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Recurrent Kawasaki disease

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We describe an infant who had recurrence of Kawasaki disease and responded to therapy with Intravenous Immune globulin (IVIG) and highlight the need for recognition of this vasculitis, which is being increasingly recognised in the Indian subcontinent.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Nungambakkam Chennai, India

    S. Balasubramanian & R. Ganesh

  2. Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, 12 A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034, India

    R. Ganesh

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Balasubramanian, S., Ganesh, R. Recurrent Kawasaki disease. Indian J Pediatr 76, 848–849 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0157-3

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