Infliximab for the treatment of intravenous immunoglobulin resistant Kawasaki disease complicated by coronary artery aneurysms: a case report

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作者
Brogan, Robert J. [1 ,2 ]
Eleftheriou, Despina [1 ,2 ]
Gnanapragasam, James [3 ]
Klein, Nigel J. [2 ,4 ]
Brogan, Paul A. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] UCL Inst Child Hlth, Dept Paediat Rheumatol, London, England
[2] Great Ormond St Hosp Sick Children, London, England
[3] Southampton Univ Hosp NHS Trust, Congenital Cardiac Ctr, Southampton, Hants, England
[4] UCL Inst Child Hlth, Dept Infect Dis & Microbiol, London, England
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RANDOMIZED-TRIAL; THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS; EFFICACY; YOUNG;
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10.1186/1546-0096-7-3
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
This case report describes an 8 year old boy with IVIG resistant Kawasaki disease complicated by severe bilateral coronary artery aneurysms successfully treated with infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor alpha.
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