Treatment of a patient with Kawasaki disease associated with selective IgA deficiency by continuous infusion of cyclosporine A without intravenous immunoglobulin

Treatment of a patient with Kawasaki disease associated with selective IgA deficiency by continuous infusion of cyclosporine A without intravenous immunoglobulin

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is standard for Kawasaki disease (KD) treatment; however, anaphylactic reactions to immunoglobulins are a risk in KD patients with selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD). The therapy for KD associated with sIgAD has not been established. The IgA immune response is...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Anzai, Takaomi Minami, Tomoyuki Sato, Sadahiro Furui, Takanori Yamagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2016-12-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
coronary artery lesion
cyclosporine A
selective IgA deficiency
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1178
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