NYMC Faculty Publications
COVID-19 Positive versus Negative Complete Kawasaki Disease: A Study From the International Kawasaki Disease Registry
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.1007/s00246-023-03109-w
Journal Title
Pediatric Cardiology
First Page
1373
Last Page
1381
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2023
Department
Pediatrics
Abstract
To determine clinical differences for children with complete Kawasaki disease (KD) with and without evidence of preceding SARS-CoV-2 infection. From January 2020, contemporaneous patients with complete KD criteria were classified as either SARS-CoV-2 positive (KDCOVID+; confirmed household exposure, positive PCR and/or serology) or SARS-CoV-2 negative (KDCOVID-; negative testing and no exposure) and compared. Of 744 patients in the International Kawasaki Disease Registry, 52 were KDCOVID- and 61 were KDCOVID+. KDCOVID+ patients were older (median 5.5 vs. 3.7 years; p < 0.001), and all additionally met diagnostic criteria for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). They were more likely to have abdominal pain (60% vs. 35%; p = 0.008) and headache (38% vs. 10%; p < 0.001) and had significantly higher CRP, troponin, and BUN/creatinine, and lower hemoglobin, platelets, and lymphocytes. KDCOVID+ patients were more likely to have shock (41% vs. 6%; p < 0.001), ICU admission (62% vs. 10%; p < 0.001), lower left ventricular ejection fraction (mean lowest LVEF 53% vs. 60%; p < 0.001), and to have received inotropic support (60% vs. 10%; p < 0.001). Both groups received IVIG (2 doses in 22% vs. 18%; p = 0.63), but KDCOVID+ were more likely to have received steroids (85% vs. 35%; p < 0.001) and anakinra (60% vs. 10%; p = 0.002). KDCOVID- patients were more likely to have medium/large coronary artery aneurysms (CAA, 12% vs. 0%; p = 0.01). KDCOVID+ patients differ from KDCOVID-, have more severe disease, and greater evidence of myocardial involvement and cardiovascular dysfunction rather than CAA. These patients may be a distinct KD phenotype in the presence of a prevalent specific trigger.
Recommended Citation
Jose, J., Tierney, E. S., Harahsheh, A. S., Dahdah, N., Raghuveer, G., Friedman, K. G., Khoury, M., Hicar, M. D., Merves, S. A., Dallaire, F., Farid, P., Manlhiot, C., Runeckles, K., Misra, N., Portman, M., Ballweg, J. A., Lee, S., Jain, S. S., Harris, T. H., Szmuszkovicz, J. R., Orr, W., Larios, G., & McCrindle, B. W. (2023). COVID-19 Positive versus Negative Complete Kawasaki Disease: A Study From the International Kawasaki Disease Registry. Pediatric Cardiology, 44 (6), 1373-1381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-023-03109-w