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Original Article
Etiologic Agents and Clinical Features of Acute Pyogenic Osteoarthritis in Children
Young Ho Kwak, Su Eun Park, Jung Youn Hong, He Sun Jung, Jin Young Park, Jung Hwan Choi, Hoan Jong Lee, In Ho Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(4):506-513.   Published online April 15, 2000
Purpose : Though acute pyogenic infections of musculoskeletal system are infrequent in children, delayed diagnosis or inadequate management may cause serious chronic sequelae. We analysed 40 cases of children who were affected by acute septic osteomyelitis and/or septic arthritis to find etiologic agents and to establish proper initial antimicrobial therapy. Methods : Medical records of 40 cases of microbiologically confirmed acute...
Clinical and Pathological Comparison of Neonatal Hepatitis and Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia in Korean Children
Jae Hong Park, Ju Suk Lee, Su Eun Park, Chang Hun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(10):1372-1379.   Published online October 15, 1998
Purpose : Neonatal hepatitis and congenital extrahepatic biliary atresia are two major causes of neonatal cholestasis. But the method of therapeutic trials used for each disease is essentially different. Nonetheless, it is very difficult to differentiate these diseases clinically and histologically. This study is aimed to find out major differences between the two by clinical characteristics and scoring of various...
Erratum
A Case of Pancreatitis associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Su Eun Park, Ju Suk Lee, Sang Ook Park, Jae Hong Park, Su Young Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(7):989-993.   Published online July 15, 1998
Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE), an autoimmune disease with multisystemic involvement, has been reported to be associated with a number of gastrointestinal complications. But pancreatitis is an unusual complication of SLE, occuring in only 3-4% of lupus cohort. Multiple mechanisms contributing to pancreatitis associated with SLE have been demonstrated which include vasculitis, necrotizing pancreatitis, corticosteroid administration, and vascular thrombosis. We experienced a...
A Case of Type I Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children
Soeng Hun Kim, Su Eun Park, Jeong Hwa Choi, Jae Hong Park, Su Yung Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(7):979-983.   Published online July 15, 1998
Autoimmune hepatitis is an inflammatory liver disease characterized histologically by a dense mononuclaear cell infiltration of the portal tract, serologically by the presence of non-organ and liver specific autoantibodies and increased concentrations of IgG in the absence of a known etiology. Two types of autoimmune hepatitis are classified in the peripheral blood of antinuclear antibody and/or in antismooth muscle antibody(ANA/ASMA)...
Case Report
A Case with Dysphagia Caused by Lower Esophageal Ring in Childhood
Su Eun Park, Hwang Jae Yoo, Cheol Hong Kim, Jae Hong Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(11):1616-1620.   Published online November 15, 1997
Lower esophageal ring is unique disorder of the esophagus. It is composed entirely of mucosal fold, containing no muscle or scar tissue. It is one of the most common causes of dysphagia of adults, but an unusual cause of dysphagia in pediatric age group. This 14-year old male patient experienced progressive dysphagia for several years. Approximately 15 months prior to this visit, he began...
A Case of Ischemic Colitis in Childhood
Hwang Jae Yoo, Su Eun Park, Sang Ook Park, Jae Hong Park, Su Yung Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(6):867-871.   Published online June 15, 1997
Ischemic colitis is a common gastrointestinal disease not in childhood but in sixties decade. It' s developed due to ischemic injury of colon and classified to transient reversible form, chronic form and acute fulminant form. Uniquely Authors had experienced a case of ischemic colitis diagnosed as barium enema in childhood. This patient was brought to our hospital due to abdominal pain, abdominal distension and...
A Case of Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita
Hwang Jae Yoo, Su Eun Park, Sang Ook Park, Jae Hong Park, Su Yung Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(5):716-720.   Published online May 15, 1997
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita is one of the osteochondrodysplasia, used to be diagnosed by clinical symptoms and radiologic findings. Clinical findings are short-trunk dwarfism, oval face, hypertelorism, short neck, kyphosis, lordosis, joint instability, coxa vara, pectus excuvatum, cleft palate, severe myopia, retinal detachment, deafness, and radiologic findings are thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, platyspondyly, anterior flaring of ribs, delayed ossification of head...
Original Article
Correlation between Plasma Endothelin-1 Concentrations and Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Defects
Sang Ook Park, Su Eun Park, Hyang Jae Yoo, Young Tak Lim, Hee Ju Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(7):970-976.   Published online July 15, 1996
Purpose : Endothelin-1 is the most potent vasoconstrictor. This study was investigated the correlation of plasma endothelin-1 and pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart defect. Methods : We evaluated the concentration of ET-1 in 24 cases of congenital heart disease diagnosed at the Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University, from December 1993 to September 1994. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to mean...