Factores de riesgo en pacientes con enfermedad de Kawasaki con falla al tratamiento inicial con inmunoglobulina humana intravenosa en menores de 15 años atendidos en el Hospital del Niño del 1 de Enero de 2003 al 31 de Diciembre del 2013
We retrospectively reviewed medical records of all patients diagnosed with KD from January 2003 to December 2013 and analyzed multiple parameters in responders and nonresponders to IVIG.
Results:
A total of 114 KD patients <15 years of age were reported during 20032013, 104 received immunoglobulin and 9 (8.6%) did not respond to it. In non responders group 44, 4 % of patients were male and the mean age was 23.8 months. The mean time of diagnosis was 5.78 days and all patients received IVIG before the 10th day of illness. Coronary artery lesions were found in 12/95 patients in the group of responders (12, 6%) and in 1/9 of non responders (11, 1%).