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Covers all essential information for clinicians, including basic science and practical treatment
Discusses the latest advances using anti-cytokine therapies
Compiled by an international team of experts
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Table of contents (46 chapters)
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Medical Treatment
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Diagnosis and Examinations
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides the most up-to-date information on the clinical research into and medical management of Kawasaki Disease, and opens the door for new pathological insights. Its nearly 50 sections cover basic research, genetic backgrounds, bacterial and biological evidence, and medical treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, steroids, and recent anti-cytokine approaches. It offers an invaluable resource for general pediatricians, pediatric and adult cardiologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, infectious disease specialists, pediatric rheumatologists, epidemiologists, and basic researchers in these disciplines.
Editors and Affiliations
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Advanced and Integrated Cardiovascular Research Course in the Young and Adolescence, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Ben Tsutomu Saji
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Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Boston, USA
Jane W. Newburger
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Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA
Jane C. Burns
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Heart Center , Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, USA
Masato Takahashi
About the editors
Dr. Ben Tsutomu Saji, First Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Jane W. Newburger, Harvard Medical School, Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
Dr. Jane C. Burns, Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA
Dr. Masato Takahashi, Heart Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kawasaki Disease
Book Subtitle: Current Understanding of the Mechanism and Evidence-Based Treatment
Editors: Ben Tsutomu Saji, Jane W. Newburger, Jane C. Burns, Masato Takahashi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56039-5
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56037-1Published: 07 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56761-5Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-56039-5Published: 27 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 552
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pediatrics, Cardiology, Immunology
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma