The isoimmune hemolytic diseases of the newborn due to minor blood group are characterized by the abnormal titer of minor group antibody in mother’s serum and neonatal progressive jaundice caused by isoimmune hemolytic anemia. This report present the clinico-hematologic features of six cases of hemolytic diseases of newborn due to minor blood group isoimmunization who were admitted to the Kyung Hee university Hospital and presented... |
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Basement membrane nephropathy is regarded as a separate disease entity recently by many authors. We have experienced a case of Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy in a 4 years old female patient. The Glomerular Basement Membrane is thinned out measuring 1,000 A to 1,400 A. thickness having smooth inner and outer contour. In addition to the... |
We experienced two cases of meconium peritonitis with sigmoidal perforation in three-day-old male neonate and ileal perforation in one-day-old male neonate, respectively which were treated by primary closure. Literatures are reviewed briefly. |
A clinical study was carried out to obtained the cardiac manifestations and echocardiographic findings from 25 cases of rheumatic carditis, those were undertaken echocardiography among 52 cases of rheumatic carditis from January 1973 to June 1985, admitted to Pediatric department of Kyung Hee university hospital. And compared with age matched 14 cases of control group. The following results were obtained: 1)... |
This study was undertaken to evaluate the significance of the electrocardiography, M-mode and two dimensional echocardiography and to determine the extent of cardiac involvement in Kawasaki syndrome. The studies of laboratory tests, chest X-ray, electrocardiography, M-mode and two dimensional echocardiography were carried out in 30 subjects with Kawasaki syndrome admitted at K.H.U.H. from 1 st Jan. 1984 to 31th... |
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) has been found to be useful evaluating objective assessment of hearing thresholds, maturation of the brainstem and neurological disorders in the brainstem. Therefore it is essential to define normal ranges and accurate changes in the wave form of the ABR. This study was undertaken with the analysis of 137 ABR in premature infants in a newborn... |
Total 460 cases of benign and malignant tumors below 20 years of age who admitted to Kyung Hee University Hospital for 5 years from January 1980 to December 1984 were clinically analized and the following results were obtained.1) Among 460 benign and malignant tumors, malignant tumors were 201 cases(43.7%) and benign tumors were 259 cases(56.3%). 2) The male to female incidence ratio was... |
In order to clarify mesangial IgM nephropathy in childhood the author performed this study, for which 12 cases of mesangial IgM nephropathy demonstrated by Immunofluorescent technique were analyzed. The immunoglobulin deposited predominantly in mesangium was IgM, but also C3 deposited on most occasions. It was demonstrated that this groups of the patients with mesangial IgM nephropathy showed very similar picture... |
With the dramatic lowering the mortality rate of bacterial meningitis since the introduction of antibacterial agents, multiple attacks of bacterial meningitis no longer are a curiosity. So multiple attacks of bacterial meningitis may be the only indication of the existence of an abnormal communication between the nasopharynx or ear and the meningeal space and such a communication must be found. We... |
Acute rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease of the heart, joint, central nervous system, and subcutaneous tissues which developes after a nasopharyngeal infection by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococci. Rheumatic fever is especially important to pediatrician because of the most acquired heart disease which usually ensues. To analyze the 101 cases of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in pediatric department of... |
A clinical and histopathological study was made on 53 cases of ultrasonoguided renal biopsies in children who were admitted to pediatric ward of Kyung Hee University Hospital, from February 1, 1979 to March 31, 1984. The result were as follows: 1)The final diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonoguided renal biopsy in this 53 cases and there was no severe complication (perirenal hematoma, renal... |
This study was attempted to reveal the clinical and electrcencephalcgraphic findings of febrile convulsion in children. The subjects were 236 cases, from 6 mos. of age to 15 years of age, who visited to Kyung Hee University Hospital and were diagnosed as febrile convulsion between Jan. 1978 and Aug. 1983. They were classified into 2 categories; simple febrile convulsion (SFC)... |
To assess the role of lumbar puncture in the children with their first febrile convulsion, the results of lumbar puncture in 154 children for a 3-year period were reviewed. In the frequency of the causes of febrile convulsion, meningitis and encephalitis were the most common (34.4%) and upper respiratory tract infection was the next(26.0%). The comparison and observations between the... |
We have recently experienced a case of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome complicated by coronary aneurysm. He was suspected by two-dimensional echocardiographic examination and confirmed by the angiography of aorta. A brief review of related literatures was made. |
