In order to objectively evaluate the efficacy of intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery lesion (CAL) in Kawasaki disease (KD) and the related factors influencing the IVIG e...In order to objectively evaluate the efficacy of intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery lesion (CAL) in Kawasaki disease (KD) and the related factors influencing the IVIG efficacy, 314 children with KD were reviewed retrospectively and comparatively and were divided into IVIG plus aspirin group and ASA group. The occurrence and restoration of CAL in these two groups as well as many laboratory and clinical indexes including average hospital stay (days), total fever duration, defervescence time, platelet count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein etc. were observed. The incidence of CAL was 39.5 % in the children with KD. In the IVIG+ASA group, the incidence of CAL was 34.3 % and 56.0 % in ASA group respectively (P<0.001). The incidence of CAL was reduced in the group in which 2.0 g/kg or 1.0 g/kg IVIG was administered as compared with the group in which IVIG was administered at a dose ≤0.6 g/kg or ≥3.0 g/kg (P<0.05). CAL occurred less frequently when IVIG was administered at 3-10 days of the course than that when IVIG was administered ≤3 days or >10 days (P<0.05). About 13.4 % of the CAL treated with IVIG was not recovered at the 12 th month of the course, mostly in the groups in which only ASA was administered and IVIG treatment was started 10 days later. The hospital stay (days), defervescence time, total fever duration, platelet count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein were significantly reduced in IVIG+ASA group as compared with those in the ASA group (P<0.05). IVIG treatment can remarkably shorten the course of patients with KD and decrease the incidence of CAL, but the efficacy of IVIG in the prevention and treatment of KD disease is not as expected by people, therefore, reevaluation of the practical efficacy of IVIG is required.展开更多
BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease(KD),also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome,is an acute,self-limiting vasculitis of unknown aetiology that mainly involves the medium and small arteries and can lead to serious card...BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease(KD),also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome,is an acute,self-limiting vasculitis of unknown aetiology that mainly involves the medium and small arteries and can lead to serious cardiovascular complications,with a 25%incidence of coronary artery aneurysms.Periton–Sillar abscesses are a rare symptom of KD and is easily misdiagnosed at its early stages.CASE SUMMARY A 5-year-old boy who presented to a community hospital with a 3-d fever,difficulty in opening his mouth,and neck pain and was originally treated for throat infection without improvement.On the basis of laboratory tests,ultrasound of submandibular and superficial lymph nodes and computed tomography of the neck,the clinician diagnosed the periamygdala abscess and sepsis that did not resolve after antibiotic therapy.On the fifth day of admission,the child developed conjunctival congestion,prune tongue,perianal congestion and desquamation,and slightly stiff and swollen bunions on both feet.A diagnosis of KD was reached with complete remission after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment.CONCLUSION Children with neck pain,lymph node enlargement,or airway obstruction as the main manifestations are poorly treated with intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics.Clinicians should not rush invasive operations such as neck puncture,incision,and drainage and should be alert for KD when it cannot be explained by deep neck space infection and early treatment with aspirin combined with gammaglobulin.展开更多
文摘In order to objectively evaluate the efficacy of intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery lesion (CAL) in Kawasaki disease (KD) and the related factors influencing the IVIG efficacy, 314 children with KD were reviewed retrospectively and comparatively and were divided into IVIG plus aspirin group and ASA group. The occurrence and restoration of CAL in these two groups as well as many laboratory and clinical indexes including average hospital stay (days), total fever duration, defervescence time, platelet count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein etc. were observed. The incidence of CAL was 39.5 % in the children with KD. In the IVIG+ASA group, the incidence of CAL was 34.3 % and 56.0 % in ASA group respectively (P<0.001). The incidence of CAL was reduced in the group in which 2.0 g/kg or 1.0 g/kg IVIG was administered as compared with the group in which IVIG was administered at a dose ≤0.6 g/kg or ≥3.0 g/kg (P<0.05). CAL occurred less frequently when IVIG was administered at 3-10 days of the course than that when IVIG was administered ≤3 days or >10 days (P<0.05). About 13.4 % of the CAL treated with IVIG was not recovered at the 12 th month of the course, mostly in the groups in which only ASA was administered and IVIG treatment was started 10 days later. The hospital stay (days), defervescence time, total fever duration, platelet count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein were significantly reduced in IVIG+ASA group as compared with those in the ASA group (P<0.05). IVIG treatment can remarkably shorten the course of patients with KD and decrease the incidence of CAL, but the efficacy of IVIG in the prevention and treatment of KD disease is not as expected by people, therefore, reevaluation of the practical efficacy of IVIG is required.
文摘BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease(KD),also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome,is an acute,self-limiting vasculitis of unknown aetiology that mainly involves the medium and small arteries and can lead to serious cardiovascular complications,with a 25%incidence of coronary artery aneurysms.Periton–Sillar abscesses are a rare symptom of KD and is easily misdiagnosed at its early stages.CASE SUMMARY A 5-year-old boy who presented to a community hospital with a 3-d fever,difficulty in opening his mouth,and neck pain and was originally treated for throat infection without improvement.On the basis of laboratory tests,ultrasound of submandibular and superficial lymph nodes and computed tomography of the neck,the clinician diagnosed the periamygdala abscess and sepsis that did not resolve after antibiotic therapy.On the fifth day of admission,the child developed conjunctival congestion,prune tongue,perianal congestion and desquamation,and slightly stiff and swollen bunions on both feet.A diagnosis of KD was reached with complete remission after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment.CONCLUSION Children with neck pain,lymph node enlargement,or airway obstruction as the main manifestations are poorly treated with intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics.Clinicians should not rush invasive operations such as neck puncture,incision,and drainage and should be alert for KD when it cannot be explained by deep neck space infection and early treatment with aspirin combined with gammaglobulin.
