Differentiating Kawasaki disease from urinary tract infection in febrile children with pyuria and C-reactive protein elevation

Differentiating Kawasaki disease from urinary tract infection in febrile children with pyuria and C-reactive protein elevation

Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is sometimes confused with urinary tract infection (UTI) because both can present with pyuria and C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation. The present study investigated the clinical and laboratory findings that can differentiate KD from UTI in febrile children w...

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Main Authors: Seung Beom Han, Soo-Young Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
Urinary tract infection
Pyuria
C-reactive protein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0585-7

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