The role of catecholamine in the severe hand, foot and mouth disease in children / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the levels of plasma catecholamine( norepinephrine,epinephrine and dopamine) in children with severe hand,foot and mouth disease( HFMD) ,and to assess the influence of cate-cholamine on the pathogenesis of severe HFMD. Methods A collaborative study group was established, including Children′s Hospital of Fudan University, Jiangxi Provincial Children′s Hospital, Anhui Provincial Children′s Hospital,Linyi People′s Hospital and No. 2 People′s Hospital of Fuyang City. Blood samples from children with severe HFMD were collected from April 2014 to October 2016. The levels of blood epineph-rine,norepinephrine,dopamine were measured at 2 h,24 h and 48 h after diagnosis for HFMD. Results The level of epinephrine at 24 h after diagnosis was ( 213. 0 ± 139. 8 ) ng/L in children with pulmonary edema, which was significantly higher than that of children without pulmonary edema[(137. 8 ± 45. 5)ng/L)](P=0. 022). The level of epinephrine at 24 h after diagnosis was (373. 2 ± 298. 1)ng/L in the dead children,and was (144. 2 ± 42. 5)ng/L in the survival children. The concentration of norepinephrine at 24 h after diagnosis was (1935. 7 ± 1824. 1)ng/L in the dead children,and was (858. 3 ± 212. 7)ng/L in the survival children. The levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine of those who died from HFMD were significantly higher than those of survival children at 24 h after diagnosis. There were no significant differences in catecholamine con-centrations among stage 2,3,4 HFMDs at 2 h,24 h and 48 h after diagnosis. Sex and enterovirus 71 virus infection had no significant influences on plasma catecholamine concentrations in children with severe HFMD. Conclusion Plasma epinephrine levels increase in children with HFMD complicated with pulmonary edema. Epinephrine and norepinephrine may play an important role in the death of children with severe HFMD.