School-aged children with Kawasaki disease: High incidence of cervical lymphadenopathy and coronary artery involvement

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-57

  Fan, P C ^a   Chiu, C H ^a   Yen, M H ^a   Huang, Y C ^a   Li, C C ^a   Lin, T Y ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy; Coronary artery abnormality; Kawasaki disease; School aged children

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ASPIRIN; CHILD; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NECK; TAIWAN;

EID: 0345505662     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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