Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection on inflammatory status and coronary artery lesions (CAL) in Kawasaki disease (KD) children. Methods Totally 128 children with KD were divided into MP group (n = 42) and non-MP group (n = 86). The clinical features of the groups including fever duration, proportion of incomplete KD and IVIG resistance were recorded. White blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), high sensitive C reactive protein (hs-CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), ratio of LCA/AOA and incidence of CAL were compared. Results NLR, PLR, hs-CRP, ESR and PLT in acute phase of MP patients were significantly increased compared with non-MP group (P < 0.05); hs-CRP and PLR in remission phase of MP group were significantly upregulated when compared with non-MP group (P < 0.05). Patients in MP group experienced increased incidence of IVIG resistance, CAL and ratio of LCA/AOA compared with non-MP infection group (P < 0.05). Conclusions KD children with MP infection have more severe inflammatory response and higher risk of IVIG resistance and CAL.