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Case Report
A Case of Neonatal Hypothyroidism due to Maternal TSH-Binding Inhibitor Immunoglobulin
Myung Lye Kim, Rhie Choi, Dong Hwan Lee, Sang Jhoo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(6):804-808.   Published online June 15, 1992
Neonatal screening for congenital hypothroidism is important because of the possibility that mental retardation may be avoided if treatment started early. A 1 day old patient was admitted to our department of Pediatrics for congenital hypothyroidism screening. The mother was 33 years old and had been on thyroid replacement therapy since 32 years of age. During the pregnancy she was euthyroid...
Original Article
Body part identification in 1-to 5-year-old children.
Rhie Choi, Ju Seok Maeng, Dong Hwan Lee, Sang Jhoo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(12):1647-1654.   Published online December 31, 1991
Until recently, minimal information on the development of body part identification in young children has been available although several developmental assessments include items that involve pointing to or naming body part. The purpose of this study was to examine the sequence in which body parts are learned and can be identified by very young children. The 360 children who 1-to 5-year-old were tested during the...
Two cases of thymolipoma.
Rhie Choi, Young Chang Kim, Hak Joo Cha, Sang Jhoo Lee, cheol Sae Lee, Jung Ki Ro, Seung Ha Yang, Chang Jin Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(11):1605-1611.   Published online November 30, 1991
Thymolipoma is a benign anterior mediastinal tumor composed of thymic tissue and mature adipose elements. The tumor is so rare that only 60 cases are reported in the world, and only 2 cases are reported in Korea. We have experienced two cases of thymolipoma in two thirteen-year-old boys. One had had chest pain and exertional dyspnea for 1 month but the other had no...