ISSN: 2165-8048
Department of General Internal Medicine, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
Editorial
Kawasaki disease outbreaks in COVID-19 era
Author(s): Marco Marando* and Adriana Tamburello
Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most common pediatric vasculitis syndrome which mainly affects children less than 5 years of age and it is characterized by pathognomonic clinical manifestations and possible severe vascular complications. In this article we discussed the possible association between COVID-19 and Kawasaki disease. Making a correct diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease in a properly timely manner is really important in order to initiate an appropriate treatment and to prevent clinical deterioration and vascular complications... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2165-8048.20.10.318