- Original Article
- Clinical Features of Atypical Kawasaki Disease
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Mi Young Heo, Su Jung Choi, Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sohn
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(3):376-382. Published online March 15, 2002
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Purpose : To identify clinical and laboratory features of atypical Kawasaki disease(KD), and to develop criteria for early diagnosis of atypical KD patients.
Methods : All patients with KD treated at our hospital from January 1998 to June 2000 were reviewed retrospectively.
Results : Among a total of 167 patients, 28(16.8%) were atypical KD of which seven(25%) were infants. Among the... |
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- Case Report
- A Case of Bilateral Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax
Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
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Jae Won Lee, Mi Young Heo, Hae Soon Kim, Seung Joo Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(3):401-405. Published online March 15, 2002
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae(M. pneumoniae) is the leading cause of pneumonia in school-age children and young adults. The clinical courses are usually mild but recently, severe cases were reported such as lung abscess, Swyer-James syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae infection is rare. Carlisle reported a 6-year-old patient with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax associated with M. pneumoniae... |
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- Original Article
- High-dose Intravenous Immune Globulin Retreatment in Kawasaki Disease
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So Yun Shim, Mi Young Heo, Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sonh
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(10):1273-1277. Published online October 15, 2002
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Purpose : To determine clinical features, laboratory findings and cardiac abnormalities of highdose
immune globulin(IVIG) retreatment in patients with Kawasaki disease, and to report effectiveness
of retreatment.
Methods : Retrospective study of 174 children diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at Ewha Mokdong
hospital from March, 1999 to July, 2001.
Results : Twenty(11.5%) of 174 patients were retreated with high-dose IVIG. After this, only
two patients(1.1%) did not... |
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