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Chen TYT, Chou MC, Lai JN, Chiu LT, Chang R, Hung YM, Wei JCC. Non-Typhoidal Salmonella and the Risk of Kawasaki Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Front Immunol 2021; 12:701409. [PMID: 34220865 PMCID: PMC8252964 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.701409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection and the risk of Kawasaki disease (KD) by using a nationwide population-based data set in Taiwan. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we enrolled 69,116 patients under 18 years of age, with NTS from January 1st, 2000, to December 31st, 2013, using the population-based National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. A comparison group without NTS was matched (at a 1:4 ratio) by propensity score. The two cohorts were followed from the initial diagnosis of NTS until the date of KD development or December 31st, 2013. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was conducted to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) after adjusting for covariates. Also, we conducted sensitivity analyses to examine our findings. Results After adjusting for covariates, the risk of KD for the children with NTS was significantly higher than that of the comparison group (hazard ratio = 1.31; 95% confidence interval = 1.03-1.66; p < 0.01). Stratified analysis showed that the associated risk of the investigated outcome was significant in children aged ≤2 years (aHR= 1.31, 95% C.I. 1.02-1.69), in female patients (aHR= 1.46, 95% C.I. 1.03-2.08), and in those without allergic diseases. Conclusions NTS is associated with an increased risk of KD in Taiwanese children.
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- Thomas Yen-Ting Chen
- Department of Medical Research & Education, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Recreation and Sports Management, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Pingtung Branch, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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- School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,College of Health and Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Gamez-Gonzalez LB, Moribe-Quintero I, Cisneros-Castolo M, Varela-Ortiz J, Muñoz-Ramírez M, Garrido-García M, Yamazaki-Nakashimada M. Kawasaki disease shock syndrome: Unique and severe subtype of Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Int 2018; 60:781-790. [PMID: 29888440 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease shock syndrome (KDSS) is an uncommon presentation of Kawasaki disease (KD). KDSS has been associated with more severe markers of inflammation, coronary abnormalities and i.v. immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance. METHODS A retrospective, descriptive study of children with KDSS in two hospitals was performed. Relevant articles about KD and shock were collected, and demographic data, clinical presentation, laboratory variables, echocardiogram findings, treatment and special features were analyzed when available. Twelve patients diagnosed with KDSS were retrospectively reviewed from two centers in Mexico, along with 91 additional cases from the literature. RESULTS Seventy-two patients presented with complete KD (69.9%), and 30.1% (31/103) had unusual KD manifestations. The most frequent diagnosis at the time of admission was toxic shock syndrome (TSS; n = 20). Sixteen of the 20 had coronary artery abnormalities. Overall, abnormalities in the coronary arteries were documented in 65% of the patients. The mortality rate was 6.8%. CONCLUSION The presence of coronary aneurysms was significantly and positively correlated with male gender, IVIG resistance, inotrope treatment, cardiac failure, abdominal pain and neurological symptoms. IVIG-resistant patients had higher neutrophil : lymphocyte ratio. Abdominal symptoms, hypoalbuminemia and elevated C-reactive protein were present in almost all of the patients. Multisystem involvement with atypical presentation in KDSS is frequent. An important differential diagnosis is TSS. Mechanical ventilation, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms were associated with IVIG resistance and the presence of coronary aneurysms. The first line of treatment includes IVIG and pulse corticosteroids; in severe cases, infliximab, anakinra, cyclosporine or plasmapheresis are alternative treatment options.
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- Clinical Immunology Department, National Institute of Pediatrics, Médica Sur Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Intensive Care Unit, National Institute of Pediatrics, Médica Sur Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Cardiology Department, National Institute of Pediatrics, Médica Sur Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Clinical Immunology Department, National Institute of Pediatrics, Médica Sur Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
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Georgesen C, Ladak K, Harp J, Magro C. Streptococcal-induced Kawasaki disease of the psoriasiform phenotype in a young adult. Int J Dermatol 2017; 56:965-967. [PMID: 28718879 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Corey Georgesen
- Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dermatopathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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A child who was having all symptoms of Kawasaki disease (KD) was diagnosed with osteomyelitis. Very quick response was appreciated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion for all the symptoms except osteomyelitis. Long term antibiotics were required to treat it. This kind of overlap between KD and pyogenic osteomyelits due to S. aureus, further supports relationship between these two.
