Cerebral infarction after high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for Kawasaki disease - 10/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.10.027
Yasunori Wada, MD, Atsushi Kamei, MD, PHD ⁎ 
, Yukiharu Fujii, MD, Ken Ishikawa, MD, PHD, Shoichi Chida, MD, PHD
, Yukiharu Fujii, MD, Ken Ishikawa, MD, PHD, Shoichi Chida, MD, PHD From the Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Reprint requests: Atsushi Kamei, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan.Résumé |
A 3-year-old boy with Kawasaki disease developed a cerebral infarction after high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin. Aspirin did not prevent the stroke. Based on the numerous reports of thrombosis due to high-dose immunoglobulin in older individuals, we conclude that it is necessary to be aware of this complication when treating children with Kawasaki disease.
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