Water retention in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease: relationship between oedema and the development of coronary arterial lesions
Water retention in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease: relationship between oedema and the development of coronary arterial lesions
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DOI:
10.1007/s00431-003-1326-4
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发表时间:
2003-12-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Yoshikawa, N
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作者:
Suzuki, H;Takeuchi, T;Yoshikawa, N
Despite intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, a certain percentage of patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) still develop coronary arterial lesions (CAL). In an effort to find new combined therapies to reduce the incidence of CAL, we focused on the oedema which can be an important sign of the increased vascular permeability in KD. A total of 127 patients with KD were included in the retrospective study. Serial weekly changes in serum sodium and albumin levels from the 1st to the 4th week of illness were examined. In addition, the maximum rate of increase in body weight from admission to the 14th day of illness was evaluated. Serum sodium levels (mEq/l) in only the 2nd week of illness were significantly lower in patients with CAL than in those without CAL (mean +/- SD, 135.5+/-4.5 versus 138.0+/-2.4, P