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Tada R, Takano Y, Murakami H, Ishibashi KI, Nagi-Miura N, Adachi Y, Ohno N. Vasculitis and anaphylactoid shock in mice induced by the polysaccharide fraction secreted into culture supernatants by the fungus Candida metapsilosis. Microbiol Immunol 2011; 55:357-65. [PMID: 21362025 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2011.00326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The biological effects of Candida metapsilosis water-soluble fraction (CMWS), prepared using a completely synthesized medium, were examined to determine whether CMWS induces vasculitis similar to that seen in Kawasaki disease, and anaphylactoid shock, in mice. It was found that intraperitoneal injection of CMWS induces coronary arteritis and i.v. injection induces acute anaphylactoid shock in mice, similar to Candida albicans water-soluble fraction (CAWS)-induced arteritis and anaphylactoid shock. The mannan structure of the polysaccharide fraction was then analyzed by performing antiserum reactivity tests and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The mannan structure was investigated because the present authors have recently found that the mannan moiety within the polysaccharide fraction might be responsible for these pathogenic activities. The structural analysis showed that the mannan structure within CMWS expresses α-mannan residues, but not β-mannan. In addition, the mannan structure of CMWS is quite similar to that of CAWS. The present findings indicate that the polysaccharide fraction from C. metapsilosis, which is mainly composed of mannan, contributes to coronary arteritis and acute shock, and that the mannan structure could be responsible for this pathogenicity.
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- Rui Tada
- Laboratory for Immunopharmacology of Microbial Products, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Oberle D, Pönisch C, Weißer K, Keller-Stanislawski B, Mentzer D. Schutzimpfung gegen Rotavirusgastroenteritis. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s00112-010-2309-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vasculitis may be associated with infection, immunization or anti-microbial drugs. Infections are responsible for a number of different types of vasculitis. Conversely, patients with vasculitis may develop infections, which sometimes mimic relapse. The aim of this review is to summarize the various aspects of the inter-relationship between vasculitis and infection, and the physiopathological mechanisms involved, in light of our current knowledge from animal models. Currently, a causal relationship between infection and vasculitis has only been established in a few instances and many mechanisms remain hypothetical. This inter-relationship is further assessed from the point of view of clinical presentation and therapeutic options, based on case reports and prospective observational data.
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Tada R, Nagi-Miura N, Adachi Y, Ohno N. The influence of culture conditions on vasculitis and anaphylactoid shock induced by fungal pathogen Candida albicans cell wall extract in mice. Microb Pathog 2008; 44:379-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2007.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2007] [Revised: 10/29/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nakamura T, Yamamura JI, Sato H, Kakinuma H, Takahashi H. Vasculitis induced by immunization with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin followed by atypical mycobacterium antigen: a new mouse model for Kawasaki disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 49:391-7. [PMID: 17298582 PMCID: PMC7110316 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2007.00217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kawasaki disease causes systemic vasculitis. The development of skin lesions at the vaccination site with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an important diagnostic symptom. We hypothesized that infection with ubiquitous microorganisms immunogenically related to BCG might induce an immunopathologic reaction leading to the development of Kawasaki disease. Mice were first inoculated with BCG, and then secondarily inoculated 4 weeks later with crude extract from Mycobacterium intracellulare (cMI), an abundant atypical mycobacterium. Animals inoculated with BCG followed by cMI developed coronary arteritis with infiltration of inflammatory cells, whereas control animals inoculated with only cMI or BCG did not, suggesting that the immune response to the mycobacteria induced autoimmunity to the vascular wall. Intravenous injection with antibodies to peroxiredoxin II, a modulator of vascular remodeling and a suggested target for autoimmune vasculitis, also resulted in coronary arteritis, but only after prior inoculation with BCG. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, MCP1 and interferon-gamma production were significantly higher in the animals inoculated with BCG than in the control groups (P<0.05). BCG immunization was required for the development of coronary arteritis, suggesting that these cytokines might play important roles. The results indicate that BCG induces primary autoimmunity and stimulates cytokine induction, and that atypical mycobacterial infection boosts the autoimmunity resulting in coronary arteritis.
