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En Cataluña la enfermedad de Kawasaki es más prevalente en las zonas rurales

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Grupo de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Kawasaki, Cataluña

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INTRODUCTION: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited
                systemic vasculitis relatively common in childhood. The etiology
                of KD is still unknown, although clinical, laboratory and
                epidemiological features suggest an infectious origin or
                trigger. Differences on incidence between countries have been
                related to specific genetic factors, ethnicity, country of birth
                and some other sociocultural and environmental factors. We
                present a population-based study on incidence of KD in Catalonia
                (Spain), focusing on differences between patients in rural and
                non-rural areas of the region. METHODS: Observational
                population-based study including all Pediatric Units in Catalan
                hospitals, between 2004 and 2014. A 12-month (March 2013-March
                2014) prospective collection of new cases of KD was carried out
                to determine the incidence of KD. The rest of the data was
                retrieved retrospectively. RESULTS: Data from 399 patients over
                the 10-year study period was analyzed. Among the total KD
                patients, 353 (88.5%) lived in non-rural areas and 46 (11.5%) in
                rural areas. It was found that there is a significant difference
                (P<.001) between the percentage of rural population observed
                in patients with KD (11.5%), and the expected 5% of the Catalan
                population. CONCLUSION: This is the first population-based study
                showing significant differences on KD incidence rates between
                rural and non-rural areas.

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Reproducció del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anpedi.2016.12.009

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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En Cataluña la enfermedad de Kawasaki es más prevalente en las zonas rurales

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Kawasaki disease is more prevalent in rural areas of Catalonia (Spain)