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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/866| Title: | A resistant case of Kawasaki Disease |
| Authors: | Mulvaney, Shirley Vella, Cecil Grech, Victor E. |
| Keywords: | Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome -- Malta -- Case studies Anti-inflammatory agents |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Malta Medical Journal |
| Citation: | Malta Medical Journal. 2007, Vol.19(4), p. 27-29 |
| Abstract: | Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of childhood of unknown origin which may cause coronary arteritis and death. The Maltese incidence has been calculated at 3.2/100,000 population 4 years of age, similar to that reported in European communities and far lower than that reported in Asian countries. The use of steroids in this condition remains contentious. We report a resistant case of KD who required two doses of pulsed steroids in addition to standard treatment with aspirin and immunoglobulin. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/866 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 19, Issue 4 MMJ, Volume 19, Issue 4 Scholarly Works - FacM&SPae |
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