Infliximab treatment of pancreatitis complicating acute kawasaki disease.
Kawasaki disease can be associated with gastrointestinal complications, including pancreatitis. We describe a child in whom infliximab infusion for intravenous immunoglobulin-resistant Kawasaki disease coincided with marked clinical improvement of the patient's acute pancreatitis.
Department of Pediatrics, 9500 Gilman Dr, Mail Code 0831 La Jolla, CA 92093-0831, USA. atremoulet@ucsd.edu
Susan G
SG
Jimenez-Fernandez
Adriana H
AH
Tremoulet
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000069285:Infliximab; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000069285:Infliximab