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. 2020 Oct 5;30(10):429-435.
doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20190065. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

Epidemiologic Features of Kawasaki Disease in Shanghai From 2013 Through 2017

Li-Ping Xie  1 , Wei-Li Yan  2 , Min Huang  3 , Mei-Rong Huang  4 , Sun Chen  5 , Guo-Ying Huang  1 , Fang Liu  1
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Epidemiologic Features of Kawasaki Disease in Shanghai From 2013 Through 2017

Li-Ping Xie et al. J Epidemiol. .

Abstract

Background: We sought to investigate epidemiologic features of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Shanghai from 2013 through 2017 and identify risk factors for coronary artery lesions (CAL).

Methods: As in our previous three surveys, a set of questionnaires and diagnostic guidelines for KD were sent to 50 hospitals providing pediatric medical care in Shanghai. Medical records of KD patients diagnosed from January 2013 through December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for CAL.

Results: A total of 4,452 cases were enrolled. Male-to-female ratio was 1.7:1. The incidence of KD was 68.8 to 107.3 per 100,000 children aged <5 years from 2013 to 2017. Age at onset ranged from 15 days to 14.0 years (median: 1.8 years). KD occurred more frequently in spring and summer. Of 4,325 patients (97.0%) receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), 362 (8.4%) were resistant to initial IVIG. CAL occurred in 406 (9.1%) patients, including 118 (2.7%) with medium aneurysms and 31 (0.7%) with giant aneurysms. Recurrent cases were 60 (1.3%). No death was found in this survey. Higher platelet levels, lower albumin levels, male sex, incomplete KD, IVIG resistance, and receiving initial IVIG ≤4 days or >10 days, were independently associated with CAL.

Conclusions: The incidence of KD in Shanghai had substantially increased while the proportion of CAL had substantially decreased as compared with our previous surveys. Higher platelet levels, lower albumin levels, male sex, incomplete KD, IVIG resistance, and receiving initial IVIG ≤4 days or >10 days, were risk factors for CAL.

Keywords: Kawasaki disease; Shanghai; coronary artery lesion; epidemiology.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Incidence rate of Kawasaki disease in Shanghai, China from 1998 through 2017.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Age distribution of onset of Kawasaki disease in Shanghai, China from 2013 through 2017.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Seasonal distribution of Kawasaki disease in Shanghai, China from 2013 through 2017.
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