Song Min Seob
Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Korean J Pediatr. 2019 Apr;62(4):119-123. doi: 10.3345/kjp.2019.00150. Epub 2019 Mar 15.
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that mainly affects younger children. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistant cases are at increasing risk for coronary artery complications. The strategy on prediction of potential nonresponders and treatment of IVIG-resistant patients is now controversial. In this review the definition and predictors of IVIG-resistant KD and current evidence to guide management are discussed.
川崎病(KD)是一种主要影响幼儿的全身性血管炎。静脉注射免疫球蛋白(IVIG)抵抗型病例发生冠状动脉并发症的风险不断增加。预测潜在无反应者以及治疗IVIG抵抗型患者的策略目前存在争议。在这篇综述中,将讨论IVIG抵抗型KD的定义、预测因素以及指导治疗的现有证据。