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Imayoshi M, Yamamoto S, Watanabe M, Nishimura S, Tashiro K, Zaitsu M, Tasaki H, Kimoto M, Hamasaki Y, Ishii E. Expression of CD180, a toll-like receptor homologue, is up-regulated in children with Kawasaki disease. J Mol Med (Berl) 2005; 84:168-74. [PMID: 16389554 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-005-0010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2005] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness in childhood characterized by the formation of aneurysms in coronary arteries. It is believed that KD is caused by infectious agents because of its epidemic waves and high incidence of familial occurrence. Because an increase in the levels and dysfunction of B cells in peripheral blood was reported in KD, we investigated the expression of cluster of differentiation 180 (CD180), a toll-like receptor homologue, in the B cells of children with KD, and in those with bacterial or viral infections. The percentages of CD180 positive B cells were significantly higher in children with KD or viral infections than in those with bacterial infections or in healthy controls. When the expression levels of CD180 were compared by using the mean fluorescent intensity ratio of patients to healthy controls, the level of CD180 expression was also significantly up-regulated in children with KD or viral infections. To clarify the effect of viral infection on the expression of CD180, B cells were stimulated with poly inosinic-cytidyric acid [poly(IC)], a synthetic double-stranded RNA. Poly(IC) clearly enhanced CD180 expression in B cells in vitro, both at the protein and messenger RNA levels. These results suggest that similar mechanisms may be involved in the up-regulation of B cell CD180 expression in patients with either KD or viral infections.
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- Miyoko Imayoshi
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan
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Burgner D, Harnden A. Kawasaki disease: what is the epidemiology telling us about the etiology? Int J Infect Dis 2005; 9:185-94. [PMID: 15936970 PMCID: PMC7110839 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Revised: 03/14/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is an important and common inflammatory vasculitis of early childhood with a striking predilection for the coronary arteries. It is the predominant cause of paediatric acquired heart disease in developed countries. Despite 40 years of research, the aetiology of KD remains unknown and consequently there is no diagnostic test and treatment is non-specific and sub-optimal. The consensus is that KD is due to one or more widely distributed infectious agent(s), which evoke an abnormal immunological response in genetically susceptible individuals. The epidemiology of KD has been extensively investigated in many populations and provides much of the supporting evidence for the consensus regarding etiology. These epidemiological data are reviewed here, in the context of the etiopathogenesis. It is suggested that these data provide additional clues regarding the cause of KD and may account for some of the continuing controversies in the field.
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- David Burgner
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, GPO Box D184, Perth WA 6840, Australia.
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Grunebaum E, Blank M, Cohen S, Afek A, Kopolovic J, Meroni PL, Youinou P, Shoenfeld Y. The role of anti-endothelial cell antibodies in Kawasaki disease - in vitro and in vivo studies. Clin Exp Immunol 2002; 130:233-40. [PMID: 12390310 PMCID: PMC1906533 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.02000.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis with cardiac and noncardiac complications. Anti--endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) are found among many patients with KD. The aim of this study was to investigate the pathogenic role of AECA in KD using in vitro and in vivo experimental models. F(ab)2 fragments of IgG-AECA and IgM-AECA were affinity purified from a patient with active KD. Their endothelial binding and ability to induce a pro-adhesive and a pro-inflammatory phenotype were evaluated in vitro. Twenty Balb/C mice were immunized with KD-AECA or with control Ig (N-Ig) to induce AECA in a murine model by the idiotypic manipulation method. Both KD-AECA isotypes bind significantly to human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) compared to N-Ig. The in vitro activity was demonstrated by the antibodies ability to activate endothelial cells resulting in increased IL-6 secretion, adhesion molecule expression and monocytic cell line (U937) adherence to HUVEC. Five of the mice that received KD-AECA developed murine AECA after 3 months. None of the mice that received N-Ig produced AECA. The murine AECA increased monocyte adhesion to EC in vitro, similarly to the AECA used for immunization. Furthermore, all the mice that developed AECA had proteinuria and IgG deposition in the renal mesangium. No histological or immunofluorescence evidence of cardiac vasculitis could be detected. AECA might play a role in the emergence of some of KD manifestations.
