Afebrile Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

authors:

avatar Yu Wen 1 , avatar Ying Chen 1 , avatar Huiling Lu 1 , avatar Xiufen Hu 1 , *

Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.28, issue 4; e68518
published online: July 3, 2018
article type: Letter
received: March 11, 2018
revised: May 14, 2018
accepted: May 15, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.68518

how to cite: Wen Y, Chen Y, Lu H, Hu X. Afebrile Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction. Iran J Pediatr. 2018;28(4):e68518. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.68518.

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