KAWASAKI-DISEASE IN INFANTS LESS-THAN ONE-YEAR OF AGE
KAWASAKI-DISEASE IN INFANTS LESS-THAN ONE-YEAR OF AGE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70344-6
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发表时间:
1995-04-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
SHULMAN, ST
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作者:
ROSENFELD, EA;CORYDON, KE;SHULMAN, ST
Objective: To identify risk factors for severe sequelae, analyze disease characteristics, and assess efficacy of intravenously administered immune globulin (IVGG) therapy in infants less than 12 months of age with Kawasaki disease.Design: Retrospective chart review of children less than 12 months of age with Kawasaki disease between 1980 and 1993.Results: Of 443 patients with Kawasaki disease, 57 (13%) were less than 1 year of age, including 14 (3%) less than 6 months. Age at onset was a predictor of the development of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) and of giant (>8 mm) aneurysms: 11 (79%) of 14 children