Kawasaki disease: are we missing the diagnosis?
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-80898
ABSTRACT
We report 6 cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) diagnosed over a period of one year and review of all the cases reported from India. The diagnosis of KD was based on clinical criteria The mean age of patients was 6.83 years and mean duration of symptoms before diagnosis was 7.5 days. Apart from classical clinical features, elevated transaminases and blood urea along with free fluid in abdomen was present in one case each. Two patients had dilated coronaries that returned to normal on follow up. One patient developed headache and neck stiffness following treatment with intravenous gamma globulins. The outcome was excellent in all the cases.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Factores de Tiempo
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Factores Sexuales
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Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos
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Aspirina
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Estudios de Seguimiento
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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