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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Sánchez Manubens, Judith author Antón López, Jordi author Bou Torrent, Rosa author Iglesias Jiménez, Estíbaliz author Calzada Hernández, Joan author Rodó López, Xavier author Morguí, Josep-Antón author Grupo de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Kawasaki, Cataluña author 2017-03-28T10:48:40Z 2018-02-24T23:01:18Z 2017-02-24 2017-03-08T19:01:30Z INTRODUCTION: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited systemic vasculitis relatively common in childhood. The etiology of KD is still unknown, although clinical, laboratory and epidemiological features suggest an infectious origin or trigger. Differences on incidence between countries have been related to specific genetic factors, ethnicity, country of birth and some other sociocultural and environmental factors. We present a population-based study on incidence of KD in Catalonia (Spain), focusing on differences between patients in rural and non-rural areas of the region. METHODS: Observational population-based study including all Pediatric Units in Catalan hospitals, between 2004 and 2014. A 12-month (March 2013-March 2014) prospective collection of new cases of KD was carried out to determine the incidence of KD. The rest of the data was retrieved retrospectively. RESULTS: Data from 399 patients over the 10-year study period was analyzed. Among the total KD patients, 353 (88.5%) lived in non-rural areas and 46 (11.5%) in rural areas. It was found that there is a significant difference (P<.001) between the percentage of rural population observed in patients with KD (11.5%), and the expected 5% of the Catalan population. CONCLUSION: This is the first population-based study showing significant differences on KD incidence rates between rural and non-rural areas. Vasculitis Infants Vasculitis Children En Cataluña la enfermedad de Kawasaki es más prevalente en las zonas rurales Kawasaki disease is more prevalent in rural areas of Catalonia (Spain)