Randomized Trial of Pulsed Corticosteroid Therapy for Primary Treatment of Kawasaki Disease

W. Newburger, Jane; A. Sleeper, Lynn; W. McCrindle, Brian; LuAnn Minich, L.; M. Gersony, Welton; L. Vetter, Victoria; M. Atz, Andrew; S. Li, Jennifer; Takahashi, Masato; Baker, Annette; D. Colan, Steven; D. Mitchell, Paul; L. Klein, Gloria; P. Sundel, Robert

doi:10.1056/nejmoa061235

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Randomized Trial of Pulsed Corticosteroid Therapy for Primary Treatment of Kawasaki Disease

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 14, 2007

Authors:

Jane W. Newburger

Lynn A. Sleeper

Brian W. McCrindle

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Treatment of acute Kawasaki disease with intravenous immune globulin and aspirin reduces the risk of coronary-artery abnormalities and systemic inflammation, but despite intravenous immune globulin therapy, coronary-artery abnormalities develop in some children. Studies have suggested th...

Subject

Medicine

Kawasaki disease

Aspirin

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