Kawasaki disease in two cousins with atypical presentation: Case report

Turkiye Klinikleri Pediatri

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-349

  Gültekingil, Ayşe ^a   Bayhan, Turan ^a   Kara, Ateş ^a   Şahin, Murat ^a   Bilginer, Yelda ^a   Özen, Seza ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lymphohistiocytosis, hemophagocytic; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEVER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78349287424     PISSN: 13000381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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