Transient thrombocytopenia with large platelets in Kawasaki disease

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 551-554

  Asano, Takeshi ^a   Sudoh, Mariko ^a   Watanabe, Makoto ^a   Fujino, Osamu ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL CHIBA HOKUSOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kawasaki disease; Large platelets; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INFANT; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 34548397233     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010701519362     Document Type: Article

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