Fatal late onset necrotising enterocolitis in a term infant: Atypical Kawasaki disease or polyarteritis nodosa of infancy?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 555-557

  Munro, A R ^a   Beasley, S W ^a   Pattemore, P K ^a   Fraser, R ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Kawasaki disease; Necrotising enterocolitis; Polyarteritis nodosa of infancy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANCY; INFANT; INTESTINE INFARCTION; INTESTINE NECROSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; ONSET AGE; ORGAN; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; VOMITING;

EID: 0142088923     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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