Giant coronary artery aneurysm formation following meningococcal septicaemia

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 300-302

  Ford, S R ^a   Rao, A ^a   Kochilas, L ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant coronary artery aneurysm; Kawasaki syndrome; Neisseria meningitides

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VASCULITIS;

ARTERITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SEPSIS;

EID: 34250870190     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-0041-0     Document Type: Article

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