Kawasaki Hastalığı Olgularımızın Değerlendirilmesi

Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile systemic vasculitis of childhood and its etiology remains unknown. The leading cause of KD is acquired heart disease in developed countries. The aim of this study is to describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with Kawasaki disease in our hospital. Material and method: Between December 2004 and January 2009; the medical records of the patients treated for KD at Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital were reviewed retrospectively fort this study. Results: Thirty five patients were diagnosed as having Kawasaki disease in our center. Male to female ratio was 2.5. The median age at diagnosis was 4 years. Skin rash (88.6%) was the leading accompying finding to fever. Coronary artery anomaly was detected in 3 (8.6%) patients. Classical KD and incomplete KD was found in 51.4% and 48.6% of the patients, respectively. Although conjunctivitis, oropharyngeal and peripheral extremity findings were more common in the classical KD group, the difference was statistically significant for only peripheral extremity findings between classical and incomplete KD groups (p=0.041). Age, gender, duration of fever, time for IVIG treatment, and laboratory findings were not different between two groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of KD is important in terms of avoiding the cardiovascular complications; the leading cause of mortality and morbidity.