Real time ultrasound scans were performed on 54 low-birth weight infants within the 7th 'birth day. Fifty infants were inborn. The incidence of periventricular and intraventricular hemorrhage (PV-IVH) was 38.9%. Seven of 21 infants had mild hemorrhage (Papile, grade I and II): Others sustained severe hemorrhage(Papile, grade III and IV ). Low Apgar score, respirator care and use of dopamine... |
Infantile cortical hyperostosis occurs in the first few months of life, and is characterized by hyperirritability, swellings of the soft tissues, and cortical thickenings of the underlying bones. It's cause is unknown. Recently we experienced a case of infantile cortical hyperostosis in a 2 month old male infant, who complained of irribility, anorexia, swellings and bowing deformities of the lower limbs. The diagnosis... |
The inability to detect Korotkoff sounds in infants have in the past made it difficult for most pediatricians to measure blood pressures by indirect conventional sphygmomanometry. Now, however, Korotkoff sounds, or the mechanical events which produce them, can be sensed with an ultrasonic Doppler device. The author measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure using a Doppler arteriokinetog raphic instrument during 6... |
The authors studied the plasma antidiuretic hormone levels of cord blood in 40 cases of newborn infants and also studied the serum sodium levels of cord blood in 40 cases of newborn infants. For the purpose of analysis, the study subjects were divided into four group; 1st group of 17 cases of vaginal delivery infants with fetal distress, 2nd group... |
We experienced 2 cases of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis. Case I was 2V2 month old male who complained of irritability and tender swelling on extremities. Case I was 3 month old male who complained of deformities in both legs and irritability on handling above lesions. The diagnosis was established by typical clinical findings and radiological evidence A brief review of... |
A clinical and statistical observation was made on low-birth-weight (LBW) infants who were delivered at Kwangju Christian Hospital from March 1st, 1983 to June 30, 1984. The results obtained were as follows: 1) The overall incidence of LBW infants among 3,909 babies delivered alive during the period was 8.3%, the sex ratio being 1 : 1.3, male to female 2) The... |
The author investigated serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, and IgM) and complements (C3and C4) of cord blood in 29 cases of normal fullterm infants, 14 cases of low birth weight infants (8 cases of premature infants) and 43 cases of their mothers at delivery. Serum immunoglobulin and complement levels were measured by the single radial immuno diffusion method (NISSUI, Japan). The... |
Charts of very low birth weight infants weighing less than 1,500 grams at birth were reviewed and the results analyzed. Infants were 107 in numbers, admitted to NICU, Ewha Womans University Hospital for the period of 4 years from July 1980 to June 1984 including outborns. Results were as follows: 1) Incidence of very low birth weight infant was 1.... |
Glucose metabolism in newborn infants has not been clearly defined. A thorough understanding of the physiology of glucose metabolism between mother and newborn infants is necessary in the evaluation of the newborn infant with hypoglycemia. Author studied the serum glucose, insulin, cyclic AMP and glucagon levels in 27 pairs of cord blood in newborn infant and maternal blood at paturition.... |
A thorough understanding of calcium homeostasis and metabolism in newborn infants is necessary in the evaluation of any newborn infant with hypocalcemia. Author studied the levels of urinary calcium and phosphorus during the 48 hours after birth, and also studied before and after feeding during the 24 hours after birth in 19 normal term infants. And serum calcium, phosphorus, parathormone,... |
The concept of renal function in the neonate has been that the developing kidney is immature and that glomerular and tubular functions are low for body size as compared with the adult. Authors determined the serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels of cord blood in 57 newborn infants(42 normal full-term and 15 premature infants) with gestational age of... |
The author observed serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration in 112 cases of healthy, fullterm newborns and infants from March 1984 to September 1984. Among them, 9 cases were cord bloods of healthy, full-term newborns who were delivered at Pusan St. Benedict Hospital, the others were healthy infants under the age of 36 months who visited well-baby-clinic of Pusan St. Benedict Hospital. The... |
We observed 50 infants admitted to the Dept, of Pediatrics, National Medical Center to determine the efficacy of lactose free soy protein based formula, domestic products, on the recovery of diarrhea from Sept. 1984 to Dec. 1984. Cases were divided into two groups, group 1 was consisted of 25 infants who were given lactose free soy protein formula, and group... |
40 Pediatric patients with mild to moderate dehydration due to nonbacterial acute infantile gastroenteritis were admitted to the study. On admission to the hospital, each patient was assigned at random either to the Pedialyte® RS+Isomil®(Group A), or to intravenous fluid+cow's milk-based formula (Group B). Each group consisted of 20 patients. There were no significant differences between the two group as... |
Infantile polycystic kidney is uncommon disease and rare in children and is used to refer to a group of heritable conditions that occur predominantly in childhood and is transmitted by autosomal recessive inheritance. By developmental abnormality, multiple cysts are produced from enlargement or giantism of the collecting tubules in association with cellular hyperplasia. Kidneys are grossly enlarged and have a diffusely... |
