Specific criteria to diagnose Kawasaki disease

Citations

  1. Newburger JW, et al. (2004). Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: A statement for health professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association. Pediatrics, 114(6): 1708–1733. [Erratum in Pediatrics, 115(4): 1118.]


Author: Debby Golonka, MPH Last Updated: December 23, 2008
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Stanford T. Shulman, MD - Pediatrics

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