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Case Report
Fatal plastic bronchitis with eosinophilic casts in a previously healthy child
Young Kuk Cho, Soo Min Oh, Woo-Yeon Choi, Eun Song Song, Dong-Kyun Han, Young-Ok Kim, Jae Sook Ma
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(9):1048-1052.   Published online September 15, 2009
Plastic bronchitis is a rare disease characterized by the recurrent formation of branching mucoid bronchial casts that are large and more cohesive than those that occur in ordinary mucus plugging. Casts may vary in size and can be spontaneously expectorated, but some require bronchoscopy for removal. Plastic bronchitis can therefore present as an acute life-threatening emergency if obstruction of the...
A case of imipramine induced toxicity with Brugada electrocardiographic pattern in a toddler
Woo-Yeon Choi, Soo-Min Park, Ui-Jeong Han, Young-Nam Kim, Young-Kuk Cho, Jae-Sook Ma
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(11):1232-1235.   Published online November 15, 2008
Imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), is used for the treatment of non-polar depression and nocturnal enuresis in children in whom an organic pathology has been excluded, anxiety disorders, and neuropathic pain. Clinical toxicity following the treatment of TCAs, including imipramine, is well known. The anticholinergic effects initially present include a dry mouth, ileus, dilated pupils, urinary retention, and mild sinus...
A case of pulmonary thromboembolism in a healthy infant
Woo-Yeon Choi, Young-Seok Choi, Soo-Min Oh, Young-Kuk Cho, Jae-Sook Ma
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(10):1030-1033.   Published online October 15, 2007
A pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), which is a sudden blockage in a pulmonary artery, usually due to a blood clot, is rare in children. The clinical presentation is often subtle or masked by the underlying clinical condition and the condition must be suspected during clinical testing. Although the choice of treatment depends on the clinical presentation, anticoagulation is the mainstay of...
Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum caused by bronchial foreign body aspiration
Dong-Yeon Kim, Woo-Yeon Choi, Young-Kuk Cho, Jae-Sook Ma
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(8):785-788.   Published online August 15, 2007
Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum with subcutaneous emphysema are rare in a child past the neonatal period. Their most common causes are bronchial asthma and respiratory infection. Here, we report an 18-month-old boy who was presented with severe air leak, consisting of epidural emphysema, pneumoscrotum, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum, complicated by a bronchial foreign body. The air leak was resolved dramatically...