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A case of Kawasaki disease with coexistence of a parapharyngeal abscess requiring incision and drainage

Kawasaki disease (KD) causes multisystemic vasculitis but infrequently manifests with deep neck infections, such as a peritonsillar abscess, peritonsillar or deep neck cellulitis, suppurative parapharyngeal infection, or retropharyngeal abscess. As its etiology is still unknown, the diagnosis is usu...

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Autores principales: Choi, Se Hyun, Kim, Hyun Jung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3005218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21189972
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.9.855