The etiology of Kawasaki Disease: A conventional infectious agent

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 109-113

  Rowley, Anne H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen; CD8 T lymphocytes; IgA; Synthetic antibodies

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SUPERANTIGEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFECTION; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 8444247420     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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