Total of eighteen children with orthostatic proteinuria were evaluated for clinical characteristics. The development of renal or urologic diseases were monitored on these subjects for 1 year. The results were as following; 1) The number of children with transient orthostatic proteinuria and fixed orthostatic proteinuria were 7(39%) and 11(61%), respectively. 2) In children with fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria, mild proteinuria were noted in 73% but no massive... |
Neurilemoma is the most frequent tumor of the peripheral nerves and cellular neurilemoma is a variant with increased cellularity and marked nuclear variation. This report concerns a rare case of congenital cellular neurilemoma developed in the right forearm in a male newborn and he was managed with surgical excision. The relevant literature was reviewed. |
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 congenital tuberculosis in a 10-month-old female patient who had disseminated tuberculosis. She was the 1st born of 30-year-old woman who was diagnosed as tuberculous pleurisy on the 12 th day after delivery. Congenital tuberculosis was suspected because of detection of AFB in gastric aspirates on the 60 days of life. But the treatment was discontinued after... |
We experienced a case of congenital fibrosarcoma in 1-month-old male infant who had a mass in the left back since his birth. Diagnosis was based on ultrasonography, CT Scan and pathalogic pictures obtained by percutaneous needle biopsy. Review of literatures was also attempted briefly. |
We reported a case of renal tuberculosis in a 10-yr-old male child. He had complaints of dysuria and urinary frequency which were not improved through anappropriate antibiotics medication for 6 months. The diagnosis was confirmed by Ziehl-Neelson staining of urinary sedimentwas, I.V.P. and cystoscopy. A brief review of literatures was presented. |
We experienced a case of Glycogenosis I in eleven-year-old boy. Clinical features were growth retardation, general weakness, abdominal distension due to hepatomegaly. His bone age was retarded, and huge hepatomegaly and both renal hypertropy was seen in CAT. Latoratory findings revealed epinephrine resistant hypoglycemia, hyperuricemia, metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap and acetonuria without glycosuria. Light microscopic findings of liver and... |
An 1 8/12 year old girl had chronic, repetitive left atrial tachycardia and it was unresponsive to usual antiarrythmic drugs. The chief complaints were cyclic lethargy and irritability, occasionally associated with cyanosis and sweating. Her heart rate showed marked variation, depending upon the time of the day and her state of consciousness. ECG showed supraventricular tachycardia with ectopic pace-maker, proposed by... |
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... |
Author reported a case of Niemann Pick disease in a 9 month old Korean male infant. The patient showed marked, hepatosplenomegaly and delayed motor developement which was started since 5 months of age. His elder sister, who showed the same clinical manifestations, died at 1 year of age without apparent cause. Peripheral blood smear showed many unusual lymphocytes and monocytes which contain numerous intracytoplasmic vacuoles.... |
We have experienced a case of congenital myelogenous leukemia, 5-months old infant, presented with skin nodules without symptoms. The patient was apparently well until 1 month of life when bluish skin nodules was noticed at first on scalp and then on the chest and abdomen. There was no subjected symptoms. No abnormal findings were found on physical examinations except the skin nodules. No abnormal findings... |
Intussusception which is the mot frequent cause of intestinal obstrucsion in childhood, is the invagination of a segment of the gastrointestinal tract into an adjacent segment. Since 1927, barium enema under fluoscopic guidance has been used widely as a therapeutic method. In 1953, Fiorito and Cuestas reported the use of controlled insufflation of air for diagnosis and treatment of intussusception.... |
A Case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a 5-year old girl is reported. Although twenty four pediatric cases of cryptococcosis were reported in Korea for the past 15years, this case's clinical picture is interesting and make diagnostic difficulties from miliary tuberculosis. She was transferred from a local clinic under the impression of miliary tuberculosis with chest X-ray showing miliary shadows. Mantoux... |
A statistical study on visually handicapped children was performed by The Committee on Health of Korean Pediatric Association from July to October, 1978. 3,930 boys and girls in middle school children(3rd grade; around 15 years of age) were studied and the results were obtained as follows; 1, 788 out of 3,930 children(20.1%) were visually handicapped. There were no sex preponderance.... |
A case of Korean hemorrhagic fevery confirmed by fluorescent antibody technique in a 8years old boy was reported with a brief review of references. |
A study on physically and mentally handicaped children was carried out by health commttee of korean pediatric Association on August, 1977. 654 children in 5 special children's Institutes in Seoul area were observed and the results obtained were as follows ; 1. 393 out of 654 cases were males and male to female ratio was 6 : 4. The most... |
A Survey was carried out on immunization, during the period from January to September of 1977. |
This is the clinical studies of 171cases of acute poisoning in pediatric age which were visited at the emergency room of Han-gang Sacred Heart Hospital during the past 2 years and 5 months (Apr., 1974~Aug., 1976). The results were summerized as followings; 1. The incidence of acute poisoning among the emergency pediatric patients were 2.3%(171/7,310). 2. The sex ratio of... |
Chronic ulcerative colitis in children is more rare and serious than in adults. A case of ulcerative colitis is presented. The male patient, 15 year old, was admitted because of mucoid or blood-tinged diarrhea, edema and pale looking. He showed generalized edema, ascites, oliguria, clubbing fingers, and depression on physical examination. The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was made from the barium... |
A case of Turner s syndrome in 10-year-old girl with clinical findings of short stature, shot 4th metacarpal bone, widely spaced nipples, and retarded bone age was presented. Chromosomal study reveals 45, X in karyotype analysis without any structural abnormalities. The authors report the case with the review of Turner’s syndrome. |
There were no known mechanisms concerning with the diuresis in nephrosis, spontaneous or steroid induced. Recently, several experimental studies suggest the existence of humoral factors which regulate Na metabolism in the kidney. Author made the experimental studies to find out the existence of humoral substance in the serum of nephrotic patient. Korean white male rabbits weighing 1.8 kg were gavaged with 2% NaCl selution, 100... |
Oral glucose tolerance test and continuous I.V. glucose loading test were performed on 22 normal children and 27 children with C.N.S. involvement, aged from 3 days to 14 years, to find out the influence of C.N.S. diseases on blood sugar and on appearance of urine sugar. 1.Fasting blood sugar level of 49 children was 80 土 12 mg per 10... |
Clinical observation was made on 11 cases of meningeal leukemia out of 146 cases leukemia during 10 years from 1962 to 1971 at department of pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital. 1. Sex ratio of male: female was 9:2. Considering the sex ratio the total leukemic children in Korea (male: female=3 : 1), the predominance in male is not significant. 2. The peak age... |
One hundred and eighty-six cases of leukemia in children, aged 0〜 14 years, who were admitted Seoul Nathonal University Hospital for 15 years from Jan. 1957 to Dec. 1971, were analysed. The incidence of childhood leukemia was about 0. 3% among the total patients who visited the hospital during the same period. There were 138 boys and 48 girls (sex ratio, 2. 9... |