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Segmented Coronary Artery Aneurysms and Kawasaki Disease [PDF]

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2011
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis syndrome of unknown etiology. It occurs in infants and young children,affecting mainly small and medium-sized arteries, particularly the coronary arteries.
Hamid Reza Ghaemi, Mehdi Ghaderian, Hojat Mortazaeian, Mohammad Yoosef Aarabi Moghadam   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinical outcome of patients with refractory Kawasaki disease based on treatment modalities [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2016
PurposeAlthough a significant number of reports on new therapeutic options for refractory Kawasaki disease (KD) such as steroid, infliximab, or repeated intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) are available, their effectiveness in reducing the prevalence of ...
Hyun Jung Kim, Hyo Eun Lee, Jae Won Yu, Hong Ryang Kil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with coronavirus disease 2019, presenting as unremitting fever, vomiting, and rash [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2023
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a hyper inflammation syndrome induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, may show a fatal progression.
Chan-Young Koh
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The impact of single dose intravenous dexamethasone as an adjunctive therapy for primary treatment on concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers in children with Kawasaki disease [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2022
Purpose This study was performed to investigate the impact of single dose dexamethasone as an adjunctive therapy for primary treatment on values of inflammatory markers in children with Kawasaki disease (KD). Methods We investigated inflammatory markers,
Jung Eun Kwon
doaj   +1 more source

Peds Simulation Case: Kawasaki Disease

MedEdPORTAL, 2011
This resource is a simulation case featuring a 2-year-old male presenting with fever, irritability, and decreased oral intake. A physical exam reveals all the major criteria for Kawasaki disease; students must work up and initiate medical therapy for ...
Carly Snipes, Jennifer Walthall
doaj   +1 more source

Coronary Artery Aneurysms Due to Kawasaki Disease – a Rare Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, 2019
Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a pathology that causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized arteries, with symptoms such as fever, lymphadenopathy, rash, and erythema of the eyes, lips ...
Cîrneală Ioana, Păsăroiu Dan, Kovács István, Benedek Imre, Togănel Rodica   +4 more
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Does shear wave ultrasound independently predict axillary lymph node metastasis in women with invasive breast cancer? [PDF]

, 2013
Shear wave elastography (SWE) shows promise as an adjunct to greyscale ultrasound examination in assessing breast masses. In breast cancer, higher lesion stiffness on SWE has been shown to be associated with features of poor prognosis.
Thomson, Kim, Petra Rauchhaus, Patsy Whelehan, Rauchhaus, Petra, Andrew Evans, Vinnicombe, Sarah, Michie, Caroline O, Caroline O. Michie, Kim Thomson, Purdie, Colin A, Whelehan, Patsy; id_orcid, Alastair Thompson, Jordan, Lee B., Sarah Vinnicombe, Lee B. Jordan, Evans, Andrew, Thompson, Alastair, Colin A. Purdie   +17 more
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Breastfeeding has no protective effects on the development of coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limiting vasculitis with an unknown etiology. It has been reported that breastfeeding has a potential protective effect on KD development.
Hongli Wang, Yunjia Tang, Wenhua Yan, Qiuqin Xu, Xuan Li, Weiguo Qian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Secondary Dengue Infection Presenting With Kawasaki Disease-Like Features: A Diagnostic Dilemma in a 12-Year-Old Girl. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT In dengue‐endemic regions, prolonged fever with mucocutaneous findings may represent classical Kawasaki disease (KD), dengue‐associated KD‐like inflammation, or true concomitant disease. When KD cannot be confidently excluded, timely IVIG administration may be justified to prevent coronary complications.
Toufeeq SB, Arshad A, Ahmad N, Toufeeq AB, Sama A, Wadeer N.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prediction of unresponsiveness to second intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in patients with Kawasaki disease refractory to initial treatment [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2016
PurposeThis study investigated predictors of unresponsiveness to second-line intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment for Kawasaki disease (KD).MethodsThis was a single-center analysis of the medical records of 588 patients with KD who had been ...
Euri Seo, Jeong Jin Yu, Hyun Ok Jun, Eun Jung Shin, Jae Suk Baek, Young-Hwue Kim, Jae-Kon Ko   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source