Development of a score for early identification of children with Kawasaki disease requiring second-line treatment in multi-ethnic populations in Europe: A multicentre retrospective cohort study

Development of a score for early identification of children with Kawasaki disease requiring second-line treatment in multi-ethnic populations in Europe: A multicentre retrospective cohort study

Summary: Background: Early identification of high-risk patients is essential to stratify treatment algorithms of Kawasaki disease (KD) and to appropriately select patients at risk for complicated disease who would benefit from intensified first-line treatment. Several scores have been developed and...

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Main Authors: Naim Ouldali, Rosa Maria Dellepiane, Sofia Torreggiani, Lucia Mauri, Gladys Beaujour, Constance Beyler, Martina Cucchetti, Cécile Dumaine, Adriano La Vecchia, Isabelle Melki, Rita Stracquadaino, Caroline Vinit, Rolando Cimaz, Ulrich Meinzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
Vasculitis
Pediatric rheumatology
Coronary artery
Echocardiography
Severity score
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776222001776

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