Evaluation of Epidemiological and Clinical Properties of Kawasaki Disease: A Single Center Experience

WOS: 000436738000003BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limiting vasculitis with unknown etiology. The most feared complication is coronary artery aneurysm. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical properties of Turkish patients with Kawasaki disease. MATERIAL and METHODS This retrospective study included the patients with KD who were diagnosed according to the American Heart Association guidelines. The demographic, clinical, and laboratory results of patients were obtained from the recordings. RESULTS The study included 72 patients with KD. The male/female ratio was 1.4. The mean age of diagnose was 35 +/- 26 months. The most frequent clinical finding was oropharyngeal inflammatory changes (n=64, 89%), and the most rare clinical finding was desquamation in the distal parts of the extremities (n=44, 61%). Coronary artery involvement was detected in 33 (46%) patients, which was higher than the other Asian countries but similar to other studies conducted in Turkey. The most frequently affected vessel was the left coronary artery (n=26, 79%). Coronary artery involvement was higher in males than in females (p