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Potential link between SARS-CoV-2 and Kawasaki disease: importance of dentists for the diagnosis
- Source :
- Brazilian Oral Research, Vol 35 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2021.
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Abstract
- Abstract: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis with predilection for coronary arteries. Due to a lack of reliable confirmatory laboratory tests, the diagnosis of KD is based on a characteristic pattern of clinical findings that appear in a typical temporal sequence. The diagnostic criteria have been periodically modified and the American Heart Association has proposed the most recent guidelines for its diagnosis. However, patients may have incomplete or atypical forms of KD and diagnosis can often be difficult. Because oropharyngeal manifestations are a common and important feature for diagnosing KD and recent studies have hypothesized a possible association between KD and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in this review we highlight the importance of dentists in the diagnosis of KD and its potential association with SARS-CoV-2.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18073107
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Brazilian Oral Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.24f3865239f443f7905d9a9ee36f1c51
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0047