Kawasaki disease

 

作者: Simon Nadel,   Michael Levin,  

 

期刊: Current Opinion in Pediatrics  (OVID Available online 1993)
卷期: Volume 5, issue 1  

页码: 29-34

 

ISSN:1040-8703

 

年代: 1993

 

出版商: OVID

 

关键词: ANCA—antineutrophil cytotoxic antibodies;CAS—group A streptococci.

 

数据来源: OVID

 

摘要:

The cause of Kawasaki disease remains a mystery. Since its original description, many theories regarding the etiology of this serious childhood illness have been proposed, only to be refuted on closer scrutiny. The past year has seen important advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of Kawasaki disease. Probably the most exciting advance has been the description of the mechanisms underlying the immunologic derangements seen in Kawasaki disease, together with evidence that this mysterious illness may be caused by a toxin that acts as a superantigen.

 

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