Update on association between Kawasaki disease and infection.
J Chin Med Assoc
; 82(3): 172-174, 2019 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30913113
ABSTRACT
The relationship between infection and Kawasaki disease (KD) remains unclear. Infection has long been considered a key predisposing factor for KD. Bacterial and viral agents may be related to the onset of KD because of superantigen and cytokine production. Various bacterial and viral infections have been reported to be associated with KD, but the actual mechanism remains unknown. The higher association between KD and enterovirus has been well documented by using Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. However, no evidence has been obtained that various bacterial and viral infections induce KD. Comprehensive research, including infectious agents, should be conducted to elucidate the pathogenesis of KD.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacterial Infections
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Virus Diseases
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Chin Med Assoc
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article