Purpose : The purpose of this study is to compare the present nutritional status with that of previous surveys done in Korea and other advance countries. Methods : We measured the arm circumference and triceps skinfold thickness of 1,009 students of Hanyang Elementary School. We analyzed the arm muscle area and arm fat area. We analyzed the lomgitudinal height and... |
A 5-year-old male patient was admitted due to fever, and right upper abdominal pain for 2 weeks. He showed severe right upper quadrant tenderness on palpation, hepatomegaly 5 cm below the right costal margin, no mass, and no splenomegaly. On biochemical studies, ALT was 380IU/ml, AST 462IU/ml, alkaline phosphatase 1,069IU/ml, γGTP 239IU/ml, and total bilirubin 2.1mg/dl. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) showed cylindrical dilatations of... |
Purpose : Applying the present growth curve(established in 1985) in practice, we noticed some difference. And so, we performed this study to know that is it necessary to revise the present standard data in Korea. Methods : We checked the height and weight of 208 children of one primary school in Seoul. And also, we measured arm circumference and triceps thickness... |
To elucidate the complex of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGF-BPs) in short stature patients, we carried out a prospective study on three patients who were diagnosed as complete GH deficiency at the department of pediatrics form July 1992 to June 1993. The results were summarized as follows: 1) Two circulating IGFs complexed to specific binding protein existed in normal serum. Binding... |
We assessed abotu growth homone binding proteins(GHP|BP) activity which was measured eluted biotin GH fraction with alkaline phosphatase-streptavidine in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus(IDDM), short stature due to growth hormone deficiency(GHD), chronic renal failure, short stature due to nutritional deficiency. Hypothyroidism, and noraml control groups using high pressure liquid chromatography protein pak 300 sw column. The following results are observed: 1)... |
We experienced one case of severe pituitary dwarfism in a 10 years old female girl. Magnetic resonance image(MRI) revealed transection of the pituitary stalk with the formation of high intensity ectopic posterior lobe located at the median eminence and agenesis of an anterior lobe of pituitary gland. The serum Growth Hormone(GH) response to clonidine and L-dopa revealed severe GH deficiency. The patient... |
Clinical observation was performed on 23 children with Guillain-Barré syndrome which were hospitalized at the Pediatric ward of Han Yang University Hospital, from July 1975 through May 1991. The results were as follows: 1)The ratio of male patient to female was 2.8:1 and 47.8% of total GBS patients were between the ages 1to 5 years. 2)The highest seasonal incidence of GBS was seen... |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ventricular conduction abnormalities, especially RNNN, observed electrocardiographically after sugical closure of VSD. The present study population consists of 92 patients with VSD who were surgically corrected at the Hanyang University Hospital during 6 years period from Jan. 1985 to Dec. 1990. We reviewed their clinical records including surgical notes and EKG findings... |
Video game epilepsy is a photic induced sensory evoked seizure, and the seizure occurs only following a specific program of video game. We experienced a case of video game epilepsy in a 12 year old boy who presented with seizure during video game, and showed photoconvulsive response on photic stimulated EEG. |
We experienced a case of salmonella group C meningits in a 3 month old male. His initial chief complaints at the admission were high fever, lethargy, irregular respiration and arrythmias. Diagnosis was confirmed by lumbar puncture, blood culture and CSF culture. Ceftriaxone was used and recovered with some sequelae such as irritability, generalized spasticity and mild regression of psychomotor development. |
Cerebral gigantism, the condition described by Sotos et al in 1964, consists of excessively rapid growth rating from infancy followed by a normal growth rate, acromegalic features, and a non- progressive neurological disorder manifested by clumsiness. The etiology of cerebral gigantism is not clear. Increased growth hormone levels have not been documented and somatomedin activity was found to be within normal range as yet... |
Chromosomal studies were carried out in 730 patients at the Dept, of Pediatrics and Genetics, Hanyang University Hospital, form December 1979 to April 1986. A statistical assessment was carried out in 244 cases who have chromosomal aberrations. The following results were obtained: 1) Chromosomal aberrations were observed in 244 cases among 730 cases, so the propotion of chromosomal aberrations was 33%. 2) Age distribution revealed 53% of chromosomal... |
