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January 1, 1988Clinical Infectious Diseases

Kawasaki Syndrome

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Population

Young children with Kawasaki syndrome

Design

Review

Authors

ARAnne H. RowleyNorthwestern UniversityFGF. Gonzalez‐CrussiNorthwestern UniversitySSStanford T. ShulmanPediatric Cardiology

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Implication

May support IVIG in acute Kawasaki disease; leaves open need for updated RCTs on dosing and timing.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Young children with Kawasaki syndrome
I
Intervention
Intravenous gamma-globulin in the acute phase of illness
O
Outcome
Coronary artery abnormalities

This review summarizes the clinical, epidemiologic, and therapeutic aspects of Kawasaki syndrome, highlighting the efficacy of intravenous gamma-globulin in preventing cardiovascular sequelae.

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Rowley et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8cfc02ea63fdd6cbf555fchttps://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/10.1.1
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