Open Access<p>Determination of the Relationship Between Kobayashi, Sano, and Egami Criteria and Prevalence of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Resistance and Coronary Artery Aneurysm in Iranian Children with Kawasaki Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Niloufar Shashaani,
Reza Shiari,
Abdollah Karimi,
Shima Salehi,
Roxana Mansour Ghanaei,
Mehrnoush Hassas Yeganeh,
Sara Shiari,
Khosro Rahmani,
Vadood Javadi Parvaneh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-156X
DOI - 10.2147/oarrr.s255138
Subject(s) - kawasaki disease , medicine , coronary artery aneurysm , aneurysm , artery , cardiology , coronary arteries , coronary artery disease , right coronary artery , vasculitis , systemic vasculitis , surgery , disease , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that occurs mostly in children under five years old. Kawasaki affects the middle-size arteries, especially the coronary arteries. Therefore, without adequate treatment, it may cause coronary artery aneurysm in 25% of patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Kobayashi, Sano, and Egami criterions with coronary artery aneurysm in KD patients during the last ten years and to identify risk factors in patients with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)-resistant and coronary artery aneurysms.