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Case Report
Two cases of central nervous system complications caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Shin Mi Kim, Ji Seung Heo, Eun Jung Shim, Dae Hyoung Lee, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(5):533-537.   Published online May 15, 2008
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) infection causes a wide variety of clinical manifestations in children and young adults, the main one being pneumonia. M. pneumoniae is transmitted from person to person by infected respiratory droplets. Symptoms caused by M. pneumoniae infection can be divided into those involving the respiratory tract, and those caused by extrapulmonary disease. M. pneumoniae infections may cause...
Original Article
Clinical features of transient small bowel intussusception in children
Ji Seung Heo, Eun Min Seo, Eun Jung Shim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo, Kwan Seop Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(5):500-505.   Published online May 15, 2008
Purpose : We analyzed the clinical features, management and outcome of small bowel intussusception in children compared with ileocolic intussusception. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the records of 210 children with documented intussusception, in whom intussusception was initially diagnosed by ultrasonography during the four-year period of 2002 to 2005. Results : A total of 191 children were diagnosed with ileocolic intussusception and...
A Clinical Study of Child Abuse
Yoon Jin Choi, Shin Mi Kim, Eun Jung Sim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(5):436-442.   Published online May 15, 2007

Purpose: To promote awareness and efforts by pediatricians to identity and prevent child abuse by investigation of characteristics of victim and types of injury caused by abuse. Methods: A retrospective study was performed with 20 patients who had been diagnosed or suspected as child abuse at Hallym University Hospital from January 1999 to December 2005. The medical records, radiologic documents,...
A survey of infant sleep positions associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Dong Jun Lee, So Ick Jang, Eun Jung Shim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(6):602-609.   Published online June 15, 2006
Purpose : As the prone position is thought to be an important factor in sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS), this study was conducted to contribute to reducing SIDS by analyzing sleeping positions of infants. Methods : A face-to-face questionnaire was carried out with a total of 170 parents with a baby aged less than 6 months. Results : A total of 170 infants...
Expression of Nerve Growth Factor during Urinary Bladder Development
Kyoung Eun Lee, Chang Hee Hong, Hee Jung Kang, Dug Ha Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(4):411-415.   Published online April 15, 2005
Purpose : This study was performed to determine the developmental expression pattern of nerve growth factor(NGF) in the urine of healthy children. It was hypothesized that NGF may contribute to the development of the spinobulbospinal micturition reflex that represents the adult micturition pattern. Methods : Voided urine was collected in 60 healthy children during the first 5 years of life(0-1 month,...
A Clinical Study of Sepsis with Thrombocytopenia in Premature Infants
Jae Hoon Sim, So Ick Jang, Yun Jung Sim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(10):1058-1064.   Published online October 15, 2004
Purpose : This study was performed to characterize sepsis with thrombocytopenia in premature infants to determine if thrombocytopenia is a prognostic factor in sepsis in premature infants. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of sepsis in premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit(N=41) at the Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital from January 1999 to December 2002. The...
Case Report
A Case of Neonatal Hydrometrocolpos Accompanying Urinary Tract Obstruction
Kyoung Eun Lee, Ok Yeon Cho, Eun Jung Sim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo, Guan Sup Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(7):789-793.   Published online July 15, 2004
Neonatal hydrometrocolpos is the cystic dilatation of the vagina and uterus, which is caused by the combination of vaginal obstruction such as imperforate hymen, transverse vaginal septum, or vaginal atresia, and glandular secretion by maternal estrogenic stimulation. Although hydrometrocolpos is a rare congenital abnormality unlike pubertal hematocolpos, it is one of the relatively common abdominal masses in neonates. In typical...
Original Article
A Clinical Study and Sonographic Findings of Neonatal Adrenal Hemorrhage
Ok Yeon Cho, Kyoung Eun Lee, Eun Jung Shim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo, Kwan Sub Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(5):535-542.   Published online May 15, 2004
Purpose : This study was performed to present out experience of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage (NAH) and to help diagnosis and management of NAH. Methods : We conducted a retrospective study on 14 neonates diagnosed as NAH from January 1993 to August 2002 at Hallym Medical Center. Their clinical manifestations, risk factors, sonographic findings and progression of NAH were evaluated using...
A Clinical Study of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis in Children
Jae Hoon Sim, Keum Ho Song, Yun Jung Sim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo, Hae Ran Lee, Kwan Seop Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(11):1095-1100.   Published online November 15, 2003
Purpose : Children with acute colonic diverticulitis(ACD), can be misdiagnosed with acute appendicitis. Methods : We reviewed 15 cases of ACD during five years, from January 1998 to June 2002 retrospectively. Results : Most patients(80%) with ACD in children presented with right lower quadrant pain. The primary diagnosis on admission was mostly acute appendicitis(87%), and all ACD in children occurred in...
Case Report
Five Cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Ok Yeon Cho, Kwon Hoe Huh, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo, Yul Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(4):404-408.   Published online April 15, 2003
Shaken baby syndrome is a serious form of child abuse, mostly involving children younger than 2 years. It results from extreme rotational cranial acceleration induced by violent shaking. The characteristic injuries include subdural hemorrhage, retinal hemorrhage, and fracture of ribs or long bones. If physicians have no recognition of, or suspicion about, shaken baby syndrome, this syndome is difficult to...
