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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, febrile, self-limited, multisystem vasculitis that almost exclusively affects young children. We describe a 4-year-old girl with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistant KD who developed massive cervical lymphadenopathy and severe respiratory distress. Treatment with intravenous pulse methylprednisolone led to dramatic resolution of her symptoms. We conclude that pulse steroid therapy should be considered in patients with KD complicated by massive lymphadenopathy with life threatening airway obstruction and/or IVIG resistant disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0315-162X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1215-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Massive lymphadenopathy and airway obstruction in a child with Kawasaki disease: success with pulse steroid therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, and Children's Hospital of New Orleans 70112, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports