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Original Article
Diamond-Blackfan anemia: long-term follow-up of six cases
Young Jun Son, Hee Jo Baek, Hoon Kook
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(11):1211-1216.   Published online November 15, 2008
Purpose : Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare heterogeneous genetic disorder of infancy and early childhood. It is characterized by red cell aplasia, congenital anomalies, and a predisposition to cancer. Corticosteroids and red cell transfusions are the mainstays of therapy. We describe our experience of 6 cases of DBA that were encountered over a period of 16 years. Methods :...
The Effect of Long-Term Corticosteroid Treatment on Height Velocity in Childhood
Byung Mun Lee, Chan Yung Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(2):185-194.   Published online February 15, 1993
The auther analysed 29 patients who were treated with prednisolone, including nephrotic syndrome(13 cases). Acute leukemia (10 cases), bronchial asthma(2 cases), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis(2 cases) and ulcerative colitis(1 cases) patients in childhood, after remission induction, prolonged alternate or interrupted treatment was used. The auther observed patterns of height velocity of these patients from 1.6 to 10.3 years. The results were as...
A Study on Clinical Course Prognosis and Therapeutic Effect in Childhood ITP.
Sei Woo Chung, Don Hee Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(8):874-881.   Published online August 31, 1987
Clinical observations were made on 55 patients of childhood ITP who were diagnosed at the department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center from January 1977 to April 1986. Boys were 30 cases and girls were 25 cases. The following results were obtained. 1) The highest incidence was seen among the children between three and five years of age and the boys were affected more frequently than girls...
Case Report
A case of Lupus Nephritis.
Kang Hyun Cho, Hae Ok Kim, Don Hee Ahn, Keun Chan Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(3):289-294.   Published online March 31, 1982
Lupus nephritis is one of major complications of systemic lupus erythematosus, which determine the outcome of the disease. A case of lupus nephritis was admitted to our pediatric department and renal biopsy was done, which reveraled membranophroliferative type in electron-microscopy. He was treated with prednisone only and responded well in urinary findings. Now, he is maintained with low dose prednisone.
Original Article
Selective Protein Index and Response to Treatment in the Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome.
Chang Ho Hong, Chul Lee, Pyung Kill Kim, Duk Jin Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(7):645-651.   Published online July 15, 1981
In a group of 59 children with nephrotic syndrome who had been admitted to Severance Ho-spital, during the period of 2 years from July of 1978 till June of 1980, the histological picture seen on renal biopsy, the selective protein index, and the response to the steroid therapy were studied. The degree of selective protein index is not related to...