Kawasaki disease laboratory findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]

Overview

Kawasaki disease is diagnosed on clinical presentation, although the laboratory findings are non specific for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease normocytic anemia, thrombocytosis, with platelets ≥ 450×103/μL (450 × 109/L) after first week of acute disease leucocytosis with white blood cell count ≥ 15,000/μL (15.0 × 109/L), elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, elevated liver enzyme levels, hypoalbuminemia with ≥ 3.0g/dL (30g/L), elevated C-reactive protein, hyponatremia and sterile pyuria can be noted on laboratory investigations.

Laboratory Findings

Although non specific for diagnosis but the following laboratory findings are noted in Kawasaki disease:[1][2]


References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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