Early diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-183

  Yanagi, Sadamitsu ^a   Nomura, Yuichi ^b,c   Masuda, Kiminori ^a   Koriyama, Chihaya ^b   Sameshima, Koji ^a   Eguchi, Taisuke ^b   Imamura, Mari ^a   Arata, Michiko ^d   Kawano, Yoshifumi ^b  

^a Kagoshima City Hospital   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy; Early diagnosis; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40949159828     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02547.x     Document Type: Article

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