Risk factors and derived formosa score for intravenous immunoglobulin unresponsiveness in Taiwanese children with Kawasaki disease

Risk factors and derived formosa score for intravenous immunoglobulin unresponsiveness in Taiwanese children with Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common pediatric vasculitis. The study aimed to identify the risk factors of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) unresponsiveness from the initial clinical parameters of the Taiwanese KD patients. Methods: We enrolled 248 KD (development dataset: 181, validation: 67)...

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Main Authors: Ming-Tai Lin, Chin-Hao Chang, Li-Chuan Sun, Hsin-Min Liu, Huei-Wen Chang, Chun-An Chen, Shuenn-Nan Chiu, Chun-Wei Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, Jou-Kou Wang, Mei-Hwan Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
immunoglobulin
score
lymphadenopathy
albumin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615001400

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