Treatment Intensification in Patients With Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Aneurysm at Diagnosis

Authors :: Dionne, Audrey
Burns, Jane C
Dahdah, Nagib
Tremoulet, Adriana H
Gauvreau, Kimberlee
de Ferranti, Sarah D
Baker, Annette L
Son, Mary Beth
Gould, Patrick
Fournier, Anne
Newburger, Jane W
Friedman, Kevin G
Source :: Pediatrics, vol 143, iss 6
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: eScholarship, University of California, 2019.
Abstract: BackgroundCoronary artery aneurysms (CAA) are a serious complication of Kawasaki disease. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) within 10 days of fever onset reduces the risk of CAA from 25% to

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