Effects of early steroid reduction in initial combination therapy for Kawasaki disease
In cases in which the inflammatory response has been adequately controlled, it may be possible to taper steroid therapy faster than stated in previous studies without compromising treatment outcomes.
Authors
- Saori Amano
- Teruyoshi Shimoyama
- Masayuki Nagasawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-4940)
- Susumu Hosokawa
- Ryuichi Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4166-3279)
- Tomohiro Udagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7177-6426)
- Haruna Yokoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-3212)
- Mari Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9859-9765)
- Natsuko Suzuki
Institutions
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital (JP)
- Musashino Red Cross Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lara D. Veeken
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf124
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00