Thyroid hormone may predict treatment failure in Kawasaki disease.
Yuichiro HashidaYoichi MinoKeisuke OkunoHitoshi UemasuShinji SakataMasanobu FujimotoNoriyuki NambaPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2024)
Thyroid hormone and TSH levels were lower in the non-responder group than in the responder group in the initial IVIG treatment for Kawasaki disease. This study suggests that Kawasaki disease in the acute phase is associated with low thyroid hormone levels and TSH. It is possible that these hormone levels predict response to the initial IVIG.
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