Effects of early diagnosis of kawasaki disease

ABSTRACT

Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome; disease; child; early diagnosis From July 2000 to Dec 2002, at HCM city Children Hospital N01, 17 patients aged 4 months to 4 years with Kawasaki disease were treated. All patients had had at least 5 days of fever and 4-5 associated symptoms of Kawasaki disease. Fever was treated with aspirine and gammaglobuline inravenously. Patients who began to treat since 7th day or sooner will get shorter duration of fever, reduce coronary dilation and early discharged from hospital