- Fortuna-Reyna, Brenda;
- Bainto, Emelia V;
- Ulloa-Gutierrez, Rolando;
- Garrido-García, Luis M;
- Estripeaut, Dora;
- del Águila, Olguita;
- Gómez, Virgen;
- Faugier-Fuentes, Enrique;
- Miño-León, Greta;
- Beltrán, Sandra;
- Cofré, Fernanda;
- Chacón-Cruz, Enrique;
- Saltigeral-Simental, Patricia;
- Martínez-Medina, Lucila;
- Dueñas, Lourdes;
- Luciani, Kathia;
- Rodríguez-Quiroz, Francisco J;
- Camacho-Moreno, German;
- Viviani, Tamara;
- Alvarez-Olmos, Martha I;
- de Sousa Marques, Heloisa Helena;
- López-Medina, Eduardo;
- Pirez, María C;
- Tremoulet, Adriana H;
- Group, The Kawasaki Disease REKAMLATINA Network Study
Objective: To characterize the use of adjunctive therapy in Kawasaki disease (KD) in Latin America. Methods: The study included 1,418 patients from the Latin American KD Network (REKAMLATINA) treated for KD between January 1, 2009, and May 31, 2017. Results: Of these patients, 1,152 received only a single dose of IVIG, and 266 received additional treatment. Age at onset was similar in both groups (median 2 vs. 2.2 years, respectively). The majority of patients were male (58 vs. 63.9%) and were hospitalized with the first 10 days of fever (85.1 vs. 84.2%). The most common adjunctive therapy administered was steroids for IVIG-resistance, followed by additional doses of IVIG. The use of biologics such as infliximab was limited. KD patients who received adjunctive therapy were more likely to have a lower platelet count and albumin level as well as a higher Z score of the coronary arteries. Conclusion: This is the first report of adjunctive therapies for KD across Latin America. IVIG continues to be the initial and resistance treatment, however, steroids are also used and to a lesser extent, biological therapy such as infliximab. Future studies should address the barriers to therapy in children with acute KD throughout Latin America.