دورية أكاديمية
Unexpectedly high incidence of Kawasaki Disease in a Canadian Atlantic Province- an 11-year retrospective descriptive study
العنوان: | Unexpectedly high incidence of Kawasaki Disease in a Canadian Atlantic Province- an 11-year retrospective descriptive study |
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المؤلفون: | Abdulrahman Alkanhal, Joseph Saunders, Fajer Altammar, Adam M. Huber, Andrew Lynk, Alison MacLeod, Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez, Meighan Adams, Suzanne Ramsey, Elizabeth Stringer, Andrew Warren, Bianca Lang |
المصدر: | Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) |
بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2023. |
سنة النشر: | 2023 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Pediatrics LCC:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Vasculitis, Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, Kawasaki disease, Coronary artery aneurysm, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, RJ1-570, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, RC925-935 |
الوصف: | Abstract Background Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries with a variable incidence worldwide. Previous studies reported an unexpectedly high incidence of KD in the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. The goals of our study were to validate this finding in the province of Nova Scotia and to carefully review patients’ characteristics and disease outcomes. Methods This was a retrospective review of all children |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1546-0096 52325792 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1546-0096 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12969-023-00805-y |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/fbe5232579214a88978397330d1be726 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.fbe5232579214a88978397330d1be726 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 15460096 52325792 |
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DOI: | 10.1186/s12969-023-00805-y |