What dose of intravenous immunoglobulin should be administered in Kawasaki disease with suspected systemic capillary leak syndrome?: Comment on: Shock: An unusual presentation of Kawasaki disease (Eur J Pediatr. 2011 Jul; 170(7):941-3)

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-204

  Park, Se Jin ^a   Pai, Ki Soo ^a   Kim, Ji Hong ^b   Shin, Jae Il ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 2;

CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LETTER; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; SHOCK;

EID: 84857055685     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1602-7     Document Type: Letter

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