- Original Article
- Treatment of Intravenous Immune-Globulin Resistant Kawasaki Disease with Corticosteroids
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Dae-Eui Hong, Kyung-Yil Lee, Ji-Whan Han, Sung-Soo Hwang, Kyong-Su Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(10):1453-1457. Published online October 15, 1997
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Purpose : To evaluate the efficacy of steroid therapy on prevention of development and progression
of coronary artery aneurysm in intravenous immune globulin(IVIG)-resistant Kawasaki disease, we
treated three children with high dose of intravenous methylprednisolone followed by low dose oral
prednisolone.
Methods : We selected three children with Kawasaki disease who did not repond or who initially
responded but soon developed recrudescent fever after retreatment... |
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