Prediction of nonresponsiveness to medium-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (1 g/kg) treatment: an effective and safe schedule of acute treatment for Kawasaki disease

Prediction of nonresponsiveness to medium-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (1 g/kg) treatment: an effective and safe schedule of acute treatment for Kawasaki disease

PurposeMedium-dose (1 g/kg) intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is effective in the majority of patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) but some patients who do not respond to medium-dose IVIG are at high risk for the development of coronary artery lesions (CALs). The purpose of this study was to identify...

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Main Authors: Kyung Pil Moon, Beom Joon Kim, Kyu Jin Lee, Jin Hee Oh, Ji Whan Han, Kyung Yil Lee, Soon Ju Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2016-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
Medium-dose intravenous immunoglobulins
Coronary artery
Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-59-178.pdf

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