Kawasaki disease presenting as cervical lymphadenitis or deep neck infection

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 468-470

  Kao, Hsiu Tsun ^b   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NECK; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NECK;

EID: 0035320633     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.114796     Document Type: Article

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