Kawasaki disease refractory to standard treatments that responds to a combination of pulsed methylprednisolone and plasma exchange: Cytokine profiling and literature review. Issue 2 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matsui, Motohiro; Okuma, Yoshiaki; Yamanaka, Junko; Uryu, Hideko; Sato, Noriko; Shichino, Hiroyuki; Matsushita, Takeji
• Is Part Of: Cytokine. Volume 74:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 339
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Cytokines -- Periodicals; 571.844
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.02.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-4666

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st040">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0060">A combination of IVMP and PE was effective for a severe KD case.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0065">Our literature review revealed PE treatment was effective 93.5% of cases.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0070">Cytokine profiling showed PE decreased IL6, while sTNF-αR remained at high levels.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0075">Cytokine profiling showed PE and IVMP decreased both of IL-6 and sTNFα-R.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>