Infliximab as the First Retreatment in Patients with Kawasaki Disease Resistant to Initial Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Apr;35(4):457-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001039.

Abstract

Forty-three patients with Kawasaki disease who were resistant to initial intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) were randomized to receive either a second dose of IVIG (n = 32) or an infliximab (n = 11). With IVIG retreatment 21 patients (65.6%) responded, and with infliximab 10 patients (90.9%) responded. The infliximab group had shorter duration of fever and fewer days of hospitalization. Coronary artery outcomes and adverse events were similar.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Drug Resistance*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Infliximab / administration & dosage
  • Infliximab / adverse effects
  • Infliximab / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Retreatment
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Infliximab