- Original Article
- Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Kawasaki Disease Who
Received Intravenous Gamma-globulin Retreatment
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Deok-Soo Kim, Yoon-Soo Hahn, Heon-Seok Han
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(11):1411-1416. Published online November 15, 2002
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Purpose : Although the use of intravenous gamma-globulin(IVGG) in Kawasaki disease(KD) is effective in reducing clinical symptoms and coronary artery complications, 20-30% of patients have persistent or recrudescent fever and ongoing clinical symptoms. In these patients, the additional infusion of IVGG is considered. The authors studied the characteristics of patients who received IVGG retreatment, and compared them with the patients... |
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