[Cardiovascular manifestations of Kawasaki syndrome. Value of echocardiography in diagnosis and progression].
Seven children with suspected Kawasaki disease were studied by echocardiogram. Coronary abnormalities occurred in all patients, associated with: thrombosis (2 patients) small pericardial effusion (2 patients) poor ventricular function (2 patients), moderate mitral regurgitation (2 patients). Patients received treatment with intravenous gamma globulin, aspirin, and anticoagulant. Echocardiogram abnormalities disappeared between 1 and 26 months after the onset of the disease; only persist coronary hyperechogenecity in 6 patients.
Mahdhaoui
Abdallah
A
Service de cardiologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, Sousse.
Tabarki
Brahim
B
Bouraoui
Hatem
H
Majdoub
Mohamed Amine
MA
Mahdhaoui
Nabiha
N
Jeridi
Gouider
G
S Ernez Hajri
Samia
S
Boughamoura
Lamia
L
Thabet
Farah
F
Salmi
Habib
H
Yaacoub
Moncef
M
Amri
Fathi
F
Essoussi
Sahloul
S
Ammar
Habib
H
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*