Shock and unresponsiveness to repeated courses of intravenous immunoglobulin in Kawasaki disease: a nationwide database study.

Yun-Chieh LiangChin-Hao ChangMing Tai LinFeng-Yu KaoSan-Kuei HuangMei-Hwan Wu

Published in: Pediatric research (2019)

In a nationwide KD cohort, both IVIG unresponsiveness and re-IVIG unresponsiveness increase the risk of coronary aneurysms. Such observation addresses the importance of refining the treatment for IVIG unresponsiveness, at least in those with KD shock syndrome.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
coronary artery disease
cross sectional
high dose
emergency department
low dose
adverse drug
left ventricular