Fulminant acute liver failure as an unusual presentation of Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common acute systemic vasculitis of childhood. Although transaminitis and hydrops of the gallbladder are well-recognized features of KD, features of hepatic failure are u...

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