Literature DB >> 20678974

[Refractory Kawasaki disease with coronary aneurysms treated with infliximab].

J Salas Salguero1, D Gómez-Pastrana Durán, C Salido Peracaula, C Ruiz-Berdejo Iznardi, J Ortiz Tardío.   

Abstract

The classic treatment of Kawasaki disease with immunoglobulin and acetyl salicylic acid obtains a good response in 90% of patients, decreasing the risk of coronary involvement. However, in patients that do not respond to immunoglobulin, it is not clear which therapy should be used: other doses of immunoglobulin, corticosteroids or infliximab. Infliximab is becoming an important second line treatment for Kawasaki refractory to immunoglobulin, although there are few studies and clinical reports with this drug. We present a 5 months-old infant with refractory Kawasaki disease who developed coronary aneurysms despite two immunoglobulin doses and three intravenous pulses-doses of corticosteroids. The infant was finally treated with a single dose of infliximab with good clinical progress.
Copyright © 2010 Asociación Española de Pediatría. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 20678974     DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2010.06.006

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  An Pediatr (Barc)        ISSN: 1695-4033            Impact factor:   1.500


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1.  Intravenous Immunoglobulin Gamma (IVIG) versus IVIG Plus Infliximab in Young Children with Kawasaki Disease.

Authors:  Chun-Ling Han; Suo-Lin Zhao
Journal:  Med Sci Monit       Date:  2018-10-11
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