Analysis of clinical character and infection of 24 children with Takayasu′s arteritis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9279.2017.02.011
- VernacularTitle: 24例儿童多发性大动脉炎病例临床特征和感染情况分析
- Author:
Min KANG
1
;
Zhixuan ZHOU
;
Fengqi WU
;
Jianming LAI
;
Jia ZHU
Author Information
1. Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Takayasu′s arteritis;
Children;
Clinical character
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
2017;31(2):134-136
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and infection of children with Takayasu′s arteritis(TA) for improving the awareness of the disease.
Methods:A retrospective study was performed on the 24 children with TA in our hospital.
Results:The average onset age was 9.3±3.2 years old, the ratio of male to female was 1∶3. The most common TA type was thoracic abdominal aortic type (54.2%) in clinical classification. The initial symptoms included high blood pressure, dizziness/headache, fever and fatigue, etc.Six cases (25%) had tuberculosis infection, including 1 case of tuberculosis. There are 3 patients (8.3%) with elevated O levels, 2 patients (8.3%) with EB virus infection and 1 patient (4.2%) with small viral B19 infection.
Conclusions:The onset of TA in children is complicated. It is important to take examinations carefully for early diagnosis, avoiding delay treatment and bad prognosis.
