Predictive value of albumin for intravenous immunoglobulin resistance in a large cohort of Kawasaki disease patients

• Main Authors: Rui Zhang (Author), Shuping Shuai (Author), Hongxi Zhang (Author), Jianghui Cai (Author), Na Cui (Author), Mi Tang (Author), Shasha Xing (Author), Yu Gao (Author), Xia Liu (Author), Xiao Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been the mainstay of treatment for Kawasaki disease (KD) over the past decades. However, 10-20% of KD patients are resistant to IVIG treatment which puts those patients at high risk of coronary artery lesions (CALs). Therefore, it is importan...