The asplenia syndrome is rare, characterized by congenital abscence of spleen, cardiovascular anomalies and other malformations or malpositions such as total or partial situs inversus, symmetrical lobulation of the liver and/or lung. Associated multiple complex cardiovascular anomalies include common atrioventricular canal, pulmonary stenosis or atresia, anomalous venous drainage and transposition of great vessels. Two-dimensional echocardiography allows the accurate non invasive... |
We experienced two cases of staphylococcal infective endocarditis. The echocardiograms showed vegetations at the posterior leaflet of mitral valve and pulmonary arterial end of PDA, respectively. The serial two-dimensional echocardiograms revealed the fate of these vegetations on prolonged antimicrobial therapy. Also we reviewed the literatures. |
One hundred Korean and one hundred U.S. mothers from Seoul and the State of California, respectively, were compared and statistically analyzed on the following subjects. 1) The attitudes toward the pregnancy and it’s follow up. 2) The labor and it’s related situations and knowledge. 3) The attitudes toward newborn care during their first few days after delivery. 4) The feeding during the neonatal period. 5) The general attitudes and readiness on... |
For adequate management and prevention of severe sequellae of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia^ such as kernicterus, early detection of its presence is very important in fields of neonatology. The author studied the correlation between bilirubin level of the cord blood and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in random sampled 169 neonates of 729 deliveries during a period of five months since December 1981 at the Kyung Hee University Hospital.... |
A 40 hours old female neonate was admitted to the Pediatric Ward of Kyung Hee Unive- rsity Hospital due to severe jaundice. Laboratory work up showed typical pictures of immune hemolytic anemia. But there was no incompatibility of ABO and Rh(D) systems between the baby and mother. Minor blood groups were examined by Reagent Red Cells Selectogen and Antigram. High titer (1 : 125) of... |
We experienced a case of transient complete A-V block, which developed probably due to acute myocarditis of viral etiology. The patient was 13 year old boy, and was admitted to our ward with chief complaints of intermittent abdominal pain and chest discomfort. The auscultation of the heart revealed, the 1st heart sounds varied in intensity, and the E.K.G. findings, checked... |
We have experienced a case of 18p- syndrome in 22 month old girl who had craniofacial anomaly such as microcephaly, hypertelorism, nystagmus, depressed nasal bridge, complete bilateral cleft palate, both ear canal stenosis and mental retardation. Chromosome culture revealed short arm deletion of chromosome 18 in E group. As far as we know, this case is the first report of... |
Recently, we experienced two cases of tuberous sclerosis, in 4-year-4-month-old female and 17-month-old male patient. The diagnoses were established by typical clinical manifestations and brain CAT. Especially, in latter case, calcific density was successfully detected by brain CAT, while plain radiographs of the skull revealed still no evidence of calcification. A brief review of related literatures was made. |
The results of Brain CT in 93 children with seizure and or other neurologic problems are evaluated in relation to the age of onset, patients' history, final diagnosis & EEG. The overall incidence of abnormal scans were 78.5% in our series. Analysis of CT results showed that the incidence of abnormal scan was closely related to the following criteria. 1.... |
Congenital lobar emphysema is characterized by overdistension and air trapping in the affected lobe, concomitant compression of remaining long tissue, displacement of the mediastinum by herniation of the emphysematons lobe across the anterior mediastinum into the opposite chest. The occurrence of this condition early in life, its sudden appearance in the absence of infection and foreign body in the bronchus... |
A Survey was carried out on immunization, during the period from January to September of 1977. |
The incidence of anencephaly ranges from 0.1 to 6.7 per 1,000 births. Female fetuses predominated, especially among prematures, with a ratio of between 3 and 7 to 1. The infants are either stillborn or die within a few days of birth. By about 23 days?gestational age the neural tube is complete, except for an opening at each end, the anterior... |
Total of 311 cases who were admitted to pediatric departmenr of Kyung Hee University Hospital from October, 1971 to December, 1975 were studied clinically about the cases in various age group. The results are as follows. 1) Convulsion was most frequent in children between 6months and 3years (38%), but it was least frequent in children from 10years to 15 years... |
The total serum cholesterol concentration in 150 normal korean female infants and children and the ralationship between the total serum cholesterol concentration and their dietary fat intake in each age group are studied. Summary : The average total serum cholesterol concentration is 152.7±26.9 mg/dl, J38.4±22.8mg/dl, -137.9±22.4mg/dl and 139.9±18.1 mg/dl and the average of daily dietary fat intake is 14.7 cal%, 6.2cal%, 6.0cal%,... |