Corticosteroids for the treatment of Kawasaki disease in children
Appendices
Appendix 1. CENTRAL search strategy
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome] this term only
#2 kawasaki*
#3 mucocutaneous near/5 syndrome
#4 #1 or #2 or #3
#5 MeSH descriptor: [Glucocorticoids] explode all trees
#6 steroid*:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)
#7 *steroid:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)
#8 glucocorticoid*:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)
#9 prednisone:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)
#10 *prednisolone:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)
#11 #5 or #6 or #7 or #8 or #9 or #10
#12 #4 and #11
Appendix 2. Glossary of terms
| Term | Definition |
| Aetiology | Cause of a condition |
| Defervesence | The abatement of a fever |
| Deleterious | Negative effect |
| Desquamation | Loss of the outermost layer of a surface |
| Erythematous | Reddening ‐ a term generally reserved for the skin |
| Exanthem | A virus known to be associated with a rash |
| Mucocutanoeous | Type of bodily surface, such as that inside of the mouth |
| Oropharyngeal | Area of the body encompassing the mouth and throat |
| Polymorphous rash | Rash of varying appearance |
| Sequelae | Consequence |
| Stenosis | Restriction in the diameter of a vessel |
| Thrombosis | Occulsion of a vessel due to blood clotting |
