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Case Report
Plasmaphresis therapy for pulmonary hemorrhage in a pediatric patient with IgA nephropathy
Dae-Kyoon Yim, Sang-Taek Lee, Heeyeon Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(10):402-405.   Published online October 21, 2015

IgA nephropathy usually presents as asymptomatic microscopic hematuria or proteinuria or episodic gross hematuria after upper respiratory infection. It is an uncommon cause of end-stage renal failure in childhood. Pulmonary hemorrhage associated with IgA nephropathy is an unusual life-threatening manifestation in pediatric patients and is usually treated with aggressive immunosuppression. Pulmonary hemorrhage and renal failure usually occur concurrently, and the...

Original Article
A Case of Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Alveolar Hemorrhage with Plasmapheresis in Child with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jae Hong Min, Kyung Hoon Paek, Kyung Mi Park, Jin Soon Hwang, Jung Sue Kim, Il Soo Ha, Hae Il Cheong, Kyou Seup Han, Yong Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(7):974-978.   Published online July 15, 1998
Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Pulmonary hemorrhage is a rare but possibly fatal complication of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). We report a case of massive pulmonary hemorrhage in a 14-year-old boy recently diagnosed as SLE. He developed massive pulmonary hemorrhage during the courses of i.v. methylprednisolone pulse therapy, and did not respond to i.v. cyclophosphamide. However, he rapidly...
Therapeutic effects of plasmapheresis in Guillian-Barre syndrome.
Sung Jin Chang, Sun Hee Jung, Eun Sook Suh, Chin Moo Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(1):66-73.   Published online January 31, 1991
Although the exact mechanism of the immunologic injury is unknown, the pathogenesis of the Guillain-Barr受 syndrome is explained as an autoimmune attack directed against to peripheral nervous myelin. So plasmapheresis is tried for treatment of Guillain-Barr즌 syndrome. Authors analysed 12 cases af Guillain-Barr受 syndrome who were treated with plasmapheresis and compared the results with that of the 13 cases, treated with conventional therapy. Duration between...
A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in a child treated with plasmapheresis.
Hae Won Lee, Hoo Jae Han, Seung Joo Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(11):1592-1597.   Published online November 30, 1989
We experienced a case of Guillain -Barré syndrome in a 12-year-old female patient who had progressive motor weakness and showed rapid recovery with plasmapheresis and supportive therapy in acute stage. A brief review of the related literature was added.