Transient Deformation of Neutrophils in Kawasaki Disease.

Koike, Yumi; Yanagisawa, Ryu; Ogiso, Yoshifumi; Cho, Yoshiaki; Minami, Kisei; Takeuchi, Kouichi; Sakashita, Kazuo; Higuchi, Tsukasa · J Pediatr · 2016

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

In the treatment of Kawasaki disease, resistance to high-dose immunoglobulin intravenous (IGIV) can occur. The neutrophil morphology analyses in 17 patients revealed that transient pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly was more frequently detected in the IGIV-resistant group. This finding may aid the prediction of IGIV resistance.

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