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Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Kawasaki Disease Whose Siblings Had the Same Disease.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jun 2021
Hayashida Kanako, Ae Ryusuke, Masuda Hiroya, Kosami Koki, Matsumura Masami, Makino Nobuko, Matsubara Yuri, Sasahara Teppei, Nakamura Yosikazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) have siblings who developed the same disease. Using a large-scale epidemiologic dataset, the present study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of this population. METHODS: We analyzed 89,725 patients diagnosed with KD during 2011-2018 who were registered in the nationwide Japanese KD survey database. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were...
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