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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2016· item PMID:27889733

Steroid Pulse Therapy for Kawasaki Disease Complicated with Myocarditis. BACKGROUND: The clinical management of intravenous immunoglobulin-resistant Kawasaki disease shock syndrome (KDSS) is obscure. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: Three children presented with intravenous immunoglobulin-resistant KDSS complicated with myocarditis. OUTCOME: All cases were successfully managed with steroid pulse therapy. MESSAGE: Steroid pulse therapy is effective in immunoglobulin-resistant KDSS.