Infliximab Treatment of Pancreatitis Complicating Acute Kawasaki Disease

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012-10, Vol.31 (10), p.1087-1089
Hauptverfasser:	Jimenez-Fernandez, Susan G, Tremoulet, Adriana H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibodies, Monoclonal - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Child Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Immunologic Factors - administration & dosage Infectious diseases Infliximab Infusions, Intravenous Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Medical sciences Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - drug therapy Other diseases. Semiology Pancreatitis - drug therapy Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0b013e31826108c2