| The False tendon is an anomalous chordae tendinae which attaches to abnormal sites in left ventricle. We studied the incidence of false tendon and relationship of the false tendon, functional murmur and arrhythmias using echocardiography. The results were as follow; 1) We found false tendons in 42 cases of total 307 cases, 13.6% 2) In group I (the patients who have congenital heart disease), the incidence of... |
| We experienced a case of familial hypercholesterolemia in 9 year-old boy with hypercholester- olemia, tendon xanthoma, foamy histicoytes in skin biopsy and biochemical abnormalities in family members, but without abnoramlity of cardiovascular system. Diagnosis was established by clinical characteristics, serum chemistry and lipoprotein- electrophotesis. A brief review of related literatures was done. |
| Fetus papyraceus is a rare complication in multiple pregnancy. Intrauterine death of one fetus of the twin usually occurs before second trimester and remained in place compressed between uterine wall and membrane of living twin until the end of the pregnancy. A case of surviving infant bom with fetus papyraceus is presented with brief review of literatures. |
| Febrile ulceronecrotic pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta is a severe form of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta characterized by the sudden polymorphous eruptions composed of diffuse coalescent macule, papule, vesicle, hemorrhagic vesicle and reddish brown crust on the neck, trunk, axilla, both extremities, and systemic symptoms such as fever and malaise. We have experienced a case of febrile ulceronecrotic pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta which... |
| Failure to thrive means infants and children whose growth and often development are significantly below expected stanards, usually below the third percentile. It is relatively apt to develop during the first 2 years of life. The clinical observations were made on 79 patients of failure to thrive who were diagnosed at pediatric dept., National Medical Center from January, 1981 to June, 1986. The results were... |
| Inhalation of foreign bodies occur accidentally, and is encountered more frequently in children than in adults. Foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree is serious, and in some instances, can be fatal. Therefore, if occured, proper emergent measurement combined with elaborate removal procedure as soon as possible is essential. A 8 and 1/2 years experience with the treatment of 25 children of foreign body aspiration... |
| Life-threatening bacterial infections such as meningitis, septicemia, and pneumonia in the neonates are more common than at any other time in life and signs of these infections are often subtle and non-specific. Because of these factors, the patient who has persistent fever will almost always be started on parenteral antibiotics immediately following evaluation. On the other hand there is also evidence that the hospital... |
| Lung perfusion scan was performed on 5 young children suspected as foreign body aspiration who had been admitted on the Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital from May 1986 to January 1988. The results were as follows: 1) All children had been showed perfusion defect as compatible as acute obstructive lung disease by lung perfusion scan and foreign bodies in bronchial tree were proved on... |
| The binding of bilirubin by albumin is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of kemictems. Free bilirubin hypothesis has led to develop methods to evaluate the binding capacity and affinity of bilirubin to albumin in the plasma. Horseradish peroxidase oxidation of free bilirubin can estimate the level of free bilirubin, bilirubin binding capacity and bilirubin binding affinity. Twenty four term infants... |
| The authors evaluated diagnostic value of perfusion scan of the lung in the children who had foreign bodies. Perfusion lung scan with 99mTc MAA was performed in 23 cases of children with foreign bodies in the airway. The results of study were as follows; 1) The majority of 23 cases with foreign body in airway was infants and young children, and 19 cases (82.6%) of them was... |
| Few documented cases of Familial dysautonomia fulfilling current diagnostic criteria have been recognized in non-Jews especially in orientals. In our case diagnosis was established in 8 year old Korean girl. She fulfilled 8 out of 9 essential diagnostic criteria of Riley. It represents a report of this syndrome with achalasia and improved with modified Heller’s myotomy. |
| Free fatty acids, lipase activy and β-glucuronidase activity were measured in samples of breast milk collected from mothers of infants with and without breast milk jaundice. The free fatty acids, lipase and β-glucuronidase values in the breast milk from mothers with jaundiced infants were 7.5 ±6.5 mM/L, 5.3 ±3.2 mM/min/ml and 14.6 ±9.6 nM/min/ml respectively. In the group of mothers of infants without jaundice,... |
| We experienced a case of fetal alcohol syndrome in 9 day old male neonate who delivered at term. On maternal history, his mother had been drunk as much as 64 to 96 cc of alcohol everyday during first trimester and third trimester. The baby had a small for gestational age, microcephaly, bilateral micro-ophthalmia, short palpebral fissure, shallow philtrum, posterior rotation of helix, vocal... |
| An analysis of incidence requiring resuscitation in relation to the indication of cesarean section in full-term deliveries were carried out retrospectively during 24 months from January 1984 to December 1985. The results obtained were as follows. 1) The overall incidence of cesarean delivery was 17.2% (397 cases out of 2,308 total deliveries) and the rate of full-term was 77.6% of total cesarean deliveries. 2) Among full-term cesarean delivered... |
