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See Latest ArticlesChronic, eventually fatal, Kawasaki-like disease in an adult with spondylarthropathy responding to IVIG therapy
Joint, Bone, Spine, 06/26/09
Soltner E et al. - The authors report on an unusual case of a 40-year-old Caucasian male displaying severe Kawasaki-like symptoms. The disease lasted for seven years before diffuse coronary aneurysms occurred, leading to the patient's death, despite ongoing treatment by intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIGs). The patient had also been suffering from a disabling inflammation of the spine, which was reported to have started at the onset of the disorder.
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