A 2 months old male patient with Wilson-Mikity Syndrome was presented. Characteristic clinical manifestations &typical X-ray findings were confirmative for the diagnosis of this syndrome. Pertinent liiteratures &references on Wilson-Mikity syndrome were reviewed briefly. |
We made a clinical obserration of 84 cases of congenital syphilis at the pediatric department of Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul, Korea during the preiod from July, 1972 to June, 1978. The results were as following: 1. The incidence of congenital syphilis in the newborn infants delivered at the nursery was 0.47% among fullterm babies (28cases/6,056 born alive) and 2,31%... |
The clincal investigation have been performed on the effect of vistamycin in the field dof pediatric infection and the following results were obtained. 1. As for the effect of vistamycin, excellent in 3 cases, good in 13 cases, fair in 4 cases, no response in 5 cases. The effectiveness rate was 80%. 2. No noticeable side effects were observed concerning... |
Clinical and bacteriological studies were carried out on 74 cases of infants and children with Shigellosis who were cared from May 1972 to Sept. 1977 in our hospital. 1) The age distribution revealed the range between 6 months and 5 ysers (85% of all) with the sex ratio of 42(57%) of male and 32(43%) of female, 13:1,0. 2) The peak... |
A 2-year-old male infant who has had infected urachal cyst was reported. The cyst contained a thick mucopurulent exudate which on culture yielded Staphylococcus aureus, coaluase positive. Successful treatment of the cyst was accompolished by the help of I&D nad antibiotic medicaiton. Pertinent literatures concerning urachal cyst were also reviewed. |
In 1962, Durand suggested the term primary lactose intolerance for the disorder withch resulted from a defect of the lactase activity in the intestinal mucosa. However primary lactose intolerance is rare and it is not commonly encountered in routine pediatric practice. Apart from such a primary lactose intolerance, diarrhea, meteorism, and abdominal discomfort after taking lacose containing food are more... |
The National Medical Center is a general hospital for children and adults, and is located in the east part of Seoul, from where emergency cases are admitted to the emergency room. Intern examines these patients & calls on resident from the appropriate department for further evaluation and treatment. The authers reviewed the records of children, who had treated by pediatritian... |
A total of 40 cases of aplastic anemia in children diagnosed at N.M.C. from Jan. 1959 to June 1974 were analysed clinically with the following results. 1)The disease was more prevalent in male with the male to female ratio, 1. 7 : 1. Most of the patients were belonged to primary school age group. In the seasonal incidence, the main distribution... |
Clinical studies on Cefamezin, a new Cephalosporin C derivative, were performed with the following results. 1. Cefamezin was intramuscularly administered in a daily dose of 40〜100 mg/kg to 50 children with various infections for 3 to 25 days. The therapeutic results were excellent in 37 patients, good ... |
A case of congenital lobar emphysema is reported. The patient is a 9-day female infant com plained of mild dyspnea on admission. Since 3rd hosp. day, she had suffered from severe dyspnea and cyanosis with mackedly intercostal retraction and indrawing of the left suprasternal, left supraclavicular and lower margin of left thorax. Chest X-ray revealed atelectasis of the Lt. upper lobe... |
Portal hypertension is a rare disease in childhood. In the majority of instances, portal hypertension occurs secondary to extrahepatic block caused by portal vein thrombosis while cirrhosis causing an intrahepatic block is seen less frequenctly, especially in children. We experienced 2 cases of portal hypertension secondary to cirrhosis of liver in 12 and 14 year old boys who had suffered... |
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor arising from chromaffin cells of the sympatho-adrenal system which produce large amount of epinephrine and nor-epinephrine. Recently a 8year old male patient. was admitted to our Pediatric Department of National Medical Center who had suffered from sweating, polyuria polydipsia and palpitation for 3 years and hypertension was found 3 months ago, which persisted till this... |
The clinical studies of 90 cases of intussusception in infancy and children were mcde. 1)Of the 90 cases, 42 cases (46.7%) were admitted to the Dept, of Pediatrics and 48 cases (53. 3%) were admitted to the Dept, of General Surgery. 2)Hales were more affected than females. The ratio was 2.7 : 1. 3)In age incidence, the cases were seen... |
Aminodeoxykanamycin (Kanendomycin®) is a new antibiotic obtained from a variant strain of streptomyces kanamyceticus. It is known potent antibiotics against both gram positive and negative organism. Clinical trials of aminodeoxykanamycin on the infectious disease of children have been carried out at the Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center and the results were obtained as follows. 1.The Aminodeoxykanamycin was administered intramuscularily... |
