Dapsone syndrome is a rare hypersensitivity reaction to Dapsone. The reaction included fever, malaise, dermatitis jaundice with hepatic dysfunction, lymphadenopathy, and hemolytic anemia. We have experienced a case of Dapsone syndrome in a 10 years old male. This patients had taken D.D.S. with 50 mg per day for 1 month to treat an unknown skin disease. After then, above mentioned symptoms and signs were... |
We measured optical density of aqueous extracts of meconium and meconium stained amniotic fluid at 390 nm, 405 nm, 420 nm, 435 nm, 450 nm by spectrophotometry. We also applied the spectrophotometric method to the urine from 25 infants with clinical sign of meconium aspiration and from normal infants. The absorption band at 450 nm observed on the spectra of urine was estimated as... |
Hereditary elliptocytosis is characterized by elliptically shaped erythrocytes in peripheral blood and known to be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but in some cases, inherited recessively. The clinical and hematologic expressions are variable range from healthy person with normal red cell morphology to severe hemolytic anemia. Recently, the authors experienced all three offsprings shown non-hemolytic hereditary el- liptocytosis, whose parents were healthy persons with... |
Serum glucose changes by constant infusion of glucose at the rate of 8 mg/kg/min were studied in 20 neonates. Serum glucose level elevated from 41 ±8 mg/dl to 80 ±31 mg/dl within 10 minutes of infusion. In some cases hyperglycemia above 150 mg/dl was observed from 40 minutes of infusion. Constant glucose infusion was found to be useful for elevation of glucose level... |
We reviewed a case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by warm antibody in 7years old male patient. Diagnosis was established by clinical features, physical findings, laboratory findings, such as, CBC, Coombs’ test, fragility test, and bone marrow aspiration. Literatures were briefly reviewed. |
Alpha-fetoprotein(aFP) levels were studied in 20 neonatally hyperbilirubinemic children and 20 controls matched for gestational age. The mean aFP value of cord blood (119+58.2산g/ml) with hyperbilirubinemic children was significantly greater than that(79.6±40.8/zg/ml) for the control infants(P<0.001). At the age of 3 and 5 days the mean serum aFP in hyperbilirubinemic children were higher compared with the control group, the difference... |
To determine the proper age of the measles vaccination, we must know the time when the passively transferred measles antibody from mother disappeared. Because it can be a major factor for vaccine failure to take the measles vaccine to the children who still have the passive immunity. We measured the degree of immunity of 50 children with the age between... |
We experienced a case of eosinophilic granuloma with multiple lesions on skull, ribs, vertebrae, tibia and pelvic bone. In addition, recurent bacterial meningitis was associated with CSF rhinorrhea probably due to osteolytic lesion of eosinophilic granuloma in the same patient. A brief review of literature was made. |
We experienced a case of preleukemia of 8-year-old male child, whose initial diagnosis was aplastic anemia, but 2 months later, acute lymphocytic leukemia was developed. So, we concluded that the initial state presenting as aplastic anemia had been prelekemia. Literatures were briefly reviewed. |
Neonatal jaundice is probably the most frequently encountered diagnostic and therapeutic problem in the newborn, but its accurate assessment still requires a measurement of the serum bilirubin concentration. To date, repetitive and continuing blood sampling has been the only acceptable methodology available for monitoring the jaundiced newborn infant. This technique serves as a source of discomfort and of serious infection(Lilien... |
200 cases of aseptic meningitis were clinically observed for 171/2 years from 1966, Jan. to 1983, Jun. Eitologic classification showed that there were 165 cases (82.5%) of unknown etiology because virus was not identified, 30 cases (15.0%) of mumps, and 5 cases (2.5%) of Kawasaki disease. The most frequent age group was early childhood (81 cases, 40.5%) and more frequently in males (139... |
Neuroblastoma is the commonest malignant tumor identified during the neonatal period and the majority of neuroblastomas are felt to be congenital in origin. Neuroblastoma is a tumor of particular interest because it is known to arise from cells of the neural crest which possess the potential for maturation of spotaneous regression. This report present the clinical, radiographic and autopsy findings of... |
We experienced a case of human fascioliasis in a 4-y-old male child who had been suffered from abdominal pain, pallor and intermittent generalized edema for about 21 months. Diagnosis was established by eggs of Fasciola species in stool and by double diffusion analysis. After treatment with bithionol, the symptoms were disappeared rapidly and the eggs also disappeared. A brief review... |
We experienced, a case of holoprosencephaly with no extracranial annormalities, normal chromosme count and karyotype. The diagnosis was confirmed by brain C-T scan, which was compatible to semilobar type of holoprosencephaly. The patient is living now at 2 years old. Review of the references concerning holoprosencephaly was made briefly. |
A Clinical Study was made on. 542 low birth weight infants, admitted to the department of pediatrics, Wonju Christian Hospital during 6 years from 1975 to 1980. The results were as follows: 1) Incidence of low birth weight infants was 12.8% without sexual and seasonal predo- migance, of which small for gestational age infants were about 50%. 2) Low birth weight infants were most prevalent among mothers... |
Clinical and Bacteriological studies were carried out on 57 cases of infants and children with shigellosis who were cared from January, 1976 to December, 1980 in our hospital. The results were as follows: 1. The age distribution revealed the range between 6 months and 5 years(85% of all) with sex ratio of 30(53%) of male and 27(47%) of female, 1.1:1.... |
A case of Acute infantile form of Gaucher's disease in Korean infant is described. The large cells characteristically found in the bone marrow and liver in Gaucher's disease have been investigated with electron microscope, as well as light microscope. The pertinent literature has reviewed briefly concerning the clinical and laboratory fingings, roentgenographic picture, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of this... |
Patent Ductus Arteriosus is one of the most common congenital heart diseases. The symptoms and clinical findings in patients with typical patnet ductus arteriosus are well recognized. That not all patient with ductus arteriosus have the typical clinical findings is well documented. Since the poor prognosis of untreated patent ductus arteriosus and good results of surgical intervention are fairly well... |