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Original Article
Clinical Analysis of Pediatric Death Patients Visiting Emergency Center
Do Hyun Kim, Seong Hun Lee, Sang Bae Lee, Min Hyuk Ryu, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(1):12-17.   Published online January 15, 2004
Purpose : We analyzed pediatric death patients who visited Dong-Kang Hospital emergency center, in order to minimize unexpected pediatric deaths. Methods : The authors analyzed retrospectively the medical records of 110 pediatric patients who died before and within 24 hours after admission to the emergency center of Ulsan Dong-Kang General Hospital from January 1997 to December 2002. Results : We classified three...
Case Report
Two Cases of Primary Segmental Infarction of the Greater Omentum
Do Yeon Kim, Weon Park, Dong Jin Lee, Jung Hyeok Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(6):694-699.   Published online June 15, 2001
Primary segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare condition which usually simulates acute appendicitis or cholesystitis because of right-sided abdominal pain, tenderness, fever and leukocytosis. Its cause is unknown. Most authors believe that the condition results from an embryologic variant associated with anomalous and fragile blood supply of the right lower portion of the greater omentum, which is...
A Case of Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunt
Do Yeon Kim, Dong Jin Lee, Jung Hyeok Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(2):283-287.   Published online February 15, 2000
Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt(IPVS) is an uncommon pathologic condition which occurs mostly in adult patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis of the liver with only scattered reports are on children. However, asymptomatic IPVS have been detected in an increasing number of patients with recent advances in imaging techniques, such as sonography, CT, MR imaging, and color Doppler sonography. The cause...
Original Article
Efficacy of Mycoplasma Antibody Test and Cold Agglutinin Test in the Diagnosis of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Children
Jung Ae Son, Weon Par, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(2):179-185.   Published online February 15, 1998
Purpose : This study was done to compare the diagnostic value of the Mycoplasma antibody (M- Ab) test and the cold agglutinin(CA) test from the onset of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia to its diagnosis in children. Methods : We analyzed 48 cases of M. pneumoniae pneumonia in children who were admitted to the Pediatric Department of Ulsan Dongkang General Hospital for 1...
Effect of Nebulized Steroid(Budesonide) and Parenteral Steroid(Dexamethasone) on Children with Croup
Seon Mee Ahn, Jung Ae Sohn, Chul Zoo Jung, Dong Jin Lee, Young Hwan Lee, Yong Hoon Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(4):497-504.   Published online April 15, 1997
Purpose : This prospective study was conducted to evaulate the effect of nebulized steroid(budesonide) and parenteral steroid(dexamethasone) on chidren with croup. Methods : Twenty nine infants and children(6months-5years of age) admitted to hospital with croup were randomly assigned to receive either 1mg(4ml) of nebulized budesonide(17 patients) or 0.6mg/kg intramuscular injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate(12 patients). Total croup score, heart rate...
A Study on Blood Lead Levels of Children in Ulsan
Seung Gyu Park, In Gyeong Back, Chul Ju Jung, Dong Jin Lee, Gyeong Dong Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(9):1231-1238.   Published online September 15, 1996
Purpose : Lead toxicity affects every organ system, most importantly, the central and periphral nervous systems, kidney, and blood. Not yet, there are not so many data about blood lead levels of children in Korea. The children residing in Ulsan have some risk exposured to lead because of air pollution resulted from rapid industrialization and some lead-using industries. So we estimated the blood lead...
Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children
Mi Kyoung Lee, Chang Sung Im, Sun Mi An, Chang Hee Kim, Dong Jin Lee, Jung Hyouk Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(4):497-502.   Published online April 15, 1996
Purpose : Accurate clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is more difficult in children since they may not be able to communicate their complaints adequately, and findings on physical examination may be nonspecific.The uncertainty in diagnosis may lead to a delay of surgery or to unnecessary laparotomy. Prompt diagnosis is important due to their complications such as perforation, abscess formation, and...
