Recurrent Kawasaki disease: USA and Japan

Recurrent Kawasaki disease: USA and Japan

Background Descriptive epidemiologic studies of recurrent and non‐recurrent Kawasaki disease (KD) may identify other potentially important differences between these illnesses. Methods Data from the USA and Japan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national KD surveillance(1984–2008...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics international 2015-12, Vol.57 (6), p.1116-1120
Hauptverfasser: Maddox, Ryan A, Holman, Robert C, Uehara, Ritei, Callinan, Laura S, Guest, Jodie L, Schonberger, Lawrence B, Nakamura, Yosikazu, Yashiro, Mayumi, Belay, Ermias D
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Sprache:eng
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Child, Preschool
Disease control
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Japan - epidemiology
Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki syndrome
Male
Morbidity - trends
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - epidemiology
Pediatrics
Population Surveillance
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Background Descriptive epidemiologic studies of recurrent and non‐recurrent Kawasaki disease (KD) may identify other potentially important differences between these illnesses. Methods Data from the USA and Japan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national KD surveillance(1984–2008) and the 17th Japanese nationwide survey (2001–2002), respectively, were analyzed to examine recurrent KD patients
ISSN:1328-8067
1442-200X
DOI:10.1111/ped.12733