Exaggerated neutrophil extracellular trap formation in Kawasaki disease: a key phenomenon behind the outbreak in western countries?

Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Aug 11;81(9):e177. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218593.

Authors

Kouhei Yamashita¹, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo¹, Kiyomi Mizugishi^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hamatology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
² Department of Hamatology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan [email protected].
³ Department of Pediatrics, Yaizu City Hospital, Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan.

PMID: 32826275
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218593

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases; Inflammation; Systemic vasculitis.

Publication types

Letter