Case Report
A Case of Torsion of Wandering Spleen
Soon Kyung Baik, Seung Kyu Park, Seung Ok Park, Soon Jeong Lee, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(12):1773-1777.   Published online December 15, 1994
The wandering spleen is a rare condition, in which the spleen is located in other than the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The clinical manifestation is variable from asymptomatic to abdominal catastrophy due to torsion of the splenic pedicle. We experienced a case of torsion of wandering spleen in 8-year-old girl who admitted with fever, vomiting, adbominal pain, palpable left...
Original Article
The Variations of CSF Glucose-To-Blood Glucose Ratio according to the Time of Blood Sampling in Asepetic Meningitis
Dong Gui Jang, Yong Seok Choi, Mee Kyoung Lee, Chang Hee Kim, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(12):1687-1692.   Published online December 15, 1994
The Measurement of CSF glucose and CSF glucose-to-blood glucose ratio is a very useful laboratory test for the differential diagnosis of meningitis. We have observed the change of blood glucose & CSF glucose-to-blood glucose ratio according to the time of blood sampling in 84 patients with aseptic meningitis who had been admitted to the department of peditrics, Dong Kang hospital...
Clinical Observation of Neonatal Sepsis according to Onset of Disease
Young Chul Han, Soon Kyung Baik, Chang Sung Lim, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(12):1676-1686.   Published online December 15, 1994
Human Rotavirus Antigen in Respiratory Secretion.
Kyung Min Lee, Won Chul Lee, Kook Shin Chang, Mee Kyung Chjang, Woo Tack Kim, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(9):1223-1230.   Published online September 30, 1990
A clinical study was carried out on 33 diarrhea patients to determine the frequency and degree of respiratory symptoms and signs in patients with gastroenteritis who had HRV antigen in respira- tory secretion. We devided study group into two: One was 11 children who had HRV antigen in respiratory secretion but did not have in diarrheal stool and the other was 22 children who...
Noninvasive Assessment of Pressure Gradient by Quantitative Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Doppler Studies in Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases.
Wang Bok Lee, Hye Li Chung, Dong Jin Lee, Sang Bum Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(5):518-526.   Published online May 31, 1987
In this study we assessed the predictive accuracy of continuous wave Doppler echocardiography for noninvasive measurement of pressure gradients in various pediatric cardiovascular diseases. We studied 32 children, ages 50 days to 12 years, prior to cardiac catheterization or after palliative operation and compared Doppler-estimated gradients and gradients obtained at catheterization or operation. The ultrasound beam was aligned as much as possible to...
Reye's Syndrome in Children.
Dong Jin Lee, Sook Hee Lee, Ja Hoon Koo, Doo Hong Ahn, Yong Jin Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(5):457-466.   Published online May 31, 1984
A clinical observation has been made on 44 children with Reys's syndrome who were admitted to pediatric department of KNU hospital during 6 year period from September 1977 to August 1983. Male to female ratio was 1.3 : 1. Cases under 6 years of age comprised 40(90.9%) and cases under 1 year 13(29.6%). The most common antecedent illness was URI...
Two Cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
Sook Hee Lee, Dong Jin Lee, Ja Hoon Koo, Doo Hong Ahn, Young Jin Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(4):384-389.   Published online April 30, 1984
The hemolytic uremic syndrome is a clinical state characterized by uremia, thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Since the first description of this illness by Gasser in 1955, it has been recognized with increasing frequency. Recently, we have experienced 2 cases of severe hemolytic uremic syndrome occurring in boys in 5 and 6 years of age. Diagnosis was established by typical...
A Clinical Study on Children with Acute Glomerulonephritis.
Jeong Gwon Lee, Dong Jin Lee, Sang Bum Lee, Ja Hoon Koo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(1):48-56.   Published online January 31, 1983
A clinical observation has been made on 104 children with acute glomerulonephritis who were admitted to pediatric Dept, of Kyung-Pook University hospital during 4 1/2 year period, from August 1977 to December 1981. Male to female ratio was 1.5 ： 1 and peak incidence was noticed on cold months from November to January when URI was most prevalent. Cases were evenly distributed...