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Original Article
Lumbar Puncture in Patients Who Experienced First Seizure with Fever
Jung Kim, Jun Su Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Wan Suk Choi, Sung Ryoung Han, Kyunglae Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(10):1008-1012.   Published online October 15, 2003
Purpose : We aimed to ascertain whether lumbar punctures should be done to prove febrile seizure, and to study what conditions can delay or abolish lumbar puncture. Methods : This retrospective study was done for four years, from January, 1996 to December, 1999. The subjects were the patients who visited Masan Samsung Hospital for the first convulsion with fever, and...
Case Report
A Case of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in which Enterococci were Observed in Culture
Kyunglae Cho, Jeonghee Kim, Eunjeong Kim, Churwoo Yoo, Chunsoo Kim, Unseok Nho, Chulkyu Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(6):846-850.   Published online June 15, 2000
Chronic granulomatous disease(CGD) is a genetically inherited disorder caused by the failure of phagocytic cells to produce superoxide. It is characterized by frequent and uncontrollable infection which often lead to death in early childhood. The first clinical signs may be confined to skin and manifest themselves as abscesses, pyoderma, eczema or draining sinuses. The disease was first reported in 1957...