Characterization of Kawasaki’s disease in four private hospitals from Guatemala

Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki syndrome Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome

Authors

  • Pablo J Grazioso
    pjgraziosoa@correo.url.edu.gt
    Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala
June 30, 2017

Background: Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis which mainly involves medium caliber arteries and has become the first cause of acquired heart disease in children. Its frequency is greater in children < 5 years. There i