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

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

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 <5, and <15 years. We also undertook linear trend analysis using our incidence data from 1994 to 2019.

Findings

During 2015-2019, 83 patients (66 males, 17 females) were diagnosed with KD in Chandigarh. Incidence rates during these 5 years we

SUBMITTER: Pilania RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11416213 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature