Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Case Report

A Case of Citrullinemia Diagnosed at the Neonatal Period

Seung Kyu Song, Kyung Chang Oh, Mi Ae Hong, Hee Taeg Kim, Hye Jung Shin, Soon Young Kim, Jin Keun Chang, Heui Seung Jo, Beyong Il Kim, Sei Won Yang, Jung-Hwan Choi

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(4):524-528. Published online April 15, 2002

Citrullinemia is a rare inborn error of metabolism of the urea cycle, and was first reported by McMurray, et al. in 1962. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The normal synthesis of argininosuccinic acid is blocked in this disease due to a deficiency of argininosuccinic acid synthetase(AS), which has been demonstrated in liver cells and fibroblasts. The clinical...

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A Case of Neuromyelitis Opitica(Devic Disease)

Hee Taeg Kim, Yun Jong Kang

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(5):710-714. Published online May 15, 2000

Neuromyelitis optica(Devic disease) is a rare demyelinating disorder of unknown etiology in which unilateral or bilateral optic neuritis and transverse myelitis occur within 8 weeks. The disease has no clinical involvement beyond the spinal cord or optic nerves. This illness occurs more commonly in adults than in children. The prognosis is better in children than in adults. The authors experienced...

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A Case of Intestinal Amebiasis with Protein Losing Enteropathy

Chan Young Pak, Hee Taeg Kim, Soo Young Choi, Yun Jong Kang, Yeon Chung Chung, Jin Keun Ghang, Jeong Kee Seo

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(10):1458-1464. Published online October 15, 1997

Amebiasis is an infectious disease caused by Entameba histolytica. Amebiasis remains an extremely important consideration in the differential diagnosis of diarrhea, especially when there is associated bleeding. It is imperative that appropriate studies to establish or exclude the diagnosis of amebiasis be carried out in all patients who present with a clinical and sigmoidoscopic picture of colitis, and that patients treated with metronidazole for amebiasis...

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