Reaction at the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin Inoculation Site in Patients with Kawasaki Disease
| Autor: | Chih-Chien Wang, Ming Chih Tsai, Be Tau Hwang, Pi Chang Lee, Chi Chieh Lai, C. C.Laura Meng |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty diagnosis Coronary Artery Disease Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome Gastroenterology complex mixtures Blood serum Internal medicine White blood cell medicine Humans Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Retrospective Studies biology Kawasaki disease business.industry Inoculation bacillus Calmette–Guérin Vaccination Age Factors lcsh:RJ1-570 Infant Retrospective cohort study lcsh:Pediatrics medicine.disease Logistic Models medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology BCG Vaccine biology.protein Female Antibody business BCG vaccine |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics and Neonatology, Vol 54, Iss 1, Pp 43-48 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 1875-9572 |
| Popis: | Background The bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) reaction is not included in the classical clinical criteria for Kawasaki disease (KD). However, a reaction at the BCG inoculation site has been mentioned among the “other clinical findings” that are present in about 30–50% of KD patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of KD patients with reactions at the BCG inoculation site. Methods A retrospective study of all patients diagnosed with KD between September 2000 and August 2010 was performed. The clinical presentations, laboratory results, treatment outcomes, and coronary artery abnormalities in the BCG-reactive [BCG(+)] and BCG-nonreactive [BCG(–)] groups were analyzed and compared. Results In total, 145 patients with KD diagnosed at our institution were included; 46 (31.7%) had a reaction at the BCG inoculation site. The BCG(+) group was younger than the BCG(–) group. Laboratory results showed higher white blood cell counts, platelet counts, and serum potassium levels, and lower low-density lipoprotein levels in the BCG(+) group. The BCG(+) group had a shorter fever duration before intravenous immunoglobulin treatment and a shorter total fever duration than the BCG(–) group. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the age at diagnosis was the only factor significantly associated with a reaction at the BCG inoculation site in KD patients. Conclusions In countries with a national BCG vaccination program, a reaction at the BCG inoculation site could be a useful and early diagnostic sign of KD among younger patients, especially those younger than 6 months. |
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