Serkan Türkuçar, Ümmüşen Akça Kaya, Figen Çakmak, Fatih Haşlak, Ferhat Demir, Erdem Karabulut, Balahan Makay, Yelda Bilginer, Nuray Aktay Ayaz, Betül Sözeri, Özgür Kasapçopur, Tevfik Karagöz, Nurettin Ünal, Seza Özen, Erbil Ünsal
BACKGROUND: Coronary arterial lesions (CALs) are the major component of Kawasaki disease (KD), associated with significant morbidity, which affect a substantial proportion of patients despite proper treatment. The aim of this study was to define the risk factors for CALs in Turkish children with KD. METHODS: Medical records of 399 KD patients from five pediatric rheumatology centers in Turkey were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic, clinical (including duration of fever before intravenous immunoglobulin [IVIG] and resistance to IVIG), laboratory and echocardiographic data were noted...
2023: Turkish Journal of Pediatrics