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Case Report
A Case of Marden-Walker Syndrome
Hyun Jong Cho, Yoon Kyung Lee, Dong Un Kim, Byung Joon Choi, Jin Tack Kim, Ik Jun Lee, Je Geun Chi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(10):1471-1474.   Published online October 15, 1999
A Case of Idiopathic Chylothorax Treated with Pleuroperitoneal Shunt
Sung Ho Jung, Dong Un Kim, Yoon Kyung Lee, Byung Joon Choi, Jin Tack Kim, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(5):733-737.   Published online May 15, 1999
Chylothorax is an accumulation of lymphatic fluid or chyle in the pleurual cavity resulting from a leak of the thoracic duct or one of its major divisions. If the loss of chyle persist, life threatening nutritional and immunologic deficiencies ensue. Initial conservative managements consist of tube thoracostomy drainage and dietary modification(low fat diet and total parenteral nutrition). In some refarctory...
A Case of Chorea in the Recovery Phase of Pneumococcal Meningitis
Eun Ah Suh, Dong Un Kim, Yoon Kyung Lee, Bung Jun Choi, Young In Kim, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(5):719-723.   Published online May 15, 1998
Movement disorders(chorea, athetosis, ballism) are a rare complication that develops during the course of bacterial meningitis although associations with tuberculous meningitis are established to some extent. Movement disorders are generally believed to reflect injury to the basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Ischemic infarctions of these areas have been proposed as the cause of dyskinesias in bacterial meningitis. We...
A Case of Type IV-4 Renal Tubular Acidosis
Young A Jo, Dong Un Kim, Yoon Kyung Lee, Byung Jun Choi, Jin Tack Kim, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(11):1603-1607.   Published online November 15, 1997
Type IV renal tubular acidosis(RTA) is due to renal tubular bicarbonate wasting associated with mineralocorticoid deficiency. In its five subtypes, IV-4 is due to pseudohypoaldosteronism(PHA) evidenced by increased plasma renin and aldosterone. PHA is believed to result from distal tubular unresponsiveness to circulating aldosterone and has normal renal and adrenal fuction. Hypoaldosteronism can easily be suspected when the patient shows typical electrolyte imbalance (hyponatremia coupled with...
A Case of Citrullinemia
Dong Soo Park, Dong Un Kim, Sang Ook Park, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(4):584-587.   Published online April 15, 1997
Citrullinemia is one of the five urea cycle defects and is caused by argininosuccinic acid synthetase deficiency ; conversion of citrulline to argininosuccinic acid is blocked. Severe hyperammonemia typically develops in the neonate within a few days and symptoms such as vomiting, lethargy, convulsion, coma follows rapidly. The diagnosis is supported by high citrulline level in serum, urine, CSF and...
A Case of Scleredema
Bin Cho, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(12):1770-1773.   Published online December 15, 1993
Scleredema is a rare skin disease of unknown cause involving the face, neck upper portion of the trunk, and proximal upper extremities. The clinical features of it are nonpitting, solid emema or stiffness of the neck, which may be sudden or insidious onset. Preceeding upper respiratory infection or diabetes mellitus have been frequently discribed to be associated with disease. A monoclonal...
A Case of Fetus-in-Fetu
Jong Hyun Kim, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(12):1761-1764.   Published online December 15, 1993
Fetus-in-fetu is a very rare condition in which a malformed monozygotic twin lies within the body of its fellow, usually in the retroperitoneal cavity. Today it is generally accepted that the distinction between fetus-in-fetu and teratoma is largely determined by whether an axial skeleton system is present. We experienced a 6 months female infant who admitted to our unit because of...
Original Article
Cyclosporin A Treatment of Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(12):1740-1746.   Published online December 15, 1993
In this study I assesed the efficacy and tolerance of cyclosporin A (CyA) in the treatment of steroid-dependent MCNS (minimal change nephrotic cyndrome) and steroid resistant FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis). The results showed, that 1) CyA was effective in sustaining a remission in steroid-dependent MCNS without prednisone treatment, and therefore, could be an alternative therapeutic choice. 2) After discontinuation of CyA, relapses reccurred...
