Kawasaki disease in Kenya and review of the African literature
Abstract Background Kawasaki disease has been described across the globe, although publications from Africa are limited. To our knowledge, there are no publications on Kawasaki disease from Kenya, which triggered this report. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was undertaken to identify i...
Main Authors: | A. Migowa, CM. Njeru, E. Were, T. Ngwiri, I. Colmegna, C. Hitchon, R. Scuccimarri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-04-01
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Series: | Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-024-00977-1 |
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