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- E Grunebaum
- Centre for Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Medicine B, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Odièvre MH, Valdès L, Billiard M, Weill C, Michot AS, Olivier C. [Staphylococcal toxic syndrome, atypical presentation of Kawasaki syndrome or staphylococcal skin syndrome?]. Arch Pediatr 2002; 9:155-8. [PMID: 11915498 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(01)00725-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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CASE REPORT A three-year-old girl was admitted for persistent fever, erythermatous rash with subsequent desquamation, stomatitis, cheleitis and cervical lymphadenopathy following development of a buttock abscess secondary to an insect bite. A TSS-positive Staphylococcus aureus strain was isolated from the abscess. COMMENTS Both clinical and bacteriological features led to discuss a "toxic shock syndrome without shock", an atypical form of Kawasaki syndrome without thrombocytosis and coronary arteritis or a staphylococcal skin syndrome. An early treatment with antibiotics could have limited the toxin production explaining both symptomatology and favourable course of the disease.
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- M H Odièvre
- Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Louis-Mourier, 178, rue des Renouillers, 92701 Colombes, France.
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Braun-Falco O, Plewig G, Wolff HH, Burgdorf WHC. Bacterial Diseases. Dermatology 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-97931-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Royle JA, Williams K, Elliott E, Sholler G, Nolan T, Allen R, Isaacs D. Kawasaki disease in Australia, 1993-95. Arch Dis Child 1998; 78:33-9. [PMID: 9534673 PMCID: PMC1717439 DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIM To describe the epidemiology, management, and rate of cardiac sequelae of Kawasaki disease in Australia. DESIGN Cases were notified to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, an active national surveillance scheme, from May 1993 to June 1995. RESULTS 139 cases of Kawasaki disease were confirmed. In 1994, the annual incidence was 3.7/100,000 children < 5 years old. Sixteen children were not admitted to hospital. Coronary artery abnormalities were reported in 35 (25%) children. Two patients were diagnosed at postmortem examination. Sixty six per cent of patients were diagnosed within 10 days of onset and 81% of these received intravenous gammaglobulin within 10 days. Forty five of the notified children did not fulfil the study criteria because of streptococcal infection or insufficient clinical criteria. One child with streptococcal infection had coronary artery dilatation. CONCLUSION Diagnosis of Kawasaki disease was delayed beyond 10 days in one third of patients, and almost 20% of children who could have received gammaglobulin within 10 days did not. The distinction between Kawasaki disease, streptococcal infection, and other possible diagnoses is problematic in some children.
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- J A Royle
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Westmead, Australia
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Davies HD, Kirk V, Jadavji T, Kotzin BL. Simultaneous presentation of Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome in an adolescent male. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1996; 15:1136-8. [PMID: 8970231 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199612000-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- H D Davies
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Alberta Children's Hospital University of Calgary, Canada.
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Howlett DC, Malcolm PN, MacDonald LM. Case of the month: a curious cause of a paediatric abdominal mass. Br J Radiol 1996; 69:1075-6. [PMID: 8958033 DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-827-1075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- D C Howlett
- Department of Radiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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OBJECTIVE To describe the illness occurring in four members of a family, which had clinical and laboratory features of Kawasaki disease and streptococcal infection. METHODOLOGY A retrospective report of three siblings and an adult male living in one household. The children had serology, blood counts, cultures and echocardiography performed and were treated with antibiotics and gammaglobulin infusions. RESULTS The patients developed clinical, and exhibited laboratory, features suggesting streptococcal infection and 4/5 criteria suggesting the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. All made a good clinical recovery but the youngest developed a coronary artery aneurysm. CONCLUSIONS It may be difficult to distinguish streptococcal infection and Kawasaki disease. It is possible that some cases of Kawasaki disease are precipitated by streptococcal infection.
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- D G Anderson
- Department of Paediatrics, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, Australia
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