Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Kawasaki Disease
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of cervical lymph nodes in Kawasaki disease.
OBJECTIVE Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the common causes of cervical lymphadenopathy during early childhood. The purpose of this study was to compare the ultrasonographic feature of cervical lymph nodes in patients with KD, bacterial lymphadenitis, and infectious mononucleosis. DESIGN We studied 22 patients with KD, 8 with presumed bacterial lymphadenitis, and 5 with Epstein-Barr virus inf...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.5.e77