Gastrointestinal hemorrhage before anticoagulant therapy in Kawasaki disease: a case report

Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile multisystem vasculitis and has been recognized to be the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Owing to its propensity to involve vessels throughout the entire body, KD often mimics other disease processes. The diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Chenmin Hu, Yanping Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-1916-6