Association of psoriasis-like eruption and Kawasaki disease

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 571-573

  Menni, Silvano ^a   Gualandri, Lorenzo ^a   Boccardi, Daniela ^a   Agostoni, Carlo ^a   Sala, Marco ^a   Riva, Enrica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kawasaki disease; Psoriasis; Staphylococcus aureus; Superantigen; Young patient

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PARAKERATOSIS; PSORIASIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; TRUNK;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PSORIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 33746629332     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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