Initial treatment
All patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for KDwere initially
treated with high-dose IVIG (2g/kg given as a single
intravenousinfusion) together withaspirin orally
(30–50mg.kg−1.d−1) within the
first10 days of the onset of fever. We defined a responder as a patient
who showed resolution of fever(<38℃) within 36h after
initialIVIG treatment.15