An evaluation of children with Kawasaki disease in Istanbul: a retrospective follow-up study

BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limiting vasculitis of unknown etiology. The incidence of KD is increasing world wide. However, the epidemiological data for KD in Turkey has not been well described. OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic, clinical, and laboratory features of chil...

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Main Authors: Sinan Mahir Kayiran, Aygün Dindar, Berkan Gurakan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010001200007