title: The use of corticosteroid therapy in refractory Kawasaki patients.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed four children with Kawasaki disease refractory to the standard therapy. Although three patients had unusual complications, all four responded to intravenous methylprednisolone. This therapy may be considered early in the treatment of selected cases of Kawasaki disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, MBC-58, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. mayouf@kfshrc.edu.sa
authors.forename: Sulaiman M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Mayouf
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D008775:Methylprednisolone