Article in Japanese

Clinical aspects of Immunocard Mycoplasma^® -positive cases in Kawasaki disease

Masayo HANABUSA^1,2), Kei NUMAZAKI^1,3)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is thought to be one of the triggering agents of Kawasaki disease. We retrospectively analyzed distinctive features of Kawasaki disease cases with positive Immunocard Mycoplasma^®. They had significantly higher number of girls, lower platelet counts, and higher ALT and AST levels. Proteinuria and pyuria were significantly more frequently detected in these cases. 57% of all the cases in this study showed positive Immunocard Mycoplasma^®, which was much higher than expected. There remains possibility that some factors produced in Kawasaki disease might react with Immunocard Mycoplasma^®.

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1) Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare
2) Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University
3) Division of International Infectious Diseases, Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare

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Received	July 17, 2012
Accepted	February 8, 2013

25 (2)：131─136,2013