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Prognostic significance of low hepatic fat content in advanced chronic liver disease: MRI-PDFF insights

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology
Introduction and Objectives: The mechanisms of hepatic fat loss in late-stage metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) are enigmatic and the prognostic significance of low hepatic fat content (LHF) in chronic liver disease (CLD) is ...
Atsushi Nakamura   +3 more
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Kawasaki disease

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Rheumatology, 2006
Kawasaki disease is still a dilemma for pediatricians, especially its atypical or incomplete presentation. The current diagnostic criteria appear inadequate, and the early diagnosis frequently remains challenging with high risk of coronary damage. This review focuses on recent data concerning Kawasaki disease etiology and pathogenesis, and emphasizes ...
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Kawasaki disease [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1997
Incidence of Kawasaki disease in Japan is 10 times higher than in the United States. Approximately 10% of patients have atypical clinical presentations. Because echocardiographic or angiographic evidence of coronary artery complications is needed for diagnosis, such atypical cases often result in either delay or omission of intravenous gamma globulin ...
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Coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki disease: status quo and nursing care

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
AimCoronary artery lesion (CAL) is a common yet serious complication in children with Kawasaki disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influencing factors of CAL in children with Kawasaki disease, to provide reference for the clinical ...
Cen Chen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kawasaki Disease Complicated by Salmonella oranienburg Coinfection

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2021
Kawasaki disease is a medium vessel vasculitis with a multisystem presentation affecting 9–20 per 100,000 children under 5 years of age in the United States. Salmonella coinfection has not been previously described.
Zachary Barbara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

MIS-C Like Features in a Patient of Atypical Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association
Kawasaki Disease is multisystem vasculitis affecting young children and infants. While the diagnosis of a typical form of Kawasaki Disease is obvious, there are some patients who do not fulfill the classic diagnostic criteria for the disease which is ...
Anisha Karki   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A diagnostic algorithm combining clinical and molecular data distinguishes Kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2011
Background Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of infants and young children that is recognized through a constellation of clinical signs that can mimic other benign conditions of childhood.
Ling Xuefeng B   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Vitamin D in Kawasaki Disease and Its Interplay with the COVID-19

open access: yesTurkish Archives of Pediatrics
Objective: Several studies have reported outbreaks of Kawasaki disease among children amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Vitamin D possesses high utility in modulating the immune system to repair and prevent severe inflammation in ...
Visuddho Visuddho   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echocardiographic evaluation of complete and incomplete Kawasaki disease in terms of coronary and non coronary cardiac involvement

open access: yesJournal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2017
Background & Objectives: With increasing incidence of Kawasaki disease and its associated complications, the need of the hour is early diagnosis.
Uttam Kumar Sarkar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differential expression of miR-145 in children with Kawasaki disease. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of childhood that can result in structural damage to the coronary arteries. Previous studies have implicated the TGF-β pathway in disease pathogenesis and generation of myofibroblasts in the arterial ...
Chisato Shimizu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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