Kawasaki and COVID-19 disease in children: a systematic review.

Laura Faustino Gonçalves Ana Inês Gonzales Fernanda Soares Aurélio Patatt Karina Mary de Paiva Patrícia Haas

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2020)

A significant increase in the incidence of Kawasaki-type diseases after the onset of the epidemic has been reported, suggesting an association between the COVID-19 epidemic and the high incidence of a severe form of KD. However, further studies are needed to conduct an investigation of the association between these two diseases.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
risk factors
early onset
case control
drug induced