Different Doses of IVIG for Kawasaki Disease

"Group C patients received IVIG 1g/kg per day once. The IVIG was started on the fifth to tenth day of illness. In combination with IVIG, the patients were administered aspirin at a dose of 30 mg/kg per day; this dose was reduced to 3-5 mg/kg per day after the fever disappeared for 3 days and the CRP value was ≤8mg/L. Patients who were admitted before the fourth day of illness were treated only with aspirin. Each immunoglobulin was administered at a dose of 1 g/kg for 10h.~Patients who did not respond to initial IVIG therapy were given a second dose of IVIG 24-36 hours after the initial dose at 2g/kg. Patients who did not respond to second dose IVIG were given methylprednisolone 10mg/kg for 3 days or infliximab 5mg/kg once."

"Group B patients received IVIG 1g/kg for 2 days continuously. The IVIG was started on the fifth to tenth day of illness. In combination with IVIG, the patients were administered aspirin at a dose of 30 mg/kg per day; this dose was reduced to 3-5 mg/kg per day after the fever disappeared for 3 days and the CRP value was ≤8mg/L. Patients who were admitted before the fourth day of illness were treated only with aspirin. Each immunoglobulin was administered at a dose of 1 g/kg for 10h.~Patients who did not respond to initial IVIG therapy were given a second dose of IVIG 24-36 hours after the initial dose at 2g/kg. Patients who did not respond to second dose IVIG were given methylprednisolone 10mg/kg for 3 days or infliximab 5mg/kg once."

"Group A patients received IVIG 2g/kg per day once. The IVIG was started on the fifth to tenth day of illness. In combination with IVIG, the patients were administered aspirin at a dose of 30 mg/kg per day; this dose was reduced to 3-5 mg/kg per day after the fever disappeared for 3 days and the CRP value was ≤8mg/L. Patients who were admitted before the fourth day of illness were treated only with aspirin. Each immunoglobulin was administered at a dose of 1 g/kg for 10h.~Patients who did not respond to initial IVIG therapy were given a second dose of IVIG 24-36 hours after the initial dose at 2g/kg. Patients who did not respond to second dose IVIG were given methylprednisolone 10mg/kg for 3 days or infliximab 5mg/kg once."