The Clinical Profile of Kawasaki Disease in Algerian Children: A Single Institution Experience.

UNLABELLED: Kawasaki disease (KD) in an acute vasculitis of unknown etiology. The epidemiological data available for Algerian patients remains insufficient.

OBJECTIVE

To describe the demographic, clinical features of children with KD and to identify the risk factors for developing coronary artery lesions (CAL).

METHODS

This retrospective study included children admitted with KD at the pediatric hospital in Algiers from January 2005 to December 2014.

RESULTS

One hundred thirty-three patients (82 boys and 51 girls) with a mean age of 31 months were identified. The most common sign was fever, rash, oral changes and conjunctivitis. The cardiac complications were CAL (22.5%), pericarditis (2%) and myocarditis (1.5%). The independent variable for prediction of CAL was duration of fever >10 days, male gender and platelet count >450,000/mm3

CONCLUSION

The incidence of cardiovascular complications is high. Knowledge of KD among Algerian pediatricians should be enhanced to guarantee appropriate treatment of this disease.