Utility of Soluble CD163 in the Clinical Management of Patients With Kawasaki Disease

Utility of Soluble CD163 in the Clinical Management of Patients With Kawasaki Disease

Objective: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is a useful first-line treatment for Kawasaki disease (KD); however, 10–20% of patients fail to respond and require additional IVIG. Soluble CD163 (sCD163) is considered a biomarker for macrophage activation. There are no reports measuring serum s...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Azuma, Yasuo Suzuki, Seigo Okada, Chie Matsuguma, Hiroyuki Wakiguchi, Yuji Ohnishi, Takashi Furuta, Akiko Miyake, Hiroki Yasudo, Kiyoshi Ichihara, Shouichi Ohga, Shunji Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
intravenous immunoglobulin
Kawasaki disease
macrophage
soluble CD163
sCD163
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00148/full

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