| Lipid Profile and Its Association with Coronary Aneurysm in Kawasaki Disease |
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Ju Sik Choi, Suk Min Choi, Kyu Hyung Lee |
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Department of Pediatrics, Pundang Cha General Hospital, Sungnam, Korea |
| 가와사끼병에서 지질대사 이상 및 관상동맥류와의 연관성 |
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최주식, 최석민, 이규형 |
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분당 차병원 소아과 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: The value of serum lipid in children after recovery of Kawasaki disease
may be important because of the predilection of this disease for the coronary artery.
Methods
: We measured serum high density lipoprotein(HDL)-cholesterol, total cholesterol,
triglycerides in 22 patients (mean age 38months, range 6 to 93 months) with Kawasaki
disease during 10 days or less after onset and 2 months later after recovery.
Results
: The level of serum HDL-cholesterol was depressed in the acute stage
compaired with the level after recovery (33.6¡¾15.2mg/dl vs. 54.8¡¾8.3mg/dl, mean¡¾S.D.,
p< 0.05). Total cholesterol, triglycerides were normal during the acute stage (125.3¡¾46.1
mg/dl, 142.1¡¾32.2mg/dl, respectively) and after recovery (147.4¡¾35.5mg/dl, 130.6¡¾74.9
mg/dl, respectively). Echocardiography confirmed coronary aneurysm in 7 patients
(31.8%) and otherwise, normal coronary figures (n=15).
In the patients with coronary aneurysm, the level of serum total cholesterol, HDLcholesterol
were 134.0¡¾34.1mg/dl, 34.5¡¾14.9mg/dl, respectively and in the patients without
coronary aneurysm 147.7¡¾36.7mg/dl, 29.5¡¾12.8mg/dl, respectively. They showed no significant
differences between two groups (p=0.5, p=0.43, respectively).
Conclusion
: Significantly reduced HDL-cholesterol level, which is considered a risk
factor for coronary atherosclerosis, is transient finding in the acute stage of Kawasaki
disease and not associated with the incidence of coronary aneurysm. Further basic
research is needed to elucidate the pathophysiology by which this abnormality is
produced. |
| Key Words:
Coronary aneurysm, High density lipoprotein cholesterol, Kawasaki disease |
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