Evaluation of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients Kawasaki Disease Resistant Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) Therapy

Kawasaki disease (KD) was first described in Japan in 1967 by Tomisaku Kawasaki [1]. It is an acute, systemic, self-limited vasculitis, whose targets are medium diameter vessels in each organ and apparatus. It is a vasculitis of unknown aetiology, probably multifactorial, that occurs predominantly in infants and young children. The most important complications are coronary arteries aneurysms or...

BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis and may affect cerebral function acutely. The aim of the present study was to measure a number of behaviour and social parameters within a cohort of Kawasaki disease patients. METHODS Parents of children with past diagnosis of Kawasaki disease were recruited to complete several behaviour screening questionnaires. Sixty five sets of question...

BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease, initially called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome was reported 35 years ago as a new inflammatory disease in infants and children and is characterized by a variety of symptoms and signs resulted from systemic vasculitis. Although the etiology of the disease remains unknown, its serious coronary complications have been proved to cause ischemic heart disease in child...

Kawasaki disease is typically a self-limiting condition that is a common cause of pediatric vasculitis [1] and the leading cause of pediatric acquired heart disease in developed countries [2]. The disease most frequently occurs in children aged between 6 months and 5 years [3] and is associated with coronary artery aneurysms in up to 25% of untreated cases [4]. There is currently no laboratory ...

INTRODUCTION Early diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease as the most common cause of acquired heart disease in childhood, may significantly improve the prognosis. Diagnosing infantile Kawasaki (younger than a year) is difficult because of obscure symptoms; at the same time they are at the higher risk of coronary abnormalities. CASE PRESENTATION We report three infants with prolonged (mo...