Kawasaki disease in an 18-month-old boy.
The authors present a case of Kawasaki disease with arrhythmia, aneurysms in the coronary vessels and disease recurrence in week 4. Despite late diagnosis, effective treatment with high doses of immunoglobulin and aspirin was introduced in the second week of the disease as well as during its relapse.
Wróblewska-Kałuzewska
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Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Medical University, ul. Marszałkowska 24, 00-576 Warsaw, Poland.
Kucińska
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Werner
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D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D001241:Aspirin