Epidemiological study of children with Kawasaki disease in Nanjing of Jiangsu Province from 2012 to 2014

VernacularTitle:江苏省南京市2012-2014年川崎病流行病学调查
Author: Cheng TAN ; Siyu YIN ; Zheqian LI ; Xiaoyan REN ; Lisha LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Kawasaki disease; Epidemiological studies
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2015;(21):3249-3250,3251
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD)in Nanjing.Methods We reviewed the medical records and reports of all patients admitted to Nanjing Chil-dren′Hospital with KD diagnosed during 3 -year periods from 2012 to 2014.Results We studied 1 446 inpatients diagnosed with KD from 2012 to 2014.There were 1 135 cases(78.5%)with complete KD.The ratio of male to female was 1.7241.The disease occurred in all of the seasons,but the peak was from spring to summer.Age at onset ranged from 1 month to 14 years old,and the peak age group was 1 year old.Fever(99.45%)was the most common clinical symptom,followed by conjunctive congestion(93.15%),rash(73.32%),oral changes(51.76%), extremities desquamate(75.08%)and lymphadenopathy(45.89%).There were 131(9.05%)patients with coronary aneurysm,the ratio of male to female was 3.02  1.14 patients (0.97%)developed recurrent KD.Conclusion Patients with KD has become more and more in Nanjing,and clinical doctors should improve the understanding of KD. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important to reduce the sequelae and reduce the mortality of KD.