Kawasaki disease: a clinical and epidemiological study of 70 children in Brazil.
Trop Doct
; 39(2): 99-101, 2009 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19299294
This is a prospective study of a cohort of 70 children with Kawasaki disease (KD) admitted from April 2002 to April 2007 to a tertiary hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Of the 70 children, only 32 (45.7%) were referred during the acute phase of the disease and only 15 (21.4%) were referred with the correct diagnosis. Coronary aneurysms were detected in 13 (18.5%). A high suspicion index is essential in order to detect new cases as KD is probably underdiagnosed in Brazil and other developing countries, and an early diagnosis will dramatically decrease its life-threatening complications.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Linfonodos Mucocutâneos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Doct
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido