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Review Article
Update on pertussis and pertussis immunization
Jung Yun Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(5):629-633.   Published online May 31, 2010

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis infection. The clinical manifestation of this infection can be severe enough to cause death. Although pertussis has been supposed to be a vaccine-preventable disease ever since the widespread vaccination of children against pertussis was started, since the 1990s, cases of pertussis and related fatalities are on the rise,...

Original Article
Congenital Heart Disease in Jeju : Postnatal Incidence and Clinical Features
Jung Ha Lee, Gyu Hong Shim, Kyung Sue Shin, Jung Yun Hong, Yeoun Woo Kim, Seong Ho Kim, Chung Il Noh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(3):294-303.   Published online March 15, 2004
Purpose : This is a retrospective descriptive study to determine the incidence of congenital heart disease(CHD) in Jeju and to estimate the suitability of the Jeju population as the subject for a regional birth cohort study. Methods : All patients with CHD diagnosed by two dimensional echocardiography in Cheju National University Hospital and Halla General Hospital from January 1999 to...
Case Report
A Case of Ileal Atresia with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Byung Chan Lim, Jung Ha Lee, Kwang Sig Kim, Guk Myung Choi, Kyung Sue Shin, Jung Yun Hong, Youn Woo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(4):393-396.   Published online April 15, 2003
Ileal atresia, a subtype of intestinal atresia, is one of the well-recognized causes of bowel obstruction in newborns. Prenatal diagnosis of intestinal atresia is very important in its management and outcome. Unfortunately, there are few cases of ileal atresia diagnosed prenatally, so more appropriate diagnoses and management plans are needed. As an associated gastrointestinal malformation with ileal atresia, hypertrophic pyloric...