Infliximab Treatment of Pancreatitis Complicating Acute Kawasaki Disease

Autor: Adriana H. Tremoulet, Susan Jimenez-Fernandez
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31:1087-1089
ISSN: 0891-3668
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e31826108c2
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE