Steroids can provide great relief to young Kawasaki’s disease patients
Steroids can prove to be an effective treatment option when it comes to minimizing damage to the heart in young patients with Kawasaki’s disease, as per a study that was published in an issue of Pediatrics.
Stephen Aronoff, MD, lead author of the meta-analysis and Temple University School of Medicine professor and chair of pediatrics, was of the view that a multi-center study can be more than useful for ascertaining and justifying benefits of steroid treatment for this disease.
The study highlighted the knowledge differences among members of the medical fraternity. While some members are of the view that steroids are effective, some are of the view that steroids are ineffective as suggested by the present guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From News-Medical.Net:
“This gap in knowledge led us to examine the benefits of steroids more closely. We looked at research worldwide and were surprised to find eight solid clinical trials showing the value of steroids in significantly reducing heart damage in children with Kawasaki’s disease. Steroids, when combined with aspirin and IVGB, reduced the odds of developing inflammation of the heart blood vessels by half,” said Stephen Aronoff, MD, lead author of the meta-analysis and Temple University School of Medicine professor and chair of pediatrics.
This study also brought forward some recommendations for the standard treatment of Kawasaki’s via aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
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