Clinical Studies of Urinary Tract Infection in Infant and Children.
Bo Kyung Cho, Jeong Oh Kim, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(1):64-70.   Published online January 31, 1987
Clinical studies on the 42 cases of urinary tract infection who were admitted to Pediatric department of Kangnam St. Mary’s Hospital from January 1982 to December 1985 were subjected in this study. The results were as follows: 1) The incidental ratio to total inpatients was 0.76%. 2) Age incidence disclosed under 1 year in 10 cases (23.8%), 1 to 6 year in 21 cases(50%), 7...
Cyclosporin-A Treatment of Kidney Diseases in Children.
Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(6):587-592.   Published online June 30, 1986
Case Report
Primary Endodermal Sinus Tumor In The Sacrococcygium.
Jong In Kim, Jin Yang, Ik Jun Lee, Young Hyun Kwak
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(6):584-588.   Published online June 30, 1983
The endodermal sinus tumors are rare and highly malignant germ cell tumors in both gonadal and extra gonadal tissue. The recent occurence of such a neoplasm, 7 years old girl treated postoperatively with combined chemotherapy followed by apparent improvement in the level of alpha-fetoprotein and metastatic inguinal lymphnodes. A brief review of the related literature was made on...
A Case of Neurofibromatosis.
In Kyung Sung, Sung Won Kang, Ik Jun Lee, Sung Hoon Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(1):97-101.   Published online January 31, 1983
Neurofibromatosis, first described by Von Recklinghausen in 1882, is characterized by multiple areas of pigmentation in association with tissue overgrowth of nerve sheath and fibrous tissue elements. We experienced a case of neurofibromatosis with megalencephaly in a 12-years old boy. A brief review of the related literature is given.
Original Article
Epidemiologic and Clinical Study of Mucocutaneous Lymphnode Syndrome in Korea.
Du Bong Lee, Kyong Su Lee, Byung Churl Lee, Ik Jun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(10):977-993.   Published online October 31, 1982
Mucocutaneous Lymphnode Syndrome (MCLS) becomes familiar to pediatrician recently as a new disease entity. However, the pathogenesis of this syndrome is not know yet. Since Dr. Kawasaki’s first cases had reported in 1963, over 30,000 cases of this disease has "been reported in Japan. This study was undertaken to know the epidemiologic status of this dis- ease in this country. The materials were collected from...
A Clinical Trial of Polybutine Syrup to Pediatric G-I Symptomes.
Il Sin Moon, Kyung Sik Ro, Ik Jun Lee, Du Bong Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(1):41-44.   Published online January 31, 1982
This clinical trial was undertaken on 32 infants and chhildren who had G-I symptoms caused by a few diseases, such as meningitis, parenteral infection and intestinal infection. Out of 32 patients, six had vomiting only, caused by meingitis and habitual vomiting, eighteen had vomiting and diarrhea both which caused by parenteral infection and rest of them (8) had diarrhea only,...
Case Report
Two Cases of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Chul Jin Park, Ik Jun Lee, Jae Chung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1979;22(7):561-565.   Published online July 15, 1979
Two cases of monochorial twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome were presented. In both of two cases, cases, there were marked difference in hemoglobin levels between two identical twins but in one of two cases, the anemic two was more larger than the pletoric one in birth weight unusually. In one of two cases, both anemic infant and plethoric one survived,...
A Case of Pierre Robin Syndrome
Sung Chui Son, Ik Jun Lee, Hoe Kun Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1976;19(10):713-716.   Published online October 31, 1976
The author’s have presented a case of Pierre Robin’s syndrome in a 40 days old Korea female infant, whose birth weight was 3.5 kg by spontaneous vacummed delivery, and gestation, period was 42 weeks. Since 2 days after birth, dyspnea & feeding difficulty were developed following frequent attack of chocking spell. There was non specific maternal and family history. Physical...