Kawasaki disease - Indian perspective

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 775-777

  Pendse, Razia N ^a   Bhandari, Harit ^a   Vats, Ajay Kumar ^b   Bhandari, B ^a  

^a Bhandari Children Hospital   (India)

^b RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac complications; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INDIA; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME;

EID: 0035434836     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02752421     Document Type: Review

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