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Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics 1/2012

01.01.2012 | Correspondence

Reply to the correspondence letter by Se Jin Park et al. What dose of intravenous immunoglobulin should be administered in Kawasaki disease with suspected systemic capillary leak syndrome?

Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 1/2012

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We thank Dr. Se Jin Park and collaborators for their interesting informations and comments provided as reaction to our recent paper [3]. They mainly rise two points: (1) the possibility of a systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) because of persistent hypoalbuminemia. (2) The recommendation to use higher dose of intravenous immunoglobulin in suspected SCLS associated with Kawasaki disease to prevent coronary artery aneurysm, as the author understood that Thabet et al. administered a moderate dose (1 g/kg) of intravenous immunoglobulin. …
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Titel
Reply to the correspondence letter by Se Jin Park et al. What dose of intravenous immunoglobulin should be administered in Kawasaki disease with suspected systemic capillary leak syndrome?
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2012
Erschienen in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-011-1603-6

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