Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal (Jan 2009)

Infliximab for the treatment of intravenous immunoglobulin resistant Kawasaki disease complicated by coronary artery aneurysms: a case report

  • Klein Nigel J,
  • Gnanapragasam James,
  • Eleftheriou Despina,
  • Brogan Robert J,
  • Brogan Paul A

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-7-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
p. 3

Abstract

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Abstract This case report describes an 8 year old boy with IVIG resistant Kawasaki disease complicated by severe bilateral coronary artery aneurysms successfully treated with infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor alpha.