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Original Article
Cause and Prognosis of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure by Intrapulmonary Lesion
Hye-Young Lee, Ji-Suk Park, Hee-Ra Choi, Ji-Hyun Seo, Jeum-Su Kim, Jae-Young Lim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(5):555-560.   Published online May 15, 2004
Purpose : Respiratory failure arises from derangements in pulmonary gas exchange. The causes may be classified as due to either lung disease or respiratory pump dysfunction. Problems with lung mechanics is an important cause of acute respiratory failure in children clinically. The aims of this study were to survey the cause and prognosis of children diagnosed with acute respiratory failure...
Values of Lung CT in Children with a Vague History of Aspiration
Myoung-Bum Choi, Hyang-Ok Woo, Jum-Su Kim, Ji-Hyoun Seo, Jae-Young Lim, Chan-Hoo Park, Jin-Jong You, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(4):399-404.   Published online April 15, 2004
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of spiral computed tomography (CT) using contiguous slices with partially thin sections around the hilar level in the bronchial foreign bodies of children with a vague history of aspiration. Methods : Fourteen children were identified to be examined with spiral CT due to obscure histories of aspiration episodes....
Case Report
A Case of ARCI Syndrome with Hypoplasia of Corpus Callosum and Heart Anomaly
Eo-Jin Kim, Young-Ran Yoon, Min-Hae Lee, Ki-Su Kang, Jae-Young Lim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(8):826-830.   Published online August 15, 2003
ARCI syndrome consists of arthrogryposis, renal tubular acidosis, cholestatic jaundice and icthyosis. We experienced an ARCI syndrome case with corpus callosum hypoplasia and atrial septal defect. This case had oral feeding difficulty, multiple joint contracture, renal tubular acidosis and neurogenic muscular atrophy at neonatal period. At two months of age, icthyosis and cholestatic jaundice were diagnosed. The case was hospitalized...
Monosomy 21 Mosaicism in a Child with Dyserythropoiesis
Jae-Young Lim, Ji-Hyoun Seo, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(4):397-399.   Published online April 15, 2003
All complete monosomy 21 appear to be lethal early in their development in humans and only survive in mosaic forms. Complete monosomy 21 is a very rare and usually debilitating genetic disorder. Partial monosomy 21 is also rare and is thought to constitute a clinical syndrome consisting of peculiar faces, hypertonia, psychomotor retardation, and slow growth. We experienced a case...
Original Article
Epidemiological Study of Kawasaki Disease in Kyung Nam Area
Jeong Soo Yang, Eun Young Cho, Hae Sung Jung, Ji Young Hwang, Dong-Jin Lee, Eun Suk No, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hee-Shang Youn, Hyang-Ok Woo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(7):896-901.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease in the Kyung Nam area and to evaluate whether the results of this epidemiological study could support infectious etiology. Methods : We sent a questionnaire to three training hospitals in the Kyung Nam area and retrospectively reviewed their medical records of Kawasaki disease from Jun....
Detection of Helicobacter pylori by Pre-embedding Immunoelectron Microscopy -Comparison with Immunoblotting Method
Hae-Seoung Jung, Eun-Jung Kim, Eun-A Kim, Ji-Hoe Park, Jin-Su Jun, Ji-Hyoun Seo, Jae-Young Lim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn, Gyung-Hyuck Ko, Seung-Chul Baik, Woo-Kon Lee, Myung-Je Cho, and Kwang-Ho Rhee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(7):862-874.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : We tried to evaluate whether the detection rate of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy specimens could be improved by using pre-embedding immunoelectron microscopy. Methods : A total of 119 children who complained of upper gastrointestinal symptoms were endoscoped at the Gyeongsang National University Hospital from July, 1996 to July, 1999. Five biopsy specimens(three for urease test, one for...
Case Report
A Case of Trisomy 22 with Pulmonary Hypoplasia in a Liveborn Infant
Myoung-Bum Choi, Ki Su Kang, Chan-Hoo Park, Hyang-Ok Woo, Jeong-Hee Lee, Jae-Ik Lee, Won Young Paik, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(6):804-808.   Published online June 15, 2002
We report a case of trisomy 22 in a liveborn male infant which was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH), macrocultures and GTG-banding, and RHA-banding procedures of peripheral white blood cells. The infant showed lung hypoplasia, which is a unique presentation, with other clinical manifestations of previously reported cases of trisomy 22, such as intrauterine growth retardation, cleft palate, micrognathia,...