Original Article
A Clinical and Radiologic Study of Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis in Children
Kum Ho Song, Kwon Hoe Huh, Ok Yeon Cho, Jae Hoon Sim, Do Jun Cho, Dug Ha Kim, Ki Sik Min, Ki Yang Yoo, Kwan Seop Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(4):351-357.   Published online April 15, 2003
Purpose : To raise awareness of the clinical importance of, and the need for proper management of acute focal bacterial nephritis(AFBN), we analyzed 22 AFBN patients and 22 other upper urinary tract infection patients by use of comparative studies. Methods : From January 2000 to May 2002, 22 AFBN patients aged from 1 month to 12 months were selected. As a...
A Clinical Analysis on Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children Caused by Influenza Virus in Children
Kiehl Hyung Lee, Woo Kyung Kim, Mi Ran Kim, Dug Ha Kim, Hae Ran Lee, Chong Young Park, Kyu Man Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(12):1623-1631.   Published online December 15, 1998
Purpose : Although annual epidemics occur, there are only a few clinical studies on influenza in Korea. We evaluated the epidemic and clinical features of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children by influenza virus. Methods : From Feb., 1995 to July, 1997, influenza virus isolations and clinical review were performed on hospitalized children with acute lower respiratory tract infections at...
A Clinical Study on Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Adenovirus in Children
Ui Chong Chong, Mi Ran Kim, Dug Ha Kim, Hae Ran Lee, Chong Young Park, Han Sung Kim, Kyu Man Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(8):1070-1077.   Published online August 15, 1998
Purpose : This study was performed to characterize the epidemiologic and clinical features of acute adenoviral lower respiratory tract infections. Methods : Culture and indirect immunofluorescence for adenovirus was done with nasopharyngeal aspirates from patients with acute lower respiratory tract infections from April to September, 1996. Cultured virus was serotyped for type 3, 4, and 7a by neutralization test, and medical...
Epidemiologic and Clinical Feature of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Parainfluenza Virus in Children
Jeoung Jin Lee, Hyeon Seon Park, Mi Ran Kim, Dug Ha Kim, Hae Ran Lee, Chong Young Park, Woo Kap Chung, Kyu Man Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(8):1071-1080.   Published online August 15, 1997
Purpose : This is to analyze epidemic and clinical features of acute respiratory tract infections(ALRTI) by respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) and parainfluenza virus(PIV), which are considered to be the major respiratory pathogens in children. Methods : Nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from 515 patients with ALRTI hospitalized at Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital between Apr. ’94 and Oct. ’96. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were inoculated to...
Case Report
Familial Erythrophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Siblings
Eun Sook Lee, Ji Eun Choi, Dug Ha Kim, Hae Ran Lee, Chong Young Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(3):428-434.   Published online March 15, 1995
Familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(FEL) is an uncommon disorder characterized by multi-organ infiltration with phagocytic histiocytes and macrophages. It is a familial discorder presenting during infancy or young childhood with fever, hepartosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, bleeding diathesis, hypertriglyceridemia and neurologic manifestations. The course of the disease is extremely lethal and diagnosis of the disease during lifetime is very difficult. Exact diagnosis can only be...
A Case of Aicardi Syndrome with Cleft Lip and Palate
In Seok Yang, Gyung Og Yu, Soo Ahn Chae, Dug Ha Kim, Chong Young Park, Ik Won Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(9):1325-1330.   Published online September 15, 1993
A case of Aicardi syndrome with cleft lip and palate was experienced at the Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, and the patient's infantile spasm was treated with ACTH. In previous studies, four cases of Aicardi syndrome accompanied by cleft lip and palate were reported. We present the fifth case of Aicardi syndrome with cleft lip and palate...
Original Article
Indomethacin therapy in premature infants with patent ductus arteriosus.
Dug Ha Kim, Jung Hwan Choi, Chong Ku Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(10):1381-1390.   Published online October 31, 1991
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common disease that occurred in 20 〜 40 percent of premature infants. The incidence of PDA is inversely related to the gestational age and birth weight. Hemodynamically significant PDA increases the morbidity and mortality of premature infants. So, the management of PDA is one of the major problems in neonatal intensive care unit. Based on experimental animal studies,...
Clinical Study on the Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome.
Sejung Sohn, Soon Ung Kang, Chung Il Noh, Jung Yun Choi, Yong Soo Yun, Chang Yee Hong, Dug Ha Kim, Jong Lin Rhi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(3):281-290.   Published online March 31, 1987
A clinical observation was made on 12 cases of the hypoplastic right heart syndrome who were admitted to the department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital from January 1978 to May 1986. The -results were as follows; 1) The ratio of female to male was 1:1 and, according to the anatomic classification by Khoury, 6 cases were in type 1, 4 cases in type II...
Case Report
A Case of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in a Child Treated in a Interferon.
Ill Soo Ha, Jon Lin Rhi, Se Jung Sohn, Dug Ha Kim, Hyo Seop Ahn, Chang Yee Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(11):1232-1238.   Published online November 30, 1986
A child with Ph^positive chronic myelogenous leukemia was treated with human leukocyte interferon (Hu IFN-alpha). Hematologic remission was obtained in 16 weeks of treatment, and white blood cell count was decreased in number from 115,000 to 9,600. Platelet：count, spleen size, LDH and bone marrow M/E ratio were decreased in parallel, but there was no significant change in serum vitamin B12...
Original Article
A Clinical Observation of Childhood Dermatomyositis.
Dug Ha Kim, Young Yull Koh, Yong Seung Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(4):401-410.   Published online April 30, 1986
A clinical observation has been made on 10 cases of dermatomyositis who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital from January 1980 through December 1985. The results are as follows; 1) The ratio of female to male cases was 2.3 : 1, and the age at onset varied from 4 years of age to 14 years of...