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Nephrotic syndrome in Kawasaki disease
Author(s) -
LEESS BW.,
YAP HK.,
YIP W. C. L.,
GIAM YC.,
TAY J. S. H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1989.tb01464.x
Subject(s) - medicine , kawasaki disease , nephrotic syndrome , mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome , myocardial infarction , disease , pediatrics , cardiology , artery
Renal manifestations in Kawasaki disease are rare, and nephrotic syndrome in this disorder has not been described previously. We report a 3 month old infant with Kawasaki disease, presenting with nephrotic syndrome which responded to steroid therapy. The patient, however, developed coronary aneurysms and died of acute myocardial infarction.