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kawasaki disease tt.

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sujju
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05/02/05 - 09:06 PM

what is the tt. for kawasaki disease.

dev
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05/02/05 - 09:07 PM

IV immunoglobulins

bose
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05/02/05 - 09:08 PM

And also high dose Aspirin

dev
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05/02/05 - 09:09 PM

yes i forgot aspirin :oops:

chemamr
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05/27/05 - 10:09 PM 1 of 1 forum leaders found this post helpful

IV Immunoglobulins and high dose Aspirin prevent coronary artery aneurysms.

By the way, corticosteroids increase the risk of coronary aneurysms, thus, they are contraindicated.

Good luck !

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