Single serum cortisol values at 09:00 h can be indices of adrenocortical function in children with Kawasaki disease treated with intravenous immunoglobulin plus prednisolone

Combination treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) plus prednisolone is effective for prevention of cardiovascular complications in children with Kawasaki disease (KD). However, administration of prednisolone for approximately 20 d in this regimen causes adrenocortical suppression in a hig...

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Autores principales: Goto, Masahiro, Miyagawa, Naoyuki, Kikunaga, Kaori, Miura, Masaru, Hasegawa, Yukihiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26594091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1297/cpe.24.69

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26594091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1297/cpe.24.69

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