Aetiological Significance of Infectious Stimuli in Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric vasculitis syndrome that is often involves coronary artery lesions (e. g., coronary artery aneurysms). Although its causal factors and entire pathogenesis remain elusive, the available evidence indicates that the pathogenesis of KD is closely associated with dysr...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Nakamura, Kazuyuki Ikeda, Kenji Hamaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00244/full