Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Kawasaki Disease—Evolution and Pathogenic Mechanisms

Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Kawasaki Disease—Evolution and Pathogenic Mechanisms

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis of childhood that affects the medium vessels with a special predilection to the involvement of coronary arteries. The major morbidity of this disease is due to coronary artery aneurysm, which occurs in about 25–30% of untreated cases. For decades now, int...

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Main Authors: Pallavi L. Nadig, Vibhu Joshi, Rakesh Kumar Pilania, Rajni Kumrah, Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss, Saniya Sharma, Deepti Suri, Amit Rawat, Surjit Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
treatment
intravenous immunoglobulin
pathogenesis
coronary artery abnormalities
innate immunity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/14/2338

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