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November 30, 2021Frontiers in MedicineOpen Access

Anti-inflammatory Treatment of Kawasaki Disease: Comparison of Current Guidelines and Perspectives

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Why the study?

Despite numerous international guidelines for Kawasaki disease, there has been no comparison of them, and optimal treatment for high-risk and refractory disease lacks evidence.

Comparison

Comparison of international treatment guidelines for Kawasaki disease

Design

Review

Authors

PBPiotr BudaJFJoanna Friedman-GruszczyńskaJKJanusz Książyk

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Overview

Guideline comparison in KD reveals consistent IVIG-aspirin core but divergent adjunct recommendations; leaves open evidence-based optimization.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Children with Kawasaki disease (KD)
I
Intervention
Anti-inflammatory treatments including intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), glucocorticosteroids, and other second-line therapies

This review highlights the consensus on first-line IVIG and aspirin for Kawasaki disease across international guidelines, while identifying discrepancies in aspirin dosing and the management of IVIG-resistant and high-risk patients.

Cite This Study

Buda et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70ae8af44fa9f079de5ec4https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.738850
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