Di Guglielmo syndrome has been known as one :of the myeloproliferative syndrome, namely a variant form of neoplastic disease. It is reported that the majority of cases appear iri the adults and male is more susceptible than female. In recent few years, chromosomal aberrations such as aneuploidy, polyploidy, phi chromosome etc. are reported, although the degree and the mode of involvement... |
27 cases of pericarditis were presented, among which 19 cases were acute pericarditis and 8 cases chronic constrictive pericarditis. Its over all incidence were 0.3% of total admission. Males were more frequently affected than female. The ratio was 20 : 7. In aucte pericarditis, purulent and rheumatic origins were most common, which were followed by tuberculous, idiopathi, postpericardiectomy syndrome and... |
A case of lacunar skull, 23 days old female newborn infant, associated with meningomyelocele on thoracolumbar area and paraplegia is reported. Diagnosis was made by X-ray of skull. A brief review of the literature on lacunar skull is given. |
Clinical and bacteriological studies on the 107 cases of urinary tract infection who were admitted to the Dept, of Pediatrics, N.M.C. from Sept. 1962 to September, 1970 were made. The results were as follows: 1) Among the 107 cases, 80 cases (74.8%) were male and 27 cases (25. 2%) were female. 2)Age incidence showed 1 to 6 years to be most... |
We have studied growing conditions of thirty full term infants and fifteen premature infants. Fed on Viman milk. The body weight, height, head & chest circumferences of above babies were measured every fifteen days repeatedly for six months after birth. Hemoglobin and serum electrophoresis were also measured. The growth values of fullterm infants did not reveal any significant differences from Korean normal... |
A total of 74 cases of leukemia in children who were admitted at The National Medical Center from January 1960 to July 1969 were anaysed clinically and hematologically. 1.The incidence of leukemia was about 4 per 1, 000 patients who admitted during the same period. 2.Male patients were more prevalent being male to female ratio 2. 7:1. 3.The 6~7 year... |
Sixty-two cases of empyema in infancy and childhood, admitted to Pediatric Department of the National Medical Center over the period from 1960 to 1968, are presented. 1)The total incidence of empyema among the cases of pneumonia was 10. 6%. Analysis of the yeraly prevalence revealed 18.4 % in 1961. 2)The 35 cases of them were male and rest was female.... |
Clinical and serological studies on 59 cases of infantile and childhood Japanese B. encephalitis in Korean children, from Aug. 1962 to Oct. 1968, were made. 1)30 cases were male and 29 cases were female. 2)Age incidence showed 3~5 years to be most commonly affected(25 cases, 42. 4%), and 2 cases were less than 1 year of age. 3)The onset of 43 cases (77.... |
Two cases of Retroperitoneal Teratoma in two and half months old infants were reported. The diagnosis was established by the clinical, pathological and X-ray findings and surgical removal. The treatment was performed by successful removal, results were excellent. Review o£ Literatures as for Retroperitoneal Teratoma was made briefly. |
A clinical and statistical analysis were made from 342 cases of premature infants, admitted to the department of pediatrics, National Medical Center, during the period of October, 1959 to August, 1968. The general mortality rate of our series was 24. 3%. There were no significant differences in incidence and mortality between both sexes. And premature deliveries were fairly evenly distributed... |
A case of adrenal cortical insufficiency in a 2 years old Korean male baby was presented. Clinical improvement was noticed at discharge. Review of literatures, especially of etiology, was made briefly. |
The authors observed clinically 128 cases o£ acute glomerulonephritis in Korean children under 16 years of age, treated at the pediatric ward and out-patient clinic, National Medical Center, during the period from Jan. 1959 to Dec. 1966. The results are as follows: 1) The total incidence was 0. 23% and the male to female ratio was 1. 3 : 1. About... |
A case of Infectious Mononucleosis in a 10 months old Korean male was reported. As far as we know, this is the second case in Korea. The diagnosis was made chiefly not on the basis of the titer of Heterophil Antibodies, but on the clinical findings with aid of typical pictures of the smear in pheripheral blood and bone marrow. Review of literatures... |
Clinical and bacteriological studies on 80 cases of infantile and childhood shigellosis in Korean children, from Jan. 1960 to Aug. 1967, were made. 1)49 cases were male and 31 cases were female. 2)Age incidence showed 1 and 2 years to be most commonly affected. (21 cases) and 60 cases (75%) were less than 4 years of age. The youngest patient... |
A clinical statistical study was made on 516 cases of premature infants, delivered at the National Medical Center, during January 1, 1959 to July 31, 1964. The birth rate of premature infants was 10.2 % and the contributory factors of premature delivery were 34.2 % of normal or unknown, 26.2 % of toxemia and 13.8 % of twin. Maternal diseases... |
Tetanus in the newborn infant is still one of the most important health problems in Korea. From 1959 to 1966, fifty nine cases of neonatal tetanus were observed and, among these patients, we have followed 57 cases until the recovery or death. The oyer-all mortality rate was 56.1 per cent. The ratio of males to females was approximately 2: 1.... |