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Neonatology (Perinatology)

The influencing factors on procalcitonin values in newborns with noninfectious conditions during the first week of life

Jueseong Lee, Yong Hyeon Bang, Eun Hee Lee, Byung Min Choi, Young Sook Hong

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(1):10-16. Published online January 16, 2017

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Purpose

Although procalcitonin (PCT) level is useful for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, PCT reliability is inconsistent because of the varied conditions encountered in neonatal intensive care units. This study aimed to investigate PCT levels and factors influencing increased PCT levelin newborns without bacterial infection during the first week of life.

Methods

In newborns hospitalized between March 2013 and October 2015, PCT levels...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2017.60.1.10

Case Report

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation manifesting with perioral cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion: A case report

Yu Kyung Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Gun Lee, Man Yong Han

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(1):124-128. Published online January 15, 2009

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are direct communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, resulting in right-to-left shunts that may cause cyanosis, dyspnea, and digital clubbing. Neurological complications such as intracerebral hemorrhage or brain abscess may result from cerebral thrombosis or emboli. In most cases, they remain unrecognized until the late teenage years. Here, we report a case of a 6-year-old...

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