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Hematology
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and recombinant factor VIIa treatment in pediatric patients
Jeong A Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(3):105-113.   Published online March 31, 2016

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a life-threatening pulmonary complication in patients with hematologic malignancies or autoimmune disorders. The current treatment options, which include corticosteroids, transfusions, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and immunosuppressants, have been limited and largely unsuccessful. Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) has been successfully administered, either systemically or bronchoscopically, to adults for the treatment of DAH, but there are...

Original Article
Trend of Tuberculous Meningitis since 1970
Jeong A Park, Chang Weon Oh, Kyoung Sim Kim, Yong Wook Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(11):1527-1537.   Published online November 15, 1996
Purpose : The incidence of tuberculous meningitis has reportedly decreased from 4.2% in 1970 to 1.8% in 1990 in Korea; however, tuberculous meningitis, which spreads hematogenously, claiming majority of mortality in childhood tuberculosis, still poses serious problems. This study was performed to evaluate the recent trend of tuberculous meningitis. Methods : We compared with three groups of tuberculous meningitis, two were our previous reports on...