Characteristics of persistent arthritis with refractory Kawasaki disease: a single-center retrospective study

Abstract Arthritis is one complication of Kawasaki disease (KD); however, the clinical features of arthritis in KD have not been well clarified. We retrospectively investigated the characteristics of persistent arthritis beyond the subacute phase of KD. In this cohort, 49 of 243 patients (20%) devel...

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Main Authors: Seira Hattori, Tomo Nozawa, Kenichi Nishimura, Ryoki Hara, Ayako Murase, Asami Ohara, Ai Ohnishi, Takashi Ohya, Shuichi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36308-9