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Case Report
Pseudohypoaldosteronism in a premature neonate with severe polyhydramnios in utero
So Yoon Ahn, Son Moon Shin, Kyung Ah Kim, Yeon Kyung Lee, Sun Young Ko
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(3):376-379.   Published online March 15, 2009
We report a case of a premature newborn baby who presented with hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and metabolic acidosis accompanied by severe polyhydramnios in utero. The baby was diagnosed with pseudohypoaldosteronism on the basis of normal 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels, elevated aldosterone, and clinical symptoms. His serum electrolyte levels were corrected with sodium chloride supplementation. Sodium supplementation was reduced gradually and discontinued at 5...
Original Article
Clinical characteristics of congenital myotonic dystrophy diagnosed by molecular genetic method
Sook Hyun Nam, Young Bae Son, Bo Lyun Lee, Jeehun Lee, Chang-seok Ki, Munhyang Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(9):868-874.   Published online September 15, 2007
Purpose : We performed this study to investigate the perinatal and developmental features of the patients with congenital myotonic dystrophy (CDM) confirmed by the molecular genetic method and the clinical characteristics of their mother, and to identify the relation between the number of CTG repeats and the clinical severity. Methods : A retrospective review of the medical records and the results...
Clinical Study on 44 Cases of Infant Born to Polyhydramniotic Mother
Byung Min Moon, Chun Ho Cho, Kyoung Sim Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(5):630-638.   Published online May 15, 1992
Forty four cases of Polyhydramnios were studied clinically among 13,337 newborn infants delivered in Kwangiu Christian Hospital during the period from April 1, 1986 through March 31, 1990. 1) The incidence of polyhydramnios was 0.33%. 2) The mean gestational age was 37.2 week, and 18 cases(40.8%)were premature, while 3 babies (6.8%) were born postmaturely. 3) The mean birth weight was 2.3kg, with 30...
Case Report
Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Esophageal Atresia.
San Ho Kim, Jong Bum Kim, Bock Keun Kee, Dae Yeal Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(8):794-798.   Published online August 31, 1983
Tracheoesophageal fistula is rare congenital anomaly. A 3 days old female infant was admitted to our department of pediatrics because of mild dyspnea, vomiting and dehydration. T-E fistula was suspected by simple chest X-ray after insertion of the rubber catheter into the esophagus and confirmed by esophagogram with Dionosil. Total correction was promptly performed but 9 days later, gastrostomy was done because of leakage at the...