Delayed diagnosis by physicians contributes to the development of coronary artery aneurysms in children with Kawasaki syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-260

  Wilder, Matthew S ^a   Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a,b   Kao, Annie S ^c   Bastian, John F ^d   Turner, Christena L ^a   Burns, Jane C ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery aneurysms; Hispanic patients; Kawasaki syndrome; Sociodemographic factors; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY RISK; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847407085     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000256783.57041.66     Document Type: Article

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