The possible association between epidemics of hand-foot-and-mouth disease and responsiveness to immunoglobulin therapy in Kawasaki disease

The possible association between epidemics of hand-foot-and-mouth disease and responsiveness to immunoglobulin therapy in Kawasaki disease

BackgroundEnterovirus causing hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has been reported to be associated with the development of Kawasaki disease (KD), whereas the involvement of enterovirus in the clinical course of KD is uncertain. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the clinica...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Shimizu, Takayuki Hoshina, Masaru Kawamura, Yoshie Tomita, Yasufumi Hidaka, Masumi Kojiro, Jun Muneuchi, Junji Kamizono, Kenichiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihisa Fujino, Koichi Kusuhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease (KD)
hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD)
enterovirus (EV)
responsiveness to immunoglobulin therapy
negative correlation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.968857/full

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