Kawasaki Disease and Clinical Outcome Disparities among Black Children

ICD codes were used to identify children with Kawasaki disease admitted to a tertiary Southeast U.S. center. Subjects diagnosed and treated according to AHA criteria were included. Demographic, laboratory, clinical and echocardiographic data from EMR (2000-2015) were compared between Blacks and Whites.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - September 22, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Luz A. Padilla, Jacqueline L. Collins, Adeniyi J. Idigo, Yung Lau, Michael A. Portman, Sadeep Shrestha Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research