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Original Article
Different Clinical Courses of Henoch-Sch nlein Purpura in Children, Adolescents and Adults
Joo Hee Hong, Hyung Joon Na, Mee Kyung Namgoong, Seung Ok Choi, Byng Geun Han, Soon Hee Jung, Hwang Min Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(11):1244-1251.   Published online November 15, 2005
Purpose : Henoch-Sch nlein purpura(HSP) is the most common and benign systemic vasculitis in children. Few reports have focused on worse outcomes of HSP in adults. The age of onset is suggested as a main risk factor. We assessed the characteristics of adolescent-onset HSP. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed 205 cases presented from Aug. 1993 to Oct. 2003. Patients were classified...
Case Report
A Case of Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia
Ho Young Lee, Hwang Min Kim, Mee Kyung Namgoong, Jong Soo Kim, Soon Hee Jung, Dong Jin Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(4):572-577.   Published online April 15, 1997
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia(LIP) is an uncommon process in childhood, and is characterized by interstitial accumulation of mature lymphocytes, plasma cells and reticuloendothelial cells. LIP is believed to have autoimmune or immunologic pathogenesis, because it is frequently associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Epstein-Barr virus infection, common variable immunodeficiency. The patient described in this report had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Evans syndrome...
A Case of Immature Intrapericardial Teratoma
Hea Young Shin, Won Kju Choe, Hae Yong Lee, Chong Kook Lee, Keun Chang Song, Soon Hee Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(1):129-134.   Published online January 15, 1994
This paper describles a case of intrapericardial teratoma in a 20-day-old female neonate, who suffered from cyanosis and respiratory difficulty. She was evaluated by echocardiography, chest CT and MRI, the suspected intrapericardial mass was identified and surgically removed. The postoperative diagnosis was intrapericardial teratoma, grade II. This case is reported with brief review of some related literature.