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Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in patients with Kawasaki disease
Mi Na Lee, Jie Hae Cha, Hye Mi Ahn, Jeong Hyun Yoo, Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sohn, Young Mi Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(3):123-127.   Published online March 31, 2011
Purpose

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the main cause of acquired heart disease in children. In addition to cardiovascular involvement, many complications have been recognized in KD. However, respiratory complications have been rarely reported. We investigated the differences in clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, radiography findings, and echocardiography findings of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and other types of pneumonia in KD patients.

Methods

Among 358 patients...



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