Kawasaki disease in central area of Northeast Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai
; 87(8): 887-90, 2004 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-15471291
ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a leading cause of acquired heart disease of childhood. The authors retrospectively reviewed cases of KD in major referral centers of central Northeast Thailand from July 1991 to June 2003. Seventy-three episodes occurring in 72 patients were diagnosed with KD by the American Heart Association criteria with a mean age of presentation of 27 +/- 19 months. The annual incidence was 2.2 per 100,000 children < 5 years of age. Coronary artery abnormalities (CAA) were found in 15 (20.5%) children. Nine patients (18%) who were diagnosed before 10 days were not treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Two (13%) of the 15 patients still had coronary lesions at the end of the follow-up period of 35.5 +/- 13.4 months. Index of suspicious should be maintained in children who had clinical signs of KD for early diagnosis and prompt treatment with IVIG.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome Mucocutáneo Linfonodular
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Assoc Thai
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Tailandia