Kawasaki Disease with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion

Kawasaki Disease with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. We report a case of KD with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion. Lung manifestations associated with KD have previously been reported in the literature. Although IVIG in...

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Main Authors: Yu Hyeon Choi, Bong Jin Lee, June Dong Park, Seung Hyo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2014-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
immunoglobulin
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
respiratory distress syndrome, adult
Online Access:http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2014-29-4-336.pdf

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