Lack of association of cervical lymphadenopathy and coronary artery complications in Kawasaki disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-525

  Sung, Rita Y T ^a   Ng, Yin Ming ^b   Choi, Kai Chow ^a   Mok, Geoffrey C F ^a   Cheng, Y W ^c   Ho, Marco H K ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coronary artery lesions; Kawasaki disease; Lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33744969098     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000215263.96289.1c     Document Type: Article

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