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Clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin level in distinguishing between Kawasaki disease and other infections in febrile children [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
PurposeThe aims of this study were to compare serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels between febrile children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and those with bacterial or viral infections, and assess the clinical usefulness of PCT level in predicting KD.MethodsSerum
Na Hyun Lee, Hee Joung Choi, Yeo Hyang Kim   +2 more
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gain-of-function mutations and disseminated coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Impaired signaling in the IFN-g/IL-12 pathway causes susceptibility to severe disseminated infections with mycobacteria and dimorphic yeasts.
Alvares, Michael, Bezrodnik, Liliana, Browne, Sarah K., Carvalho, Daniel S., Chandrasekaran, Prabha, Datta, Shrimati, de la Morena, Maite, De Marco, Brendan, Dias, Dalton L., Ding, Li, Galgiani, John N., Gillman, Jason W., Greenberg, David E., Hannelore I., Holland, Steven M., Hoover, Susan E., Hsu, Amy P., Johnson, Daniel, Kuhns, Douglas B., Long Priel, Debra A., Milner, Joshua D., Moreira, Ileana, Paulson, Michelle L., Pechacek, Joseph, Ramarathnam, Vivek, Rosen, Lindsey B., Rosenzweig, Sergio D., Sadat, Mohammed A., Sampaio, Elizabeth P., Shiloh, Michael, Spalding, Christine, Uzel, Gulbu, Vinh, Donald C., Wiley, Henry, Zerbe, Christa S.   +34 more
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A case of gastroduodenal ulcer complicating Kawasaki disease [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis associated with various clinical manifestations and complications, such as gastrointestinal abnormalities.
Hanbyul Sohn, Kyeongmin Kim, Hong Koh, Seung Kim   +3 more
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EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AND CYTOMEGALOVIRUS – TWO HERPES VIRUSES WITH ORAL MANIFESTATIONS. [PDF]

, 2013
Diseases caused by cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus are reported with increasing frequency. Epstein-Barr virus damages usually are due to reactivation of latent infection.
Assya Krasteva
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Biomarkers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Kawasaki Disease Patients Years After Initial Presentation With Low Ejection Fraction. [PDF]

, 2020
Background Coronary artery aneurysms and myocarditis are well-recognized complications of Kawasaki disease (KD) but no systematic evaluation of the consequences of myocarditis has been performed in the subset presenting with low ejection fraction (EF ...
Burns, Jane C, He, Feng, Hoshino, Shinsuke, Jain, Sonia, Shimizu, Chisato, Tremoulet, Adriana H   +5 more
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A resistant case of Kawasaki Disease [PDF]

, 2007
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of childhood of unknown origin which may cause coronary arteritis and death. The Maltese incidence has been calculated at 3.2/100,000 population 4 years of age, similar to that reported in European ...
Grech, Victor E., Mulvaney, Shirley, Vella, Cecil   +2 more
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IL-17 Receptor Signaling in Oral Epithelial Cells Is Critical for Protection against Oropharyngeal Candidiasis [PDF]

, 2016
Signaling through the IL-17 receptor (IL-17R) is required to prevent oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in mice and humans. However, the IL-17-responsive cell type(s) that mediate protection are unknown.
Brane, Lucas, Bruno, Vincent M., Childs, Erin E., Coleman, Bianca M., Conti, Heather R., Cruz, J. Agustin, Daugherty, Sean, Filler, Scott G., Gaffen, Sarah L., Garg, Abhishek V., Hendricks, Matthew R., Hise, Amy G., Hunter, Joseph P., Kolls, Jay K., Mengesha, Bemnet G., Naglik, Julian R., Richardson, Jonathan P., Saevig, Danielle L., Sinha, Satrajit, Solis, Norma, Verma, Akash H.   +20 more
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Giant coronary artery aneurysms in a 58-year-old

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2014
All giant Kawasaki aneurysms may not regress fully; some may eventually calcify, undergo thrombosis, and get detected in asymptomatic adults at later age.
Anil Kumar Singhi, Sreeja Pavithran, Kothandam Sivakumar   +2 more
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Differentiation between incomplete Kawasaki disease and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following Kawasaki disease using N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
PurposeHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a hyperinflammatory syndrome with many causes, including Kawasaki disease (KD). The purpose of this study was to identify the laboratory tests needed to easily differentiate KD with HLH from incomplete ...
Jung Eun Choi, Yujin Kwak, Jung Won Huh, Eun-Sun Yoo, Kyung-Ha Ryu, Sejung Sohn, Young Mi Hong   +6 more
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Clinical Signs of Kawasaki Disease from the Perspective of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Recruiting Erythrocytes: A Literature Review

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis affecting children younger than 5 years of age. Early period in life is marked by rapid somatic growth with cell proliferation and immaturity of the immunity with dominant innate immune system.
Jin-Hee Oh, Soyun Cho, Jin A Choi
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