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February 20, 2019Pediatrics InternationalOpen Access

Nationwide epidemiologic survey of Kawasaki disease in Japan, 2015–2016

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NMNobuko MakinoJichi Medical UniversityYNYosikazu NakamuraGeneral / Preventive / LipidsMYMayumi YashiroJichi Medical University

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Nationwide survey reveals peak incidence rates of Kawasaki disease in infants aged 9 to 11 months, highlighting persistent high occurrence across early childhood.

Key Points

  • To examine trends in the occurrence, incidence rates, and epidemiologic characteristics of Kawasaki disease in Japan for the years 2015 and 2016.
  • Conducted the 24th nationwide survey in 2017 using questionnaires distributed to pediatric departments in hospitals with over 100 beds and specialized pediatric hospitals in Japan.
  • Collected and analyzed response data completed by attending pediatricians on diagnosed cases occurring throughout 2015 and 2016.
  • Identified a total of 31,595 patients over the 2-year period, with an overall male-to-female sex ratio of 1.34.
  • Calculated incidence rates per 100,000 children aged 0–4 years per year of 330.2 (371.2 in boys, 287.3 in girls) in 2015 and 309.0 (343.2 in boys, 273.2 in girls) in 2016.
  • Found that case volume peaked seasonally in January, and age-specific incidence peaked in infants between 9 and 11 months of age before progressively declining with advancing age.

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Makino et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a036a620c65aeba066970d5https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.13809
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