Abstract
We studied the clinical, biologic (white blood cells, C-reactive protein and procalcitonin) and echocardiographic findings in 18 children hospitalized for Kawasaki disease from January 1999 until February 2006 to determine if procalcitonin is a useful marker to predict coronary aneurysms. In our study, contrary to earlier reports, elevated procalcitonin was not correlated with development of coronary aneurysms.
MeSH terms
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Biomarkers / blood
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C-Reactive Protein / analysis
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Calcitonin / blood*
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Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis*
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Echocardiography
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Humans
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Infant
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Leukocyte Count
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications*
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Protein Precursors / blood*
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Statistics as Topic
Substances
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Biomarkers
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CALCA protein, human
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Protein Precursors
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Calcitonin
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C-Reactive Protein
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Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide