title: Treatment of Kawasaki disease using the intravenous aspirin anti-inflammatory effect of salicylate.
abstract: Serum salicylate concentrations were measured in 60 patients with acute phase Kawasaki disease (KD), who were treated with intravenous aspirin (IVASP), to evaluate its anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of KD. Patients with serum salicylate concentrations > or = 150 micrograms/ml showed shorter durations of fever (7.1 +/- 2.0 vs 10.4 +/- 6.6 days; P < 0.05), shorter durations of positive serum C-reactive protein (14.6 +/- 4.5 vs 22.3 +/- 10.6 days; P < 0.01) and lower incidences of coronary arterial involvements (0/10 vs 6/24; P < 0.05) than did patients with serum salicylate concentrations < 150 micrograms/ml. Significant linear correlations were recognized between daily IVASP dosage and serum salicylate concentrations (r = 0.73; P < 0.01), and between serum salicylate concentrations and serum free salicylate concentrations (r = 0.82; P < 0.01). These correlations did not differ between the presence and absence of coronary arterial involvements. Based on these findings we concluded that a beneficial anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of KD is achieved when the serum salicylate concentration is > or = 150 micrograms/ml, and that such concentrations could be achieved by increasing the daily IVASP dosage to 100 mg/kg per day or more.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umezawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saji
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012459:Salicylates / Q000097:blood*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012459:Salicylates; D001241:Aspirin