Galloway-Mowat Syndrome in Two Siblings
Hae-Sung Jung, Eun-Young Cho, Jae-Young Lim, Ji-Hyeoan Seo, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Ho Park, Hang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(9):1081-1084.   Published online September 15, 2001
We report on two Korean siblings with multiple congenital anomalies : microcephaly, gyral abnormality, minor facial anomalies, and congenital nephrotic syndrome. The first infant developed proteinuria at age 3 days. This condition appeared similar to that described by Galloway and Mowat and reviewed by Cooperstone, et al, especially the presence of abnormal gyral patterns. She died at 19 months. The second infant; the brother...
Original Article
A Clinical Study of Shigellosis Epidemics over 10 Years in the Kyung Nam Area
Ji-Young Hwang, Ji-Hyoun Seo, Su-Jin Lee, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn, Jung-Hee Kim, Eun-Jung Kim, Chul Kyu Kim, Yang-Suk Jung, Dong-Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(5):517-522.   Published online May 15, 2001
Purpose : The occurrence of shigellosis patients has increased radically in 2 recent years. For this, the authors investigated the epidemic aspect of shigellosis by regional groups to know whether the epidemic aspect of shigellosis is a general situation which occurs identically in various areas of Kyung Nam. Methods : We reviewed pediatric patients who were hospitalized in Ulsan(eastern), in Masan(central),...
Whole Blood and Plasma Vitamin C Concentrations in Children of 1-6 Years of Age in the Chinju Area
Hyang-Ok Woo, Jin-Su Jun, Ji-Hoe Park, Young-Suk Kim, Eun-A Kim, Jae-Young Lim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hee-Shang Youn, Gyung-Hyuck Ko, Chan-Hoo Park, Woo-Kon Lee, Myung-Je Cho, Kwang-Ho Rhee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(5):501-508.   Published online May 15, 2001
Purpose : Vitamin C among antioxidants in human is a physiological antioxidant for protection against diseases. We measured the vitamin C concentrations of whole blood and plasma among children in early childhood at normal condition in order to know the presence of vitamin C deficiency. Methods : The venous blood was collected from 471 subjects at 1-6 years of ages in...
Changes in Incidence of Infantile Transient Methemoglobinemia Associated with Infectious Diarrhea during 1989-1999 in Kyungnam Province
Young Suk Kim, Eun-A Kim, Jae-Young Lim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hyang-Ok Woo, Byung-Kiu Park, Hee-Shang Youn, Yang-Suk Jung, Dong-Jin Lee, Jung Hee Kim, Eun Jeong Kim, Chul Kyu Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(12):1569-1576.   Published online December 15, 2000
Purpose : Infantile transient methemoglobinemia(ITM) may develop in association with infectious diarrhea without exposure to any toxic oxidizing agents. We observed that the number of ITM associated with infectious diarrhea have increased at the Gyeongsang National University Hospital (GNUH), located in the western area of Kyungnam province during the last 4 years. To determine whether this phenomenon was similarily observed...
Whole blood and Plasma Vitamin C Concentrations of Elementary School Children in Chinju
Yoon-Ok Kim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Youn-Kyeong Cho, Sun-Kyeong Sin, Song-Ja Kim, Hyang-Ok Woo, Seoung-Hwan Kim, Hee-Shang Youn, Seon-Ju Kim, Kook-Young Maeng, Gyung-Hyuck Ko, Seung-Chul Baik, Woo-Kon Lee, Myung-Je Cho, Kwang-Ho Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(3):352-360.   Published online March 15, 1997
Purpose : Recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C was determined on the basis of preventing the scurvy without considerations of the important function of the vitamin C as a first line antioxidant. So we measured the whole blood and plasma vitamin C concentrations of the contemporay healthy elementary school children in Chinju for the establishment of the optimal daily vitamin C...
Case Report
A CaseofAdrenal Aplasi
Yoon-Ok Kim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Jae-Yong Lim, Yang-Suk Jung, Suong-Hwan Kim, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(11):1627-1630.   Published online November 15, 1996
Major known causes of neonatal adrenal insufficiency are prolonged maternalsteroid use, adrenal hemorrhage from the perinatal stress and adrenogenital syndrome. Theoretically adrenal aplasia might be a cause of neonatal adrenal insufficiency but it has not been reported yet. We had experienced a case of adrenal aplasia in a 5 day-old male neonate whose chief complaint was hyperpigmentation. His laboratory findings were compatible...
A Case of Infected Urachal Cyst Mimicking Acute Peritonitis
Myoung-Bum Choi, Yoon-Ok Kim, Ge-Woo Yi, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Jae-Young Lim, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(10):1466-1468.   Published online October 15, 1996
Infected urachal cyst is a rare disorder. While a urachal cyst is usually asymptomatic, the infected cyst may mimic a variety of acute intraabdominal infection. We have experienced a case of infected urachal cyst in a 3 year old boy complaining of high fever and diarrhea. During hospitalization, symptoms and sings of acute peritonitis dominated the clinical feature. Abdominal sonogram, abdominal computerized tomography and cavitogram...