One hundred and ninety four patients who were admitted with the chief complaint of abdominal mass were reviewed. The result were as follows; 1) The common abdominal masses in infants and children were neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, germ cell tumor, hydronephrosis and hepatoblastoma in decreasing order of frequency. Malignant tumors were 114 cases and benign tumors were 69 cases. 2) The male:female ratio was 110 : 84. In... |
Metachromatic leukodystrophy, a group of progressive degenerative neurologic disease with variable age of onset characterized by an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance, shows an accumulation of the sphingolipid, sulfatide, particularly in the Schwann cell of the central and peripheral nervous system by arysulfatase A deficiency. 2 cases of late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy are reported, who developed normally during a infantile period,... |
We have studied the serum glucose, insulin and hGH levels of cord blood in newborn infants(38 cases) and the serum glucose, insulin and hGH levels of maternal blood at parturition (38 cases). For the purpose of analysis, the study objects were divided into two groups: normal infant group (32 cases) and premature infant group (6 cases). Serum glucose levels were... |
The growth and development of very low birth weight infants was evaluated in 92 of 114 survivors out of 384 babies weighing less than 1,500 grams who were born from January 1976 to December 1979 in Il-Sin Hospital. The mean birth weight and gestional age were 1,378±15.2 grams and 31±0.6 wks. Apgar score 5 or more at five minutes were... |
Serial blood glucose values were measured over the first twenty-four hours of life on 202 healthy permature infants. Whose weights were less than 2,300 grams. The 76 infants who were evaluated over a period of four weeks divided into two groups; 22 premature infants weighing less than 1,700 grams at birth, and 54 premature infants weighing over 1,700 grams. Eight... |
The levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were measured in 32 newborn infants (Under 24 hours of age), who have no evidence of infection and hyperbilirubinemia (Total bilirubin: Below 6 mg/ml.). 2~3 ml of blood was sampled from femoral puncture and serum AFP levels were measured by radioimmunoassay (Amersham RIA Kit: Amersham International Co. U.K.). The results were summarized as follows: 1) There... |
Clinical study was done on 6,588 liveborn infants and 2,644 high risk infants who were born in WMBH during the period of 2 years from June 1980 to May 1982. The following results were obtained: 1)Of 6,588 liveborn infants 2,644, 40,1%, were born associated with high risk factors. The mortality rate was 1.47% in normal newborn infant. 2)High risk factors... |
Clinical observations were made on 34 cases of hypocalcemia in infancy treated at Depart' ment of Pediatrics of Inje Medical College Seoul Paik Hospital during the period of January 1975-December 1982. The results obtained are as follows: 1) Male to female ratio of the patients was 3.1 : 1. 2) About 67.7% of hypocalcemic patients were under 28 days old. 3) Serum calcium levels of all the cases were... |
h7Routine urine examination in neonatal period is one of the most basic laboratory examination for early diagnosis of various diseases such, as urinary tract infection, congenital anomalies, and renovascular disorders etc. There are many methods to collect urine, but each of these methods has a problem, that is, catheterization causes urethral injury and ascending infection; suprapublic puncture is the most... |
We have experienced a case of precocious psevdopuberty due to granulosa cell tumor in a female infant, aged 11 months. She had whitish vaginal discharge and two episcdes of vaginal bleedirg one month apart. The breasts were markedly enlarged for her age but pubic ard axillary hair were not noticed. Recto abdominal examination revealed a firm, adult wrist sized, globular mass,... |
The effect of phototherapy was studied between blue and white lights, and continuous and intermittent regimens in the treatment of jaundice for the low birth weights at Busan Children’s Hospital from October, 1981 to March, 1982. The results were as following: 1) The duration of phototherapy necessary to reduce serum bilirubin level below 8 mg/dl were 58.9 hours with blue light, and 102.3 hours with white... |
Kostmann syndrome (Infantile genetic agranulocytosis), a disease characterized by recurrent infections leading to death in infancy, shows an agranulocytosis with variable monocytosis, eosinophilia in the peripheral blood, accompanied by the maturation arrest of the myelocytic series at the promyelocyte-myelocyte level. A 2 years 3 month old female patient with Kostmann syndrome is reported, who has suffered from recurrent infections since 1 month of age. During... |
The blood glucose response to a constant glucose infusion were measured in 62 premature infants weighing 1,000 to 2,200 gm. The study includes 32 stressed premature infants who had respiratory distress, Necrotizing enterocolitis, premature rupture of membranes, sepsis and 30 control premature infants. During the first three hours of life, the glucose values were similar in both stressed and the control groups. During the four... |
A prospective observation for growth (by weight) of 100 premature infants (some low birthweight infants were included) were conducted at the premature baby ward of Hanyang University Hospital during the one year period from May, 1981 to April, 1982. 100 subjects of the observation were devided in to 2 groups (A and B). Group A was consisted of 50 premature... |
From November 1980 to June 1982, for 19 months, 636 cases of child epileptic patients were clinically investigated at Pediatric department of Yonsei Medical school, and obtained follo- wing results. 1. The epileptic patients was 4.4% of all the pediatric patients, visited or hospitalized during the same period of time. 2. Epilepsy was commoner in male child compare to female representing male to female ratio, 1.3:1. 3. The most common... |
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