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Clinical Features of Kawasaki Disease during SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

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  • Toshimasa Nakada

    (Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan)

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic, causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has rapidly spread worldwide. Recently, cases of Kawasaki-like syndrome associated with COVID-19 (MIS‐C/PIMS) have been reported in the USA and Europe. However, the clinical features of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Japan during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic remain unclear. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to evaluate the clinical features of KD in our department during the year of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Data were obtained from 45 KD patients who underwent acute-phase treatment from January 2018 to December 2020. The patients were divided into three groups: (1) 2018 group, in which 18 patients receiving acute-phase treatment during 2018; (2) 2019 group, in which 17 patients receiving acute-phase treatment during 2019; and (3) 2020 group, in which 10 patients receiving acute-phase treatment during 2020. The comparison of the clinical findings, treatments, and outcomes among the three groups (2018 vs. 2019 vs. 2020 group) revealed a significant difference in the rate of the male gender (72.2% vs. 41.2% vs. 10.0%, P

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  • Toshimasa Nakada, 2021. "Clinical Features of Kawasaki Disease during SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic: A Single-Center Retrospective Study," European Journal of Clinical Medicine, European Open Science, vol. 2(3), pages 5-8, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:clinic:v:2:y:2021:i:3:id:12033
    DOI: 10.24018/clinicmed.2021.2.3.33
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