Concurrent Respiratory Viruses and Kawasaki Disease

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 136; no. 3; p. e609
• Main Authors: Turnier, Jessica L, Anderson, Marsha S, Heizer, Heather R, Jone, Pei-Ni, Glodé, Mary P, Dominguez, Samuel R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Adenoviridae - isolation & purification; Child; Child, Preschool; Coronavirus - isolation & purification; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - epidemiology; Nasopharynx - virology; Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - virology; Retrospective Studies; Rhinovirus - isolation & purification

The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) remains challenging without a definitive diagnostic test and currently is guided by using clinical patient characteristics and supported by laboratory data. The role of respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis of KD is not fully understood. Charts of patients wi...