[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.
Service de cardiologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, Sousse.
Abdallah
A
Mahdhaoui
Brahim
B
Tabarki
Hatem
H
Bouraoui
Mohamed Amine
MA
Majdoub
Nabiha
N
Mahdhaoui
Gouider
G
Jeridi
Samia
S
S Ernez Hajri
Lamia
L
Boughamoura
Farah
F
Thabet
Habib
H
Salmi
Moncef
M
Yaacoub
Fathi
F
Amri
Sahloul
S
Essoussi
Habib
H
Ammar
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*