Increased incidence and severity of Kawasaki disease among Filipino-Americans in San Diego county

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Oct;30(10):909-11. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821e52c6.

Abstract

This study compared characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Filipino and non-Filipino children. Filipino KD patients had a higher coronary artery Z-score (P = 0.016) and aneurysm rate (P = 0.021) than KD patients of non-Filipino Asian and non-Asian descent.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • California / epidemiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronary Aneurysm / epidemiology
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Ethnicity*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / pathology*