Predicting Factors for Refractory Kawasaki Disease
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Predicting Factors for Refractory Kawasaki Disease
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES About 10-15% of Kawasaki disease (KD) is refractory to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. This study was designed to investigate the predicting factors for refractory KD. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of 77 patients with typical KD admitted at Wonju Christian Hospital from January, 2005, to December, 2008. The variance ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Circulation Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1738-5520
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.5.239