Efficacy of plasma exchange therapy for Kawasaki disease intractable to intravenous gamma-globulin
Efficacy of plasma exchange therapy for Kawasaki disease intractable to intravenous gamma-globulin
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Tokyo: Informa Healthcare
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English
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Tokyo: Informa Healthcare
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Kawasaki disease (KD) causes coronary artery lesions (CALs) in 500 Japanese children each year. Intravenous gamma-globulin (IVGG) decreases the incidence of these lesions from 25% to 8% of the total KD cases. We examined whether plasma exchange is a safe and effective prophylaxis against CALs in children with KD intractable to IVGG therapy. Eighty-...
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Efficacy of plasma exchange therapy for Kawasaki disease intractable to intravenous gamma-globulin
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_232762205
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_232762205
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1439-7595
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1439-7609
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10.1007/s10165-003-0264-3