title: Four cases with Kawasaki disease and viral infection: aetiology or association.
abstract: The aetiology of Kawasaki disease has not yet been precisely determined. It has been associated with a variety of bacterial and viral agents. Some viruses including human adenovirus, coronavirus, and parainfluenza virus type 3 have been isolated from patients with Kawasaki disease. Clinical presentation of patients with human coronavirus and adenovirus infections mimics Kawasaki disease. In addition, these viruses may also be detected in Kawasaki disease as a coinfection. In this report, we present four Kawasaki disease patients infected with adenovirus, coronavirus OC43/HKU1 and parainfluenza virus type 3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giray
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biçer
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Öznur
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Küçük
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Defne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Çöl
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yalvaç
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gürol
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülden
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine, 6th grade Medical Student, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saç
authors.affiliation: Yeditepe University, Faculty of Medicine, 6th grade Medical Student, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yigit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mogol
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D060085:Coinfection; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology