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Endocrinology
Comparison of effectiveness of growth hormone therapy according to disease-causing genes in children with Noonan syndrome
Kyo Jin Jo, Yoo Mi Kim, Ju Young Yoon, Yeoun Joo Lee, Young Mi Han, Han-Wook Yoo, Hyang-Sook Kim, Chong Kun Cheon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2019;62(7):274-280.   Published online December 3, 2018

Purpose: To analyze the growth response to growth hormone (GH) therapy in prepubertal patients with Noonan syndrome (NS) harboring different genetic mutations. Methods: Twenty-three patients with prepubertal NS treated at Pusan National University Children’s Hospital between March 2009 and July 2017 were enrolled. According to the disease-causing genes identified, the patients with NS were divided into 4 groups. Three groups were...
A case of idiopathic precocious puberty treated with a luteinizing hormone relaeasing hormone analog.
Keun Hee Chung, Yoo Mi Kim, Mi Won Kim, Soon Ki Kim, Moon Soo Park, Jin Keun Chang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(8):1132-1138.   Published online August 31, 1991
We experienced a 4 year girl with idiopathic precocious puberty treated with a long acting LHRH analog (Buserelin). As an indction therapy she received LHRH analog for 6 months in subcutaneous route. After then she was maintained by intranasal therapy for 6 months. One month after the induction therapy began, we observed prepunbertal pattern of LHRH stimulation test and significant suppression of 17B-estradiol level....
A case of Erythema Nodosum due to Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis.
Keun Hee Chung, Hong Jong Joo, Yoo Mi Kim, Soon Ki Kim, Moon Soo Park, Jin Keun Chang, Sung Woo Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(4):528-533.   Published online April 30, 1990
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection is one of the common causes of erythema nodosum in Europe, but in Korea only 2 cases have been reported. Recently authors experienced a 6 year old boy who suffered from erythematous painful skin lesions on the shin and calf, and was diagnosed serologically as erythema nodosum due to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection. So we report here the clinical findings of this...