Sonographic gallbladder abnormality is associated with intravenous immunoglobulin resistance in Kawasaki disease.

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Published in ScientificWorldJournal on June 18, 2012

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Chih-Jen Chen1, Fu-Chen Huang, Mao-Meng Tiao, Ying-Hsien Huang, Li-Yan Lin, Hong-Ren Yu, Kuender D Yang, Yi-Chuan Huang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Wei-Chiao Chang, Ho-Chang Kuo

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1: Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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