Pediatric expert consensus on the application of glucocorticoids in Kawasaki disease.

Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the common acquired heart diseases in under-5-year-old children and is an acute self-limiting vasculitis. After nearly 60 years of research, intravenous immunoglobulin combined with oral aspirin has become the first-line treatment for preventing coronary artery aneurysm in the acute stage of KD. However, glucocorticoid (GC), infliximab, and other immunosuppressants are options for the treatment of KD patients with a high risk of coronary artery aneurysm, no response to intravenous immunoglobulin and a confirmed diagnosis of coronary artery aneurysm. At present, there are still controversies over the use of GC in the treatment of KD. With reference to the latest research findings of KD treatment in China and overseas, this consensus invited domestic pediatric experts to fully discuss and put forward recommendations on the indications, dosage, and usage of GC in the first-line and second-line treatment of KD.川崎病（Kawasaki disease，KD）是5岁以下儿童常见后天获得性心脏病之一，是一种急性自限性血管炎。经过近60年的研究，静脉注射免疫球蛋白联合阿司匹林口服成为急性期KD预防冠状动脉瘤的一线治疗。但对于发生冠状动脉瘤高风险、静脉注射免疫球蛋白无反应、确诊冠状动脉瘤等KD患者，糖皮质激素（glucocorticoid，GC）、英夫利昔单抗及其他免疫抑制剂是可以选择的治疗药物。目前GC在KD治疗中的应用存在争议。该共识结合KD治疗的国内外最新的研究成果，邀请国内儿科专家充分讨论，对GC在KD中一线及二线治疗的适应证、剂量、用法等提出了推荐意见。.