Preterm birth and Kawasaki disease: a nationwide Japanese population-based study

Background null Previous studies showed that preterm birth increased the risk for hospital admissions in infancy and childhood due to some acute diseases. However, the risk of preterm children developing Kawasaki disease remains unknown. In the present study, we investigate whether preterm birth increased the morbidity of Kawasaki disease. null Methods null We included 36,885 (34,880 term and 2005 preterm) children born in 2010 in Japan. We...