We studied prospectively whether events that result in meconium staining may be associated with additional abnormalities that are not clinically apparent associated by measurements of urinary concentrations of β₂-microglobulin indicating renal proximal tubular functions. Among 61 fullterm, healthy neonates delivered at Hanyang University Hospital during the period of September 1986 through April 1987, urinary concentration of β₂-microglobulin and creatinine were measured during the immediate perinatal... |
Although perinatal diagnosis and management has been developed rapidly in recent years, congeni- tal malformations are known to have remained largely unchanged in incidence of infants being delivered. In spite of its clinical significance and physician’s every effort to exclude the possible factors of congenital malformations by perinatal care, there is still no enough statistical data of congenital malformtions in Korea. So, we surveyed to... |
There is suggestive evidence that natural history of urinary tract infection (UTI) in male children differs from that of the disease in female children. We have studied sex and age differences of etiologic organism in 257 patients with UTI who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics Hanyang University Hospital from January 1978 toDecember 1985. All patient had the positive urine culture and a... |
Urinary tract infection (UTI) in children is relatively common infectious disease and it may be the forerunner of severe renal diseases in adulthood. The site of infection is an important factor in the evaluation of the clinical course, treatment and prognosis of patients with UTI, because patients with bacteriuria of renal origin (pyelonephritis) are probably at risk of developing the renal parenchymal reduction seen... |
Paraquat is a widely used herbicide and in human its poisoning induces acute renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, progressive respiratory failure, and oral cavity ulcer etc. with high mortality rate of 30-70%. The authors analyzed twenty-one cases of paraquat poisoning who were admitted at Hanyang University Hospital from May, 1972 to December, 1986 and the results were as followings. 1) Among 21 cases, 11 cases were... |
Jaundice occurs rather frequently in neonatal period, and yet the irreversible complication, kernicterus, may occur in severe cases with pathologic jaundice, from which the patients are at high risk for mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and even death. To prevent this complication, aggressive measures have been used for the neonatal janudice, such as phototherapy and exchange transfusion. Exchange transfusion has been... |
During a period of 116/12 years, from July, 1974 to December, 1984, 44 cases under 15 years of age with brain tumors were observed at department of pediatrics and neurosurgery at Hanyang University Hospital. The results were as follows: 1)The peak incidence of age was observed in the children from 5 to 10 years (38.6%). The sex ratio of male to... |
We experienced a case of Pes Cavus with spina bifida occulta in 14 years old male. The patient has manifested the clinical finding of progressive leg muscle weakness and low back pain. We presented a caselofi Pes Cavus with review of literatures. |
An in-vitro sensitivity of Ceftizoxime sodium (CZX), a third generation Cephalosporin, using Epocelin® (a product of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Central Laboratory, Japan), was studied against various bacterial strains isolated from the children with infections hospitalized on the pediatric ward of Hanyang University Hospital during the period from February, 1983 up to June, 1983. And therapeutic responses were observed in 26 pediatric... |
h7Routine urine examination in neonatal period is one of the most basic laboratory examination for early diagnosis of various diseases such, as urinary tract infection, congenital anomalies, and renovascular disorders etc. There are many methods to collect urine, but each of these methods has a problem, that is, catheterization causes urethral injury and ascending infection; suprapublic puncture is the most... |
The site of the infection is an important factor in the evaluation of the course and prognosis of patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) since patients with bacteriuria of renal origin are probably at risk of developing the renal parenchymal reduction seen in some of these patients. So direct and indirect methods have been developed to accomplish precise location of the... |
Although fever is one of the most common symptoms seen in the pediatric field, we often have met problems in diagnosis and treatment because the etiology is sometimes obscure. We clinically reviewed one hundred patients admitted to Hanyang University Hospital from Sept. 1978 to Dec. 1981 with the chief problem of fever over 38.5°C for longer than two weeks. Final diagnosis of patients... |
The nephrotic syndrome is characterized by generalized edema, hypoproteinemia (serum albumin; below 2.5 gm/dl), hyperlipidemia (serum cholesterol; above 220 mg/dl), massive proteinuria (2.0 gm/M2/24 hrs or more). For causes of hyperlipidemia, decreased plasma lipoprotein lipase activity and decreased serum albumin have been postulated as contributing factors. So the serum lipids and lipoproteins were studied in 24 patients with nephrotic syndrome... |