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Original Article
Chest X-ray Findings and Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Levels in Patients with Kawasaki Disease
Ji Young Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Kyung Hyo Kim, Jung Hyun Yu, Young Mi Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(5):534-538.   Published online May 15, 2005
Purpose : Kawasaki disease(KD) is a multisystemic inflammatory vasculitis of unknown etiology. Many complications other than cardiovascular involvement have been recognized in KD. However, there have been few reports published concerning involvement of the lungs in this disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between serum TNF-α, the degree of coronary artery dilatation and chest X-ray(CXR)...
Predictor of Fatty Liver in Obese Children
Hyunmi Kim, Young Mi Hong, Gyoung-Hee Kim, Jung Hyun Yu
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(6):803-810.   Published online June 15, 1996
Purpose : The childhood obesity is currently increasing. The childhood obesity is difficult to treat and the response of treatment is transitory because it is caused by the hyperplasia of fatcells. The complications of obesity are hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, artherosclerotic coronary arterial disease and fatty liver. Therefore the early diagnosis and prevention of obesity from childhood is very important. This study...