Predictive value of clinical indicators in children with community-acquired pneumonia complicated with Kawasaki disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of clinical indicators in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) complicated with Kawasaki disease (KD).

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of inpatients with KD (39 cases), CAP (40 cases), and CAP complicated with KD (CAPKD, 32 cases) at the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from February 2021 to October 2022. The clinical indicators examined included serum cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17A, TNF-α, IFN-γ), White Blood Cell (WBC), Neutrophilic granulocyte percentage(NEU%), blood platelet(PLT), Red Blood Cell (RBC), Hemoglobin(Hb), erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR), C-reactive protein(CRP), procalcitonin(PCT), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), alkaline phospha

SUBMITTER: Duan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361764 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature