Treatment of choice for Kawasaki disease is :
Correct Answer: Intravenous immunoglobulin
Description: All patients of Kawasaki's disease should be treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).
Aspirin should be used for fever and inflammation. It should be continued if a coronary aneurysm develops.
Methylprednisolone should follow if disease symptoms persist after two injections of IVIG.
Drugs for refractory cases include infliximab, cyclophosphamide and methotrexate.
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