A Comprehensive Assessment of the Value of Laboratory Indices in Diagnosing Kawasaki Disease

• Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 67; no. 7; pp. 1943 - 1950
• Main Authors: Ye, Qing, Shao, Wen‐xia, Shang, Shi‐qiang, Zhang, Ting, Hu, Jian, Zhang, Chun‐chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Sedimentation; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Cytokines - blood; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Kawasaki disease; Laboratories; Male; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - blood; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - drug therapy; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood; Peptide Fragments - blood; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity

Objective Kawasaki disease (KD) is the primary cause of heart disease among children, but because its clinical symptoms are nonspecific, it is difficult to diagnose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate laboratory indices for possible use in the early diagnosis of KD and to determine which indi...