Differentiating Kawasaki syndrome from microbial infection

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 311-316

  Ryan, Michael E ^a   Keck, Terrah ^b   Musso, Mary Frances ^b   Capp, Kimberly C ^b  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Geisinger ^*

Author keywords

Febrile rash; Hypersensitivity syndrome; Kawasaki syndrome; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYTOIN; SULFONAMIDE;

ACRODYNIA; ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; AGED; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEASLES; MONONUCLEOSIS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PAPULAR ACRODERMATITIS; RAT BITE FEVER; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; RUBELLA; SCARLET FEVER; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS INFECTION;

EID: 69249168214     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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