Kawasaki disease in older children and adolescents.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Features of 28 patients older than 8 years of age with acute Kawasaki disease were reviewed. Observations included a predominance of male patients and white patients, delays in diagnosis of acute Kawasaki disease, presence of additional signs and symptoms, and a substantial incidence of coronary artery abnormalities (21%) including mild transient changes.
Medical subject headings
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Age Distribution
- Age of Onset
- Chicago
- Chicago/epidemiology
- Child
- Coronary Aneurysm
- Coronary Aneurysm/etiology
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use
- Male
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/complications
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/diagnosis
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/epidemiology
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/therapy
- Sex Distribution