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Figure 1.
Changes in the maximum body temperature attained each day after treatment with IVMP or additional IVIG. The starting day of IVMP or additional IVIG was defined as day 1. Body temperature dropped more rapidly in the IVMP group than in the additional IVIG group (p = 0.006, repeated measures analysis); the antipyretic effect of IVMP was superior to that of additional IVIG on day 2 (p = 0.02, repeated measures analysis), but not on day 3 and later. The upper and lower ends of a box show the first and third quartiles, and the line inside the box the median value. The upper fence of a whisker represents the largest value within 1.5 times the interquartile range above the third quartile and the lower fence of a whisker the smallest value within 1.5 times the interquartile below the first quartile. Values beyond the fences are marked with circles.