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Stratified therapy for Kawasaki disease using a new scoring system to predict the response to a lower dose of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2021

Misa Matsuura Open the ORCID record for Misa Matsuura [Opens in a new window] ,
Daisuke Sugawara ,
Eishi Makita Open the ORCID record for Eishi Makita [Opens in a new window] ,
Yuka Hirakubo ,
Kazuhito Nonaka Open the ORCID record for Kazuhito Nonaka [Opens in a new window] ,
Shinichiro Yamashita  and
Ko Ichihashi
Misa Matsuura
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Daisuke Sugawara
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Eishi Makita*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Yuka Hirakubo
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Kazuhito Nonaka
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Shinichiro Yamashita
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Ko Ichihashi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: Dr E. Makita, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama 330-8503, Japan. Tel: +81 48 647 2111; Fax: +81 648 0960. E-mail: r0947em@jichi.acjp
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Abstract

Background:

Several studies have reported treatment options for patients with Kawasaki disease refractory to standard immunoglobulin therapy; however, no studies have reported low-dose immunoglobulin therapy for patients with a low risk of Kawasaki disease.

Methods:

A total of 277 patients with Kawasaki disease were included in this study. We used Kobayashi score and our Less high-risk score to divide the patients into three groups. Patients in the high-risk group (Kobayashi score ≥ 5 points) received 2 g/kg intravenous immunoglobulin and prednisolone. Patients in the moderate-risk group (Kobayashi score < 5 points and Less high-risk score ≥ 2 points) received 2 g/kg intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. Patients in the low-risk group (Kobayashi score < 5 points and Less high-risk score < 2 points) received 1 g/kg intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. The response rate and the incidence of coronary artery lesions at 4 weeks after treatment were evaluated in each group.

Results:

The treatment response rates in the high-risk (n = 110), moderate-risk (n = 80), and low-risk (n = 87) groups were 74.5, 72.5, and 77.0%, respectively. Coronary artery lesions occurred in 7.3, 3.8, and 2.3% of patients in the high-, moderate-, and low-risk groups, respectively. There were no significant differences between the groups regarding treatment response or coronary artery lesion rate.

Conclusion:

The therapeutic response rate and the therapeutic effect of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin in the low-risk group identified with our new scoring were satisfactory. Stratified therapies for patients with Kawasaki disease based on the scoring system may be useful.

Keywords

Kawasaki diseaseintravenous immunoglobulinstratified therapy
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , March 2022 , pp. 405 - 409
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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