Research Article

Sonographic Gallbladder Abnormality Is Associated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin Resistance in Kawasaki Disease

Table 5

Characteristic of AHGB versus ACC in Kawasaki disease patients.

AHGB ( 𝑁 = 1 1 )ACC ( 𝑁 = 5 )P value

Age (m/o) 2 5 . 4 1 ± 1 5 . 0 3 3 5 . 8 0 ± 1 9 . 9 4 0.265
Male gender (%)9 (82%)3 (60%)1.000
Admission days 7 . 2 2 ± 3 . 5 6 8 . 0 0 ± 2 . 9 4 0.711
IVIG resistance420.604
CAL330.299

AHGB = acute hydrops of gallbladder; ACC = acute acalculous cholecystitis; CAL: coronary artery lesion; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin.