Early features of Kawasaki disease with pyuria in febrile infants younger than 6 months
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Kawasaki disease in infants three months of age or younger.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Kawasaki disease (KD) is rare in infants < or =3 months of age. This study analyzed the features of KD in 25 infants < or =3 months of age treated from February 1994 to December 2004. METHODS Basic characteristics, clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic, therapeutic, and follow-up data of the infants were obtained from chart records. RESULTS There were 19 male and 6 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-1362-x