Effects of early diagnosis of kawasaki disease
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
kawasaki disease
- MeSH:
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome;
disease;
child;
early diagnosis
- From:Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association
2003;8(1):7-9
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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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
