The clinical manifestations and risk factors of a delayed diagnosis of Kawasaki disease

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 374-379

  Juan, Chien Chang ^a,b   Hwang, Betau ^a,b   Lee, Pi Chang ^a,b   Lin, Yu Jan ^a,b   Chien, Jen Chung ^a,b   Lee, Hsin Yuan ^a,b   Meng, Laura C C ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery abnormalities; Delayed diagnosis; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 35348910208     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70023-6     Document Type: Article

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