Observational study of Interleukin-21 (IL-21) does not distinguish Kawasaki disease from other causes of fever in children

BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile childhood vasculitis of unknown etiology. The diagnosis is highly concerning as over a quarter of children who fail to receive timely treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) will develop coronary aneurysms. Diagnosis relies on proper symptomato...

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Autores principales: Engelberg, Rachel, Martin, Meghan, Wrotniak, Brian H., Hicar, Mark Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28427414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-017-0163-3