| Twenty-seven cases of fulminant hepatitis in children were retrospectively analyzed. The overall survival rate was 11%. The interval between onset of encephalopathy and death, and that between jaundice and death were 2-26 days (median 4 days), 4-61 days (median 14 days), respectively. HBs antigenemia was detected in 24%, HAV IgM was negative in 5 patients tested, and 4 cases were suspected as non-A, non-B... |
| A clinical study was conducted on children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome to see the therapeutic effectiveness of chlorambucil therapy. Study population consisted of 21 children with biopsy-proven minimal lesion nephrotic syndrome, in whom chlorambucil therapy was given to control their frequent relapses and/or steroid dependency. Eleven patients were frequent relapser and 10 were steroid dependant. Study period extended from December 1980 to August... |
| We have analyzed the clinical and laboratory findings of 204 patients with febrile convulsion, who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Chosun University Hospital from Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1985. The results obtained were as follows: 1) In sex distribution, the boys(65.6%) outnumbered the girls(34.4%) and the ratio was 1.9:1. 2) 78.9% of the patients with febrile convulsion were from 6 months to under 4 years... |
| A clinical study was performed on 83 cases of infant and child with failure to thrive who had admitted or visited to Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Hospital during the period of 6 years from January 1980 to December 1985. The results'were as follows; 1) Failure to thrive was the most common in the age group of under 12 months old (62.5%) and sex... |
| Familial glucocorticoid defiency is a form of chronic adrenal insufficiency which is characterized by isolated deficiency of glucocorticoid and elevated levels of corticotropin in association with normal aldosterone production. It is thought to be degenerative process of adrenal cortex, with autosomal recessive or X-linked recessive pattern of inheritance. Skin hyperpigmentation and hypoglycemic symptom are characteristic and salt-losing symptom doesn’t develop.... |
| 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. |
| Authors experienced three cases of arrhythmia which were assumed to be present from their fetal lives. One of cases was congenital complete heart block with Adams-Stokes attacks who had the history of severe fetal bradycardia. The other two cases had benign supraventricular ectopic beats with spontaneous recovery within two months of age. Fetal tachycardia was observed in one case with multifocal... |
| We experienced a case of human fascioliasis in a 4-y-old male child who had been suffered from abdominal pain, pallor and intermittent generalized edema for about 21 months. Diagnosis was established by eggs of Fasciola species in stool and by double diffusion analysis. After treatment with bithionol, the symptoms were disappeared rapidly and the eggs also disappeared. A brief review... |
| 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... |
| Urinary tract infection (UTI) represents the most common genitourinary disease in children and are the second most common infection in children. Besides, they are potentially dangerous not only because may present as life-threatening episodes with serious prognosis, but also because may be the forerunners of severe renal disease of adulthood. So the importance at early diagnosis and investigation of apparently... |
| We have experienced three cases of female pseudohermaphroditism with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. First case was salt-losing type and the other two cases were non salt-losing type. First patient, 2 months old female infant, was admitted to hospital because of vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and ambiguous sex. In electrolyte study, she had hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. The other two cases, 2 Years 10 Months... |
| The authors experienced a case of familial Treacher-Collins syndrome in 24 years old mother and 2 months old male baby confirmed by typical facial appearance such as antimongoloid slant, coloboma, macrostomia and micrognathia and X-ray findings. We reviewed the literatures briefly. |
| We report 1 case of Fanconi’s anemia which has severe pancytopenia, increased fetal Hb, hyperpigmented skin, absence of right thumb and metacarpal bone, retardation of bone age and chromosomal abnormalities with a brief review of related literature and references. |
| Sera obtained from 23 hospitalized patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis nephrotic syndrome which is confirmed by kidney biopsy, were analyzed for serum albumin, serum lipids, 24hr urine protein, creatinine clearance, HDL-cholesterol. In 19 of the patients lipoproteins were analyzed. the following results were obtained. 1) Serum phospholipid (PL) was increased whenever serum total cholesterol (TC) was increased but to a lesser degree. The ratio of TC/PL... |
| Recently we experienced a case of Fanconist anemia in a 6 years old male child and reported with brief reviews of literatures. The initial symptom was nasal bleeding and pallor which observed between age of 4 years to 6 years. He was microcephaly, His both thumbs were rudimentary. Cystogenic study showed chromosomal breakage. Bone marrow study showed hypocellularity. |
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