Concomitant Respiratory Viral Infections in Children with Kawasaki Disease

Overview

Journal Pediatr Infect Dis J

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2010 Apr 1

PMID 20354462

Citations 43

Authors

Alejandro Jordan-Villegas

Michael L Chang

Octavio Ramilo

Asuncion Mejias

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Abstract

The role of respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD) remains controversial. In this study, we showed that 8.8% of patients with KD had documented respiratory viral infections. Patients with concomitant viral infections had a higher frequency of coronary artery dilatations and were significantly more often diagnosed with incomplete KD. The presence of a concomitant viral infection should not exclude the diagnosis of KD.

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