Is Varicella Zoster Virus an Etiologic Factor in Kawasaki Disease? A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Demet Toprak MD,
• Özge Serçe MD,
• Özden Türel MD,
• Serkan Atici MD,
• Ahmet Soysal MD,
• Mustafa Bakir MD

Affiliations

Demet Toprak MD

Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Özge Serçe MD

Department of Pediatrics, Izmit Seka Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey

Özden Türel MD

Department of Pediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey

Serkan Atici MD

School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

Ahmet Soysal MD

School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

Mustafa Bakir MD

School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey