Recent Advances in Kawasaki Disease
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 15-21, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-199918
ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized with acute systemic vasculitis, occurs predominantly in children between 6 months to 5 years of age. Patients with this disease recover well and the disease is self-limited in most cases. Since it can lead to devastating cardiovascular complications, KD needs special attention. Recent reports show steady increases in the prevalence of KD in both Japan and Korea. However, specific pathogens have yet to be found. Recent advances in research on KD include searches for genetic susceptibility related to KD and research on immunopathogenesis based on innate and acquired immunity. Also, search for etiopathogenesis and treatment of KD has been actively sought after using animal models. In this paper, the recent progress of research on KD was discussed.
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Assunto principal:
Predisposição Genética para Doença
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Cardiopatias
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Síndrome de Linfonodos Mucocutâneos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Artigo
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