Lesson of the week: Mediterranean spotted fever mimicking Kawasaki disease

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7081, 1997, Pages 655-

  Jenkins, David R ^a   Rees, Jon C ^a   Pollitt, Christine ^b   Cant, Andrew ^b   Craft, A W ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Child Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; HUMAN; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME;

EID: 0031039295     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7081.655     Document Type: Article

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