantigen; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030857009     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08952.x     Document Type: Article

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