Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease (KD) has been increasing recently in Korea. Although the delayed diagnosis of KD can cause coronary artery abnormalities, no specific test is available. Thus, optimal guidelines for early diagnosis and treatment of KD are the best way to prevent the development of coronary artery ab...
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Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2018-06-01
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| description | Kawasaki disease (KD) has been increasing recently in Korea. Although the delayed diagnosis of KD can cause coronary artery abnormalities, no specific test is available. Thus, optimal guidelines for early diagnosis and treatment of KD are the best way to prevent the development of coronary artery abnormalities. The 2017 updated American Heart Association guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of KD are informative for physicians who face with children having manifestations suggestive of KD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26f31e6c84a14d8eb99b58190323e47b2023-04-04T23:44:13ZengKorean Society of Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine Journal2383-48972508-55062018-06-01511410.22470/pemj.2018.0022064Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki diseaseJi Whan Han0Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, KoreaKawasaki disease (KD) has been increasing recently in Korea. Although the delayed diagnosis of KD can cause coronary artery abnormalities, no specific test is available. Thus, optimal guidelines for early diagnosis and treatment of KD are the best way to prevent the development of coronary artery abnormalities. The 2017 updated American Heart Association guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of KD are informative for physicians who face with children having manifestations suggestive of KD.http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2018-00220.pdfaneurysmcoronary vesselsearly diagnosismucocutaneous lymph node syndromesecondary prevention |
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| title | Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease |
| title_full | Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease |
| title_fullStr | Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease |
| title_short | Recent advances in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease |
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