Changes in Hemoglobin Concentrations Post-immunoglobulin Therapy in Patients with Kawasaki Disease: A Population-Based Study Using a Claims Database in Japan.

CONCLUSIONS: Although mild anemia commonly occurred post-IVIG therapy in Japanese individuals with KD, severe anemia necessitating transfusion was rare in these patients. PMID: 30345488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30345488?dopt=Abstract

Source: Paediatric Drugs - October 22, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Takeuchi M, Ito S, Nakamura M, Kawakami K Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: research