Unexpectedly high incidence of Kawasaki Disease in a Canadian Atlantic Province- an 11-year retrospective descriptive study

Autor:	Abdulrahman Alkanhal, Joseph Saunders, Fajer Altammar, Adam M. Huber, Andrew Lynk, Alison MacLeod, Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez, Meighan Adams, Suzanne Ramsey, Elizabeth Stringer, Andrew Warren, Bianca Lang
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Vasculitis Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome Kawasaki disease Coronary artery aneurysm Epidemiology Pediatrics RJ1-570 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system RC925-935
Zdroj:	Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1546-0096 52325792
DOI:	10.1186/s12969-023-00805-y
Popis:	Abstract Background Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries with a variable incidence worldwide. Previous studies reported an unexpectedly high incidence of KD in the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. The goals of our study were to validate this finding in the province of Nova Scotia and to carefully review patients’ characteristics and disease outcomes. Methods This was a retrospective review of all children
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