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01.06.2006 | Original Article
Study of the autoantibody profile after the acute phase of Kawasaki disease in a cohort of children from North India
verfasst von:
R. Venkatraman, S. Singh, R.W. Minz
Erschienen in:
Rheumatology International
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Ausgabe 8/2006
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Abstract
A study of organ-specific and organ-nonspecific autoantibodies was carried out in 21 children being followed up after a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease at a tertiary care center of North India. Anti-nuclear antibodies were detected in 9.5% patients while anti-thyroid microsomal antibodies were detected in 23.9% patients. Other autoantibodies (e.g. anti-parietal cell antibody, anti-liver kidney microsomal antibody anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, anti-mitochondrial antibody and anti-smooth muscle antibody) were not detected in any of our patients. Children with Kawasaki disease need to be monitored for the development of autoantibodies during follow-up.