Analysis of 11 cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection combined with Kawasaki disease / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
;
(6): 207-209, 2013.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-318063
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the clinical characteristics of pediatric Kawasaki disease complicating mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Retrospective analysis was conducted on 11 children who had been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The 11 cases presented with varying degrees of fever, conjunctival congestion, skin rashes, lymphadenectasis, distal extremities lesions, heart and lung lesions. 8 of them were standartly treated with azithromycin, while 3 of them were treatad with azithromycin and erythromycin. 2 patients with pleural effusion complicated by lobar pneumonia consolidation were treated with gamma globulin combined aspirin. All of the 11 patients were healed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Infections are common at the diagonosis of KD. Reasonable examination and antibiotics is useful to cure KD with MPP.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Retrospective Studies
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
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Therapeutic Uses
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Diagnosis
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Drug Therapy
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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