title: Kawasaki disease: a clinical and epidemiological study of 70 children in Brazil.
abstract: This is a prospective study of a cohort of 70 children with Kawasaki disease (KD) admitted from April 2002 to April 2007 to a tertiary hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Of the 70 children, only 32 (45.7%) were referred during the acute phase of the disease and only 15 (21.4%) were referred with the correct diagnosis. Coronary aneurysms were detected in 13 (18.5%). A high suspicion index is essential in order to detect new cases as KD is probably underdiagnosed in Brazil and other developing countries, and an early diagnosis will dramatically decrease its life-threatening complications.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Brasilia General Hospital, Federal District Health Department, and Graduate Programs in Health Sciences, University of Brasília, SQN 212-Bloco F-Apto 605, CEP 70-864060, Asa Norte, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristina M R
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Patricia A C
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Marne R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Natália R M
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Lenora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pratesi
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors