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The Effects of Intravenous Immunoglobulin(IVIG) and Methylprednisolone on the mRNAs Expressions of VEGF, VCAM-1 and IL-1β of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells(HUVEC) Stimulated by IL-1β
Soh Yeon Kim, Sun Jeong Lim, Ji Whan Han, Kyung Yil Lee, Joon Sung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(12):1325-1333.   Published online December 15, 2004
Purpose : Kawasaki disease(KD) manifests a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology in young children. Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1(VCAM-1) and interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β) may play important roles in the pathogenesis of KD. Intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG) and methylprednisolone(MP) are therapeutically effective for KD, however, the precise mechanisms of the two drugs are still unknown. We investigated the therapeutic efficacy of...
Short-term Results of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Children with Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Jin Lee, Soh Yeon Kim, Bin Cho, Pil Sang Jang, Nak Gyun Chung, Hack Ki Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(3):370-375.   Published online March 15, 2002
Purpose : In most cases, myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS) transforms into a more aggressive state or acute myelogenous leukemia; it's prognosis is very poor. It is believed that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT) is the only curative treatment of MDS, but available data in children are very sparse. In this report, the short term outcome of HSCT in childhood MDS was analyzed. Methods :...
One Hundred Cases of HLA-matched Sibling Allogeneic bone Marrow Transplantation in Children : Single Center Study
Hack Ki Kim, Bin Cho, Nak Gyun Chung, Dae Chul Jeong, Soh Yeon Kim, Hyun Jung Lee, Kyong Su Lee, Kyung Ja Han, Won Il Kim, Il Bong Choi, Chun Choo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(3):402-410.   Published online March 15, 2000
Purpose : We reviewed 100 cases of HLA-matched sibling allogeneic bone marrow transplantation( allo-BMT) in children and wish to share these results. Methods : One hundred children had undergone allo-BMT from HLA-identical siblings between Nov. 1983 and May 1998. There were 50 males and 50 females with a median age of 10 years and a median follow-up of 38 months. Out of 100 cases,...
A case of Wandering spleen.
Soh Yeon Kim, Joon Soo Lee, Kyu Earn Kim, Seung Kyu Lee, Choon Sik Yoon, Ki Keun Oh, Young Jin Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(4):577-581.   Published online April 30, 1991
Wandering spleen is a term applied to the condition in which a long pedicle allows the spleen to lie in an abnormal location. The condition is usually symptomless but mild discomfort or severe abdominal pain may occur with torsion of the pedicle and with splenic congestion. There may be a masss palpable in the pelvic cavity or midabdomen which may be misdiagnosed as...
Transplacental transmission of hepatitis B virus from carrier nothers to neonates.
Soh Yeon Kim, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(2):190-196.   Published online February 28, 1991
Neonates bom to hepatitis B carrier mothers at Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine were sampled for hepatitis B viral markers using venous blood drawn from external jugular vein within 3 hours after birth and the following results were obtained. Two thousand nine hundred and seventy two pregnant women who received prenatal care at Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine...
Measles in Previously Vaccinated Children during Measles Epidemics.
Hwan Gyu Park, Jeong Wan Yoo, Soh Yeon Kim, Young Mo Shon, Sung Kyu Lee, Kyung Soon Song
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(11):1510-1515.   Published online November 30, 1990
A clinical study was made on 98 cases of measles patients admitted to YoungDong Severance Hospital during the period of 7 months from June to December 1989. The patients with measles were evaluated for presence of measles specific IgM antibody in serum, clinical symptom and vaccination history. We obtained the following results: 1) Out of 98 patients, 62 patients (63.3%) were vaccinated children and 36 patients...
Dubowitz Neurologic Examination in Normal Neonates.
Young Soo Lee, Soh Yeon Kim, Dong Chul Park, Kook In Park, Ran Namgung, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(7):977-988.   Published online July 31, 1990
With the improvement in survival rate in high risk infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, there is rising concern about the neurologic sequelae in these infants. In order to evaluate the neur- ologic examination in normal neonates, 400 normal newborns were evaluated for a duration of 6 months from Mach 1989 to August 1989. Neonates greater than 37 weeks gestational age, birth weight...