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Coronary arterial ectasia in a 2-year-old boy showing two symptoms of Kawasaki disease without manifesting fever

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Comprehensive Research on the Practical Application of Medical Technology: Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Immunoglobulin plus Steroid Efficacy for Kawasaki Disease (RAISE) Study.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan

    Taichi Kato

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Nakatsugawa Municipal Hospital, 1522-1 Komamba, Nakatsugawa-City, Gifu, 508-8502, Japan

    Taichi Kato, Hideo Ando & Masahiro Yasui

  3. Department of Cardiology, Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center, 1-2 Osakada, Morioka-cho, Obu-City, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan

    Atsushi Numaguchi, Yasuaki Kishimoto, Kazushi Yasuda, Daichi Fukumi & Toshiaki Yasuda

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Kato, T., Numaguchi, A., Ando, H. et al. Coronary arterial ectasia in a 2-year-old boy showing two symptoms of Kawasaki disease without manifesting fever. Rheumatol Int 32, 1101–1103 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-1860-8

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