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Original Article
Nephrology (Genitourinary)
Acute kidney injury in pediatric patients with rhabdomyolysis
Young Shin Lim, Heeyeon Cho, Sang Taek Lee, Yeonhee Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2018;61(3):95-100.   Published online March 19, 2018
Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical findings in pediatric rhabdomyolysis and the predictive factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in Korean children.

Methods

Medical records of 39 Korean children, who were newly diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis from January 2008 to December 2015, were retrospectively analyzed. The diagnosis was made from the medical history, elevated serum creatinine kinase level >1,000 IU/L, and plasma...

Case Report
Nephrology (Genitourinary)
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome caused by presumed Takayasu arteritis
Ki Wuk Lee, Sang Taek Lee, Heeyeon Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(Suppl 1):S145-S148.   Published online November 30, 2016

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects mainly the aorta, main aortic branches, and pulmonary arteries. Diverse neurological manifestations of TA have rarely been reported in children. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neuroradiological condition that presents with headache, seizure, visual disturbances, and characteristic lesions on imaging. Inflammatory condition and severe hypertension in...

A novel mutation of CLCNKB in a Korean patient of mixed phenotype of Bartter-Gitelman syndrome
Hee-Won Cho, Sang Taek Lee, Heeyeon Cho, Hae Il Cheong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(Suppl 1):S103-S106.   Published online November 30, 2016

Bartter syndrome (BS) is an inherited renal tubular disorder characterized by low or normal blood pressure, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, and hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism. Type III BS is caused by loss-of-function mutations in CLCNKB encoding basolateral ClC-Kb. The clinical phenotype of patients with CLCNKB mutations has been known to be highly variable, and cases that are difficult to categorize as type III...

Original Article
The relationships between clinical variables and renal parenchymal disease in pediatric clinically suspected urinary tract infection
Jung Lim Byun, Sang Taek Lee, Sochung Chung, Kyo Sun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(2):222-227.   Published online February 15, 2010
Purpose : To evaluate the significance of clinical signs and laboratory findings as predictors of renal parenchymal lesions and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in childhood urinary tract infection (UTI). Methods : From July 2005 to July 2008, 180 patients admitted with a first febrile UTI at the Pediatric Department of Konkuk University Hospital were included in this study. The following were...
Analysis of the factors influencing headache and backache following lumbar puncture
Sang Taek Lee, Sochung Chung, Yong Mean Park, Sun Hwan Bae, Jeong Jin Yu, Ran Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(8):856-860.   Published online August 15, 2008
Purpose : This study aimed to examine the factors influencing the appearance of headache and backache following diagnostic lumbar puncture in children, focusing on the need for strict bed rest after lumbar puncture. Methods : We studied 70 two-fifteen-year-old pediatric patients who underwent diagnostic lumbar puncture from July 2005 to July 2007 at Konkuk University Hospital. We divided them into...
Comparative study of therapeutic effects according to duration of medium-dose aspirin therapy at the acute stage of Kawasaki disease
Jung Hwa Lee, So Hee Lee, Sang Taek Lee, Yong Hyun Park, Seong Jin Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(7):790-795.   Published online July 15, 2006
Purpose : This study was performed to compare the therapeutic effects according to duration of medium-dose aspirin(50-60 mg/kg/day) therapy at the acute stage of Kawasaki disease(KD). Methods : Total 87 patients with KD were enrolled in this study. We performed retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics and echocardiographic findings based on medical records. Patient were randomly divided into 2 groups according to...
Seven Autopsy Cases of Anencephaly.
Sang Taek Lee, Chang Ho Han, Soo Yong Kim, Jung Kwon Lee, Young Dae Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(11):1318-1322.   Published online November 30, 1987
We experienced 7 cases of the anencephaly, 6 males and 1 female neonates. Their external appearances were quite normal and relatively well developed except acranias, but all cases had some developmental deficiency of visceras. A brief review of literature was made.
Case Report
A Case of Epidermolysis Bullosa Letalis.
Sang Taek Lee, Chang Ho Han, Soo Young Kim, Jung Kwon Lee, Young Dae Kwon, Han Ik Bae
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(7):818-825.   Published online July 31, 1987
Epidermolysis bullosa letalis is an uncommon skin disease which is manifest at birth or in infancy. It is characterized by blister formation occurring spontaneously or after friction or slight trauma. This blistering disorder has the most severe clinical course, so that death may occur in infancy. Recently, we experienced a case of epidermolysis bullosa letalis in one day old newborn infant, who was developed...