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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
== Laboratory Findings == | |||
Although non specific for diagnosis but the following laboratory findings are noted in Kawasaki disease:<ref name="pmid15574639">{{cite journal |vauthors=Newburger JW, Takahashi M, Gerber MA, Gewitz MH, Tani LY, Burns JC, Shulman ST, Bolger AF, Ferrieri P, Baltimore RS, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Levison ME, Pallasch TJ, Falace DA, Taubert KA |title=Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: a statement for health professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association |journal=Pediatrics |volume=114 |issue=6 |pages=1708–33 |date=December 2004 |pmid=15574639 |doi=10.1542/peds.2004-2182 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15505111">{{cite journal |vauthors=Newburger JW, Takahashi M, Gerber MA, Gewitz MH, Tani LY, Burns JC, Shulman ST, Bolger AF, Ferrieri P, Baltimore RS, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Levison ME, Pallasch TJ, Falace DA, Taubert KA |title=Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: a statement for health professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association |journal=Circulation |volume=110 |issue=17 |pages=2747–71 |date=October 2004 |pmid=15505111 |doi=10.1161/01.CIR.0000145143.19711.78 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Complete blood count]] (CBC) may reveal: | *[[Complete blood count]] (CBC) may reveal: | ||
**Normocytic [[anemia]] | **Normocytic [[anemia]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Laboratory Findings
Although non specific for diagnosis but the following laboratory findings are noted in Kawasaki disease:[1][2]
- Complete blood count (CBC) may reveal:
- Normocytic anemia
- Thrombocytosis
- Platelets ≥ 450×103/μL (450 × 109/L) after first week
- Leucocytosis
- White blood cell count ≥ 15,000/μL (15.0 × 109/L)
- Elevated Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Liver function tests may reveal:
- Elevated liver enzyme levels
- Hypoalbuminemia ≥ 3.0g/dL (30g/L)
- Elevated C-reactive protein
- Hyponatremia
- Sterile pyuria
References
- ↑ Newburger JW, Takahashi M, Gerber MA, Gewitz MH, Tani LY, Burns JC, Shulman ST, Bolger AF, Ferrieri P, Baltimore RS, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Levison ME, Pallasch TJ, Falace DA, Taubert KA (December 2004). "Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: a statement for health professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association". Pediatrics. 114 (6): 1708–33. doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2182. PMID 15574639.
- ↑ Newburger JW, Takahashi M, Gerber MA, Gewitz MH, Tani LY, Burns JC, Shulman ST, Bolger AF, Ferrieri P, Baltimore RS, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Levison ME, Pallasch TJ, Falace DA, Taubert KA (October 2004). "Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: a statement for health professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association". Circulation. 110 (17): 2747–71. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000145143.19711.78. PMID 15505111.