The association between serum albumin levels and prognosis in children with hand-foot-mouth disease / 临床儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe levels of the serum albumin and their association with prognosis in children with hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) . Methods A total of 122 HFMD children admitted from 2011 to 2013 were selected and divided into three groupscommon group (n=57), severe group (n=52) and critical group (n=13). Serum albumin levels, blood glucose levels, peripheral blood white cell counts of the children in the three groups were compared within 24 hours of admis-sion. Moreover, the incidence of hypoalbuminemia and mortality of the children were analyzed in each group. Results In critical group, serum albumin levels were signiifcantly decreased while blood glucose levels and peripheral blood white cell counts were signiifcantly increased than those in the severe group and common group, and the differences were all statistically signiifcant (all P0.05). There was no hypoalbuminemia and death in severe group and common group. The percentage of hypoalbuminemia and mortality of children in critical group were higher than those in the other two groups (all P<0.01). Conclusions The mortality was extremely high in children with critical HFMD. The decrease of serum albumin levels was a high risk factor for death in children with critical HFMD. Early and dynamic monitoring serum albu-min levels may be helpful in evaluation of disease condition and prognosis of HFMD.