Adult Kawasaki disease. Report of two cases treated with intravenous gamma globulin. Arch Intern Med 1994 Jun 27;154(12):1398-405
Date
06/27/1994Pubmed ID
8002692DOI
10.1001/archinte.154.12.1398Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028264038 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 38 CitationsAbstract
There are 36 reports in the English-language literature of Kawasaki disease in adults. We present two additional cases, in one of which retinal vasculitis developed, a previously unreported complication antemortem. We report the first use of intravenous gamma globulin in the United States for treatment of adult-onset Kawasaki disease and review the pertinent literature.
Author List
Jackson JL, Kunkel MR, Libow L, Gates RHAuthor
Jeffrey L. Jackson MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Retinal Diseases
Vasculitis