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Original Article
Limitations of 99mTc-DMSA scan in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis in children
Byung Gee Kim, Jae Ryoung Kwak, Ji Min Park, Ki Soo Pai
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(3):408-413.   Published online March 15, 2010
Purpose : We aimed to prove the relative limitation of 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphy (DMSA) compared to computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis (APN) in children. Methods : Since September 2006, after a 64-channel CT was imported, 10 DMSA false-negative patients have been identified: these patients underwent a CT scan for acute abdomen or acute febrile symptoms and were diagnosed as...
Case Report
Acute Tyrosinemia Type 1 in a 5 Month Old Korean Boy
Si Houn Hahn, Ki Soo Pai, Ki Bum Lee, Kwang Hwa Park, Ok Hwa Kim, