[Kawasaki disease: a clinical serie]. / Enfermedad de Kawasaki: una serie clínica.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 28(5): 416-22, 2011 Oct.
Article
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| ID: mdl-22051617
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a serious disease in children due to its potential complications and sequelae if not promptly and adequately managed.OBJECTIVES:
To describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children hospitalized due to KD at a tertiary care center and identify risk factors for poor outcome. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Retrospective and descriptive study of 32 medical records of patients hospitalized with diagnosis of KD at a tertiary care center of Santiago, Chile between February 1999 and May 2007.RESULTS:
The annual frequency was of 5 cases, mainly boys and during spring. The median age at diagnosis was 1.5 years and 87.5% of the children were younger than 5 years. Typical presentation prevailed in all ages (68,7%). Coronary artery affection, including dilatation or aneurisms, occurred in 21.9% of the cases, with aneurysms in 3 cases. All patients were treated with aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG); 4 patients required a second dose. No deaths were reported. The identified risk factors for poor outcome were age older than 5 years and hypoalbuminemia.CONCLUSIONS:
KD is an infrequent disease that mainly occurs in children younger than 5 years and with a typical presentation. There are risk factors associated with poor outcome.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Linfonodos Mucocutâneos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
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
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article