Why the study?
What are the pathological features of coronary arteries in children with Kawasaki disease who do not develop coronary arterial aneurysms?
Population
27 children
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Subtle coronary changes may persist without aneurysms in Kawasaki disease; leaves open need for larger prospective studies on surveillance.
What are the pathological features of coronary arteries in children with Kawasaki disease who do not develop coronary arterial aneurysms?
Children with Kawasaki disease who do not develop coronary aneurysms may still exhibit abnormal fibrous intimal thickening or mild inflammation in the coronary arteries.
Fujiwara et al. (1988) studied this question.
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