ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2024
Spatiotemporal analysis of the association between Kawasaki disease incidence and PM
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- Early life exposure to ambient particulate matter and Kawasaki disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Etiology Model of Kawasaki Disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndromes: Mast Cell Activation.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- The Etiopathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease: Evolving Understanding of Diverse Triggers.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundKawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis primarily affecting children. While some studies suggest a link between KD and PM
methodsIn this retrospective analysis, we used the Japanese administrative claims database to identify the incidence of KD in children under age 5 in 335 secondary medical care areas across Japan before (from July 2014 to December 2019) and during (from January 2020 to December 2021) the COVID-19 pandemic. For each of these periods, we developed hierarchical Bayesian models termed conditional autoregressive (CAR) models that can address the spatiotemporal clustering of KD to investigate the association between the monthly incidence of KD and exposure to PM
resultsIn the before-pandemic and during-pandemic periods, 55 289 and 14 023 new cases of KD were identified, respectively. The CAR models revealed that only 12-month exposure to PM
conclusionsAnnual exposure to PM
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