Kawasaki disease in monozygotic twins

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1114-1116

  Kottek, Aubri ^a   Shimizu, Chisato ^a   Burns, Jane C ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic root dilatation; coronary artery dilatation; Kawasaki disease; monozygotic twins; subclinical

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLIXIMAB;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 81855176062     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822ac4ff     Document Type: Article

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