| Literature DB >> 32171556 |
Sabrina Belkaibech1, Brian J Potter2, Harb Kang3, Ga Eun Lee4, Marianne Bilodeau-Bertrand5, Nathalie Auger6.
Abstract
We assessed the association between maternal autoimmune disorders and offspring risk of Kawasaki disease in a longitudinal cohort of 792 108 newborns. We found that maternal autoimmune disorders, especially autoimmune thyroiditis, may be risk factors for Kawasaki disease in children, particularly young children.Entities:
Keywords: autoimmune; autoimmune disease; mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; rheumatic diseases; thyroiditis; vasculitis
Year: 2020 PMID: 32171556 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.02.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406