A child with resistant Kawasaki disease successfully treated with anakinra: a case report

• Main Authors: J. Sánchez-Manubens (Author), A. Gelman (Author), N. Franch (Author), S. Teodoro (Author), J. R. Palacios (Author), N. Rudi (Author), J. Rivera (Author), J. Antón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limited systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is an effective treatment and decreases the risk of cardiac complications to less than 5%. In spite of its effectiveness, some children do not respond to this...