Late development of coronary artery abnormalities could be associated with persistence of non-fever symptoms in Kawasaki disease
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Late development of coronary artery abnormalities could be associated with persistence of non-fever symptoms in Kawasaki disease
BACKGROUND Persistent fever after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is considered to be a major criterion of IVIG resistance in Kawasaki disease (KD), and a risk factor for the development of coronary artery abnormalities (CAA). However, the importance of persistent non-fever symptoms after defervescence has not yet been investigated. We examined the relationship between persistent non-fever sy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Rheumatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-28