The impact of vitamin D on the onset and progress of Kawasaki disease.
Natsumi OkazakiHiroyuki IkedaTakafumi HondaKazuma TsunoFumiya InoueSatoko TakahashiAyako SakuraiHideaki UekiYasushi NoguchiHiromichi HamadaShunji IgarashiPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2022)
The 25(OH)D levels in patients with KD were lower than those in the controls, especially in winter. Lower 25(OH)D levels in winter were associated with an increased risk of KD onset. It remains to be elucidated whether the observed association has a causal relationship.
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