- Original Article
- Cardiology
- High antistreptolysin O titer is associated with coronary artery lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease
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Dong Eun Min, Do Hee Kim, Mi Young Han, Sung Ho Cha, Kyung Lim Yoon
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2019;62(6):235-239. Published online November 7, 2018
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Purpose: In Kawasaki disease (KD) patients, coronary artery complications, incomplete and refractory types occur more frequently in patients with streptococcal or other bacterial/viral infections. Recently, we observed a higher incidence of coronary lesions in KD patients with high anti-streptolysin O (ASO) titer. Therefore, we hypothesized that KD patients diagnosed with concurrent streptococcal infection have poor prognosis, with respect to treatment... |
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