Paediatric Kawasaki Disease - Clinical Analysis and Cases

This book introduces the clinical analysis and accompany cases of paediatric Kawasaki disease. It has 14 chapters about typical Kawasaki disease, atypical Kawasaki disease, recurrent, misdiagnosis, and complications involved different systems, such as cardiovascular, digestive, nervous, blood, respiratory, urinary, bone and joints, and endocrine systems complications. In this book, 53 Kawasaki cases are presented with clinical history, physical examination, laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment and discussion.
This book is helpful for clinicians, ultrasonologist, and radiologist to support early diagnosis and proper treatment, which can significantly improve the prognosis of Kawasaki disease.

List of contents

Cardiovascular System.- Digestive System.- Nervous System.- Blood System.- Respiratory System.- Urinary System.- Bone and Joint System.- Endocrine System.- IVIG Resistance.- Kawasaki Disease Recurrence.- Missed Diagnosed Cases.- Atypical Kawasaki Disease Cases.- Vaccination Related Case.- Contraversial Cases.- Cardiac Tumor.

About the author

Hong Wang, M.D, Ph.D, is a chief pediatracien and a professor of pediatric cardiology of Shengjing hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

Product details

• Authors: Hong Wang
• Assisted by: Hon Wang (Editor), Hong Wang (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9789811500374
• ISBN: 978-981-1500-37-4
• No. of pages: 310
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 18 mm x 286 mm
• Weight: 1127 g
• Illustrations: XII, 310 p. 388 illus., 226 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Pediatrics, Medical / Nursing