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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2026; 15(4): 122376
Published online Dec 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.122376
Published online Dec 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.122376
Auxological and pubertal outcomes of children with Kawasaki disease: Experience from Chandigarh, India
Sudip Thakur, Harvinder Kaur, Child Growth and Anthropology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Rakesh Kumar Pilania, Surjit Singh, Pediatric Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss, Pediatric Biochemistry Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Co-corresponding authors: Harvinder Kaur and Rakesh Kumar Pilania.
Author contributions: Thakur S performed data collection, anthropometric assessments and drafted the manuscript; Thakur S, Kaur H, Pilania RK, Kabeerdoss J, and Singh S contributed to statistical analysis; Kaur H and Pilania RK contributed to study design; Kaur H, Pilania RK, Kabeerdoss J, and Singh S critical revision of the manuscript; Kaur H and Singh S conceptualized the study and supervised the research; Kabeerdoss J performed biochemical analyses; Kaur H and Pilania RK contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-corresponding authors. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (Approval No. INT/IEC/2022/SPL-1836).
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Corresponding author: Harvinder Kaur, Associate Professor, Child Growth and Anthropology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Received: April 20, 2026
Revised: May 20, 2026
Accepted: June 9, 2026
Published online: December 9, 2026
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Revised: May 20, 2026
Accepted: June 9, 2026
Published online: December 9, 2026
Processing time: 150 Days and 23 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute childhood vasculitis with potential long-term cardiovascular sequelae; however, data regarding growth and pubertal outcomes remain limited. In this cross-sectional study, children with KD demonstrated auxological and pubertal parameters broadly comparable to healthy controls. Coronary artery abnormalities were not associated with major differences in anthropometric measures. These findings contribute to the limited literature on long-term developmental outcomes in KD, particularly from Indian populations, and highlight the need for larger longitudinal studies.