State-of-the-art acute phase management of Kawasaki disease after 2017 scientific statement from the American Heart Association

Kawasaki disease (KD) has become the most common form of pediatric systemic vasculitis. Although patients with KD received intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy, coronary arterial lesions (CALs) still occurred in 5%–10% of these patients during the acute stage. CALs may persist and even progress...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ching Liu, Ming-Tai Lin, Jou-Kou Wang, Mei-Hwan Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217305922