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CT analysis of retropharyngeal abnormality in kawasaki disease
- Title
- CT analysis of retropharyngeal abnormality in kawasaki disease
- Authors
- Roh K.; Lee S.W.; Yoo J.
- Ewha Authors
- 이선화; 유정현
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 이선화; 유정현
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Radiology
- ISSN
- 1229-6929
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Radiology vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 700 - 707
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Objective: To retrospectively compare the imaging characteristics of retropharyngeal density and associated findings for Kawasaki disease with those for non-Kawasaki disease, and identify the distinguishing features which aid the CT diagnosis of Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal low density. Materials and Methods: Among the enhanced neck CT performed in children less than 8-years old with clinical presentation of fever and cervical lymphadenopathy over a 6-year period, only cases with retropharyngeal low density (RLD) were included in this study. The 56 cases of RLD were divided into two groups; group A included cases diagnosed as Kawasaki disease (n = 34) and group B included cases diagnosed as non-Kawasaki disease (n = 22). We evaluated the CT features including the thickness of RLD and its extent into the deep neck spaces, as well as soft tissue change in the adjacent structure. We also scored the extent of RLD into the deep neck spaces and the soft tissue changes in the adjacent structure. Results: The thickness of RLD was greater in group A than in group B (group A, 6.0 ± 2.1; group B, 4.6 ± 1.5, p = 0.01). The score of the RLD extent into the deep neck spaces was signifcantly greater in group A than in group B (group A, 2.3 ± 1.3; group B, 0.8 ± 1.0, p < 0.01). Also, the score of the adjacent soft tissue changes was greater in group A than in group B (group A, 2.0 ± 1.1; group B, 1.0 ± 1.0, p < 0.01). Conclusion: If children present with fever and cervical lymphadenopathy that display retropharyngeal low density with extension into more deep neck spaces as well as changes in more adjacent soft tissue, the possibility of Kawasaki disease should be considered.
- DOI
- 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.700
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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