Incidence of Kawasaki disease among children in Chandigarh, India during 2015–2019: a trend analysis

Only limited information exists regarding the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) in low-income and middle-income countries. The present study provides the incidence of KD during 2015–2019 in Chandigarh, north India. Our centre follows the largest KD cohort in India. Children with KD at Chandigarh...

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Published in:The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia 2024-10, Vol.29, p.100474, Article 100474
Main Authors: Pilania, Rakesh Kumar, Basu, Suprit, Dixit, Jyoti, Kumrah, Rajni, Jindal, Ankur Kumar, Thangaraj, Abarna, Nimesh, Ruby, Kaur, Taranpreet, Vignesh, Pandiarajan, Suri, Deepti, Rawat, Amit, Naganur, Sanjeev H., Singhal, Manphool, Prinja, Shankar, Singh, Surjit
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Language:English
Subjects:
Awareness
Chandigarh
Coronary artery abnormalities
Epidemiology
Incidence
Kawasaki disease
North India
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Summary:Only limited information exists regarding the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) in low-income and middle-income countries. The present study provides the incidence of KD during 2015–2019 in Chandigarh, north India. Our centre follows the largest KD cohort in India. Children with KD at Chandigarh diagnosed during January 2015–December 2019 were enrolled in the study. Annual incidence rates were determined using decadal growth rates of the National Census 2011. We computed the incidence of KD in children aged
ISSN:2772-3682
2772-3682
DOI:10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100474