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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the reported patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage in Kawasaki disease

From: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage before anticoagulant therapy in Kawasaki disease: a case report

Year

First author

Age/sex

Clinical onset

Details of gastrointestinal bleeding

Blood transfusion

Endoscopy

Surgery

1996

Matsubara

2 y/M

Fever

Hematemesis on day 19 of illness (day 13 of aspirin)

Yes

Revealed a 2 cm duodenal ulcer

None

1996

Matsubara

4 y/F

Fever

Melanotic stools followed by emesis of blood on day 31 of illness (day 26 of aspirin)

Yes

None

None

2003

Zulian

20 m/M

Fever

Hematemesis on day 7 of illness without aspirin

Yes

Showed diffuse hemorrhagic duodenitis

None

2004

Chang

5 y/M

Fever, cervical lymphadenitis

Tarry stool on day 6 of illness;

Massive gastrointestinal bleeding on day 14 of illness (day 5 of aspirin)

Yes

NA

NA

2007

Singh

4.5 y/M

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever

Hemorrhagic shock with hematemesis and hematochezia at 2 months after onset (without aspirin)

Yes

Failed because of the massive bleeding

Revaeled a 1.5 cm duodenal ulcer with active bleeding

  1. M male, F female, y year, m month, NA not available