Difficulties in Kawasaki Disease Diagnosis and Treatment in Children

• Main Authors: A. E. Dobrovanov, D. Dmytriev, K. Yu. Dmytrieva, L. Hustavova
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation” 2021-01-01
• Series: Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii
• Subjects: children; kawasaki disease; cholestasis; coronary artery; aneurysms; intravenous immunoglobulins; acetylsalicylic acid
• Online Access: https://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/article/view/1300

The Kawasaki disease is the acute vasculitis specific to the childhood that affects the medium-sized arteries and causes the coronary aneurysms in about 25% of the patients untreated. This disease is one of the causes of the heart diseases acquired in the children in the economically developed countries. The cause of the Kawasaki disease remains unknown. The Article is based on the current guidelines and clinical case, with special focus on the necessity of the early diagnosis and proper treatment, since only early diagnosis and timely treatment of the patients with this disease prevent the damage of the coronary arteries.