Giant coronary artery aneurysms in a 58-year-old
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 +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]
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 +6 more
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The Pattern of Mucocutaneous Disorders in HIV-Infected Children Attending Care and Treatment Centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]
\ud \ud HIV/AIDS is associated with a wide range of mucocutaneous disorders some of which are useful in the clinical staging and prognosis of the syndrome.
Panya Millembe F +8 more
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci +25 more
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Incomplete Kawasaki disease with coronary artery aneurysms in an infant presenting with persistent fever despite pneumonia treatment [PDF]
Incomplete Kawasaki disease (KD) in infants often presents without classic clinical features, increasing the risk of delayed diagnosis and coronary complications.
Patel Aanal +3 more
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Cardiovascular risk factors of early atherosclerosis in school-aged children after Kawasaki disease [PDF]
PurposeThe aim of this study was to determine whether school-aged children with Kawasaki disease (KD) have an increased risk for early atherosclerosis.MethodsThe study included 98 children.
Hyun Jeong Cho +4 more
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When to consider an inborn error of immunity: clues for physicians
Abstract The term inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) refers to the rapidly expanding group of genetic disorders causing dysregulation of the immune system. With improved genetic testing in recent years, the number of defined IEIs and their range of phenotypic presentations has grown vastly, with more than 550 IEIs now described.
Meera Thangarajah, Lucinda J. Berglund
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Specific selection of antigen-reactive lymphocytes into antigenically stimulated lymph nodes in sheep [PDF]
Sheep were primed to a variety of antigens and the efferent lymphatic from a popliteal lymph node was cannulated. The cannulated node was challenged repeatedly with PPD and all the lymph and cells removed from the animal.
Hopkins, John +5 more
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute medium‐size vasculitis that affects the coronary arteries. Untreated children can develop coronary artery aneurysms with a prevalence of ≈25%, but prompt treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (2 g/kg per dose) can ...
Ashraf S. Harahsheh +10 more
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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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