Treatment of Jehovah's Witness with immune globulin : case of a child with Kawasaki syndrome

Immune globulin for injection or infusion has been used as a prophylactic and therapeutic treatment in such diverse conditions as Kawasaki disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and hepatitis B.8 Pediatricians may care for Jehovah's Witness children who have the...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1994-07, Vol.94 (1), p.112-113
Main Authors: ROY-BORNSTEIN, C, SAGOR, L. D, ROBERTS, K. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blood transfusions
Care and treatment
Catechisms
Christianity
Health aspects
Humans
Immunoglobulins
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use
Infant
Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki syndrome
Male
Medical care
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - therapy
Pediatrics
Religion
Religion and Medicine
Religious aspects
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
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Summary:Immune globulin for injection or infusion has been used as a prophylactic and therapeutic treatment in such diverse conditions as Kawasaki disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and hepatitis B.8 Pediatricians may care for Jehovah's Witness children who have these disorders. The biological precedent of active immunoglobulin transfer during fetal life identifies immune globulin as different than red blood cells and provides a rationale for Jehovah's Witnesses to accept immune globulin therapy for their children without compromising their religious beliefs.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.94.1.112