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This study analyzed 87 children diagnosed with Kawasaki disease across three periods: pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic.
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During the pandemic, patients exhibited higher C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rates, with increased thrombocytosis and decreased cervical lymphadenopathy.
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In the post-pandemic period, time to diagnosis was shorter, more clinical findings were present at diagnosis, and liver transaminase elevations were more frequent.
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Rates of intravenous immunoglobulin resistance, hospital stay length, coronary artery involvement, and valvular regurgitation remained similar across all periods.
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The study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the inflammatory and clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease without affecting cardiac outcomes.
