What are the treatment principles for Kawasaki disease?

More and more diseases are appearing around us. If they are not discovered in time, they can easily pose a great threat to our health. Therefore, we must always pay attention and check in time when some discomfort occurs. So for Kawasaki disease, what are its treatment principles? Below I will introduce to you the treatment principles of Kawasaki disease.

Kawasaki disease treatment:

The most common treatment for Kawasaki disease is aspirin combined with intravenous immunoglobulin. In the absence of any other complications, a low dose of aspirin and an appropriate amount of immunoglobulin injection for about two weeks can effectively relieve the symptoms of Kawasaki disease.

Patients at high risk of developing coronary artery aneurysms can be given 40 mg/kg of gamma globulin daily for 5 consecutive days while taking aspirin. Compared with aspirin alone, gamma globulin can significantly reduce coronary artery lesions.

The use of glucocorticoids is still controversial. Some people believe that it can promote the formation of aneurysms, but there are also reports that the use of impact doses of glucocorticoids in the early stages of the disease can prevent the occurrence of coronary artery aneurysms.

A small number of patients with large coronary artery aneurysms that cannot shrink require coronary artery bypass surgery.

If the complications of Kawasaki disease are more serious, such as coronary artery aneurysm, the patient needs to take aspirin and other anticoagulants for a relatively long time. At the same time, the hospital should actively and regularly check the patient's cardiovascular system. Coronary artery bypass surgery can be performed accordingly to promote rapid recovery of abnormalities.

If you find your child has symptoms of Kawasaki disease, you need to take him to the hospital immediately without delay. Because, according to doctors, aspirin and immunoglobulin can only work for children who see a doctor within ten days of onset. Once more than ten days, their therapeutic effect will be very weak or even disappear.