Predicting immunoglobulin resistance in Kawasaki disease: an assessment of neutrophil to lymphocyte platelet ratio

• Main Authors: Yuyao Lu (Author), Yunjia Tang (Author), Bo Wang (Author), Xuan Li (Author), Qiuqin Xu (Author), Hui Chu (Author), Haitao Lv (Author), Meihua Lu (Author), Yiming Qin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of unknown etiology and predictors for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance have been widely explored in recent decades. Neutrophil to lymphocyte platelet ratio (NLPR) was reported to be associated with the outcomes in man...