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Spectrum of Kawasaki Disease

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The authors report 22 patients of Kawasaki disease, diagnosed and treated over a period of 3 years at a tertiary care centre in New Delhi. Ten cases fullfiled the criteria of a “classical” case while 12 cases were “incomplete” cases. Echocardiography was performed in all cases and coronary artery involvement was found in 8 (36%) cases. All cases received high dose Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG) as standard therapy. In two cases, a repeat dose of IVIG was required for defervescence to occur. All cases recovered after therapy. Those with coronary artery involvement were planned for a 2 years follow up from the time of diagnosis.

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Chandrashekhar Singha and Dr. SK Nakra helped a great deal in evolution of this paper. Dr. Rohit Arora was responsible for proof reading and final shaping of the article. All Pediatricians associated with Max Superspecialty contributed in the collection of clinical material.

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MC was responsible for collection and collation of data while SM performed echocardiography of all patients. AT conceived and designed the study as well as reviewed relevant literature.

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  1. Institute of Pediatrics, Max Super-Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Megha Consul & Smita Mishra

  2. Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India

    Arvind Taneja

  3. J-56, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, 76, India

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Consul, M., Mishra, S. & Taneja, A. Spectrum of Kawasaki Disease. Indian J Pediatr 78, 488–490 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0356-y

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