- Original Article
- Evaluation of Severity of Childhood Pancreatitis with Multiple Factor Scoring Systems
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Young In Choi, Jeong Kee Seo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(12):1653-1663. Published online December 15, 1995
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Purpose : Pancreatitis in children is not common but can be associated with severe morbidity rates. Early prognostic evaluation of acute pancreatitis assists in selecting those patients who should be closely monitored. We studied the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with acute pancreatitis.
Methods : Twenty five children with pancreatitis were included ranging in age from 1.8 to 14.9... |
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- A Case of MELAS Syndrome.
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Ki Joong Kim, Yong Seung Hwang, Young In Choi, Sung Hye Park, Je Geun Chi
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(11):1586-1592. Published online November 30, 1990
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MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episode)
syndrome is a rare but clinicopathologically distinctive mitochondrial disorder. We experienced a
case of MELAS syndrnmp in A 11 year-old girl who showed repeated attacks of stroke-like episodes,
vomitng, cortical blindness, hearing deficit and alternating hemiplegia. Serum lactic acid level was
elevated (6.4 mmol/Z). The diagnosis was confirmed by muscle biopsy which revealed dispersed
ragged-red fibers. |
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