- Review Articles
- Determinants of sensitization to allergen in infants and young children
- Hyeong Yun Kim, Youn Ho Shin, Man Yong Han
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):205-210. Published online May 31, 2014
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Atopic sensitization is a complex phenomenon that changes dynamically with age throughout childhood; its prevalence increases with age in young children. Additionally, with increasing age, the prevalence of sensitization to inhalant allergens and the prevalence of polysensitization to allergens increase. It is also well established that the development of atopic sensitization is the result of a complex interplay of genetic...
- Association of wheezing phenotypes with fractional exhaled nitric oxide in children
- Jung Yeon Shim
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):211-216. Published online May 31, 2014
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Asthma comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by airway inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Airway inflammation, which induces AHR and recurrence of asthma, is the main pathophysiology of asthma. The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) level is a noninvasive, reproducible measurement of eosinophilic airway inflammation that is easy to perform in young children. As airway inflammation precedes...
- Original Articles
- Cardiovascular risk factors of early atherosclerosis in school-aged children after Kawasaki disease
- Hyun Jeong Cho, Soo In Yang, Kyung Hee Kim, Jee Na Kim, Hong Ryang Kil
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):217-221. Published online May 31, 2014
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Purpose The aim of this study was to determine whether school-aged children with Kawasaki disease (KD) have an increased risk for early atherosclerosis.
Methods The study included 98 children. The children were divided into the following groups: group A (n=19), KD with coronary arterial lesions that persisted or regressed; group B (n=49), KD without coronary arterial lesions; and group C (n=30), healthy children....
- Outcome of inflammatory response after normothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in infants with isolated ventricular septal defect
- Dong Sub Kim, Sang In Lee, Sang Bum Lee, Myung Chul Hyun, Joon Yong Cho, Young Ok Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):222-225. Published online May 31, 2014
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Purpose A recent study analyzing several cytokines reported that long cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time and long aortic cross clamp (ACC) time were accompanied by enhanced postoperative inflammation, which contrasted with the modest influence of the degree of hypothermia. In this present study, we aimed to examine the effect of CPB temperature on the clinical outcome in infants undergoing repair of isolated...
- Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease mimicking malignant lymphoma with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT in children
- Ji Eun Kim, Eun Kyung Lee, Jae Min Lee, Soon Hwan Bae, Kwang Hae Choi, Young Hwan Lee, Jeong Ok Hah, Joon Hyuk Choi, Eun Jung Kong, Ihn Ho Cho
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):226-231. Published online May 31, 2014
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Purpose Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign disease, which is characterized by a cervical lymphadenopathy with fever, and it often mimics malignant lymphoma (ML). 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is a powerful imaging modality for the diagnosis, staging and monitoring of ML, with the limitations including the nonspecific FDG uptake in infectious or inflammatory processes. This study compared clinical...
- Myocardial atrophy in children with mitochondrial disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Tae Ho Lee, Lucy Youngmin Eun, Jae Young Choi, Hye Eun Kwon, Young-Mock Lee, Heung Dong Kim, Seong-Woong Kang
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):232-239. Published online May 31, 2014
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Purpose Mitochondrial disease (MD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are often associated with cardiomyopathy, but the myocardial variability has not been isolated to a specific characteristic. We evaluated the left ventricular (LV) mass by echocardiography to identify the general distribution and functional changes of the myocardium in patients with MD or DMD.
Methods We retrospectively evaluated the echocardiographic data of 90 children with...
- Case Reports
- Identification of a novel mutation in a patient with pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ia
- Ye Seung Lee, Hui Kwon Kim, Hye Rim Kim, Jong Yoon Lee, Joong Wan Choi, Eun Ju Bae, Phil Soo Oh, Won Il Park, Chang Seok Ki, Hong Jin Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):240-244. Published online May 31, 2014
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ia (PHP Ia) is a disorder characterized by multiform hormonal resistance including parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance and Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO). It is caused by heterozygous inactivating mutations within the Gs alpha-encoding GNAS exons. A 9-year-old boy presented with clinical and laboratory abnormalities including hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, PTH resistance, multihormone resistance and AHO (round face, short stature, obesity, brachydactyly...
- Gastrointestinal hemangioma in childhood: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
- Eon Chul Han, Soo-Hong Kim, Hyun-Young Kim, Sung-Eun Jung, Kwi-Won Park
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(5):245-249. Published online May 31, 2014
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Gastrointestinal (GI) hemangiomas are relatively rare benign vascular tumors. The choice of an appropriate diagnostic method depends on patient age, anatomic location, and presenting symptoms. However, GI hemangiomas are not a common suspected cause of GI bleeding in children because of their rarity. Based on medical history, laboratory results, and imaging study findings, the patient could be treated with either...
