The Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Kawasaki Disease: How Can We Predict Resistance to Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment of Kawasaki Disease?

Infliximab, Is It Really a New Horizon for the Treatment of Kawasaki Disease?

“…Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been the standard treatment of choice for Kawasaki disease (KD) with aspirin 1). As KD is considered by obvious immune activation related to cytotoxic anti-endothelial cell antibodies and increased cytokine production, IVIG helps to interact with these diverse parts of immune and vascular systems to relieve inflammation 2)3)4)…”