A Comparison of Kawasaki Disease during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Advanced patient age, a greater presence of gastrointestinal and cardiac findings associated with hypotension, increased NT-proBNP levels, decreased left ventricular function, the use of various treatment modalities, and longer hospital stays suggest MIS-C, whereas prolonged fever and classical clinical features of KD favor KD.
Authors
- Tunç Tunçer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-8851)
- Fatih Varol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2424-6887)
Institutions
- Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11101185
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57