Evidence of a respiratory virus does not exclude Kawasaki disease

Many children with Kawasaki disease (KD) have respiratory viruses and a positive viral polymerase chain reaction should not exclude a KD diagnosis, according to a new study. Kawasaki disease is a major cause of heart disease in children, however a specific etiology has yet to be found. A viral...
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