Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Acute Clinical Hepatitis
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چکیده مقاله:
Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis of children. Among gastrointestinal symptoms of this disease jaundice occurs uncommonly. We present a 23 month boy with icter and clinical hepatitis and final diagnosis of kawasaki disease.
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kawasaki disease presenting as acute clinical hepatitis
kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis of children. among gastrointestinal symptoms of this disease jaundice occurs uncommonly. we present a 23 month boy with icter and clinical hepatitis and final diagnosis of kawasaki disease.
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عنوان ژورنال
دوره 1 شماره 1
صفحات 51- 53
تاریخ انتشار 2013-08-01
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