We analyzed clinical findings, pathological findings and clinico-pathological correlations in 55 children with idiopathic IgA nephropathy confirmed immunopathologically, and the results were as follows; 1) The mean age at onset was 9.65±2.45 years with relatively even distribution in school ages and males outnumbered females by 1.75 : 1. 2) The main mode of presentation was typical... |
We analyzed data on children with chronic renal failure collected from 36 pediatric training hospitals during the period from Jan. 1, 1980 to Dec. 31, 1984. The following results were obtained: 1) Total number of children with chronic renal failure during the study period was 135. The incidence was about 1 per 2,000 in-patients and 2.09 per million children under 15... |
The following results were obtained from a retrospective analysis of 21 cases of renovascular hypertension who were admitted to Pediatric Department, Seoul National University Hospital, during the period from January 1978 to December 1985. 1) Takayasu arteritis was the most common cause (15 out of 21, 71%), and fibromuscular dysplasia of renal artery was confirmed only in two (9.5%) cases. 2) Male... |
40 patients with Henoch-Schonlein nephritis in whom a per cutaneous renal biopsy was performed at department of pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital during the periods Jan. 1978-Jan. 1985 inclusive were analyzed in view of clinicopathological correlation. The results were as follows: 1) Of the 40 patients reviewed, 24 cases were male and 16 female. The mean age of onset was 9 years... |
The measurement of growth of individual children or of groups of children is one of the most sensitive and commonly used indicators of child health and nutrition. In many countries, children have been getting larger during the past 50 years because they are growing up faster and their adult size itself is increasing. Hence the weight-for-age and height-for-age standards have... |
A clinical observation on 70 patients of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were admitted to S.N.U.H. during the 6 year period from Jan. 1979 to Dec. 1984, was assessed. The results were as follows; 1) On type classification, systemic type(37.2%) was most frequent, followed by RF negative polyarticular type, pauciarticular type H, RF positive polyarticular type and pauciarticular type I in order of frequency. The... |
The level of the calcium and the creatinine were measured in 2nd voided morning urine and 24hr urine in 32 patients of the pediatric ward SNUH. They were males aging from 2 months to 24 months. The Ca/Cr concentration ratio was calculated in 2nd voided morning urine and 24hr urine, and 24hr urine Ca excretion per body weight were also... |
A case of Caroli's disease was presented and review of the literature was done. The patient was a 3 year old girl and had recurrent episodes of jaundice, abdominal pain and vomiting. Dilatation of the left intrahepatic bile duct was clearly shown on the operative cholangiography. |
Thirty episodes of primary peritonitis in 22 children with nephrotic syndrome who had admitted in the Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital from Jan. *81 to Sept. ’84 were studied, and the results were as follows; 1)Among 22 children, male to female ratio was 16 : 6 and the mean age at the onset of peritonitis was 7.80 years (average... |
We made a clinical observation of 36 cases of empyema thoracis at the Pediatric department of S.N.U.H. during the 5 year period from Jan. 1980 to Dec. 1984. The results were as follows; 1)The most frequent age group was infancy, which was accounted to 44.4% of all cases. Male to Female sex ratio was about 1 : 1.1, and the... |
Interstitial pneumonitis is a rare, diffuse lung disease characterized by varing combinations of two histological features: thickening of alveolar walls and the presence of large mononuclear cells in the alveolar spaces. 4 cases with interstitial pneumonitis, admitted to the Pediatric Department of Seoul National University Hospital during the period from Jan. 1979 through. May, 1985 were reviewed clinically. The results... |
PRA in peripheral vein, both renal veins and both inferior vena cava (JVC) both proximal and distal to the drainage of the both renal veins was measured in 80 normotensive children with no renal disease undergoing routine cardiac catheterization due to congenital heart disease which did not cause significant hemodynamic changes in most of them. And we presented the results... |
A retrospective study of 234 children with hypertension was done. Those children were selected from the admitted patients to the pediatric ward of SNUH, from Jan. 1 st, 1972 to June 30 th, 1984. Among them, 144(61.5%) exhibited renal diseases, 17(7.3%) endocrine diseases, 15(6.4%) renovascular diseases, 12(5.1%) cardiovascular diseases, 3(1.3%) esstential hypertension, 8(3.5%) miscellaneous casuses. The most common cause among... |
We experienced 17 pediatric patients of glomerulonephritis with crescents in 25% or more of glomeruli, who were admitted to Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, from Jan. ’79 to Dec. ’84. A review of clinical and pathologic findings revealed as follows; 1)The 17 patients were 10 cases of Henoch-Schdnlein nephritis, 3 cases of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome which were due... |
The immunodeficiency disorders are a diverse group of illness which results from defectsin one or more of the four major mechanisms of immune system-antibody-mediated(B cell) immunity, cell-mediated(T cell) immunity, phagocytosis, and complements. Though immunodeficiency disorders are uncommon, the possibility should be considered in any individuals with recurrent or persistent infection. During the period between January, 1973 and October, 1984, we... |
Captopril, a kind of converting enzyme inhibitors, is a promising anti-hypertensive drug, which is developed recently, and studied mainly in adult patients. We administered captopril to 4 children with renovascular hypertension, three of them accompanied Takayasu's arteritis and the remainder had isolated lesion. Three to five times of initial trials were performed on each patient with 12.5 mg of captopril.... |
Among total 452 children with percutaneous kidney needle biopsy due to renal disease in the Department of Pediatric, Seoul National University Hospital, from Jan. 75 to Nov.84, 20(4.4%) were confirmed as embranoproliferative glomerulonephritis(MPGN) histopathologically. And 4 out of these 20 were excluded from this report because of association of systemic disease. A review of clinical and pathological findings of the... |
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... |