- Original Article
- Clinical Study of 12 Cases of Korean Hemorrhagic Fever in Childhood.
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Dae Kyung Ko, Keyun Haeung Cho, Ji Tae Choung, Pyung Hwa Choe
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(8):837-845. Published online August 31, 1987
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Korean hemorrhagic fever (KHF) is an acute, rodent-bom, viral illness (Hantaanvirus) which is
characterized by widespread abnormalities of blood vessels, chiefly arterioles and capillaries. The
vascular abnormaliteis lead to impairment of function in a number of organs with resulting bleeding
tendency and renal failure.
KHF was recognized for the first time in Korea in 1951. In recnt years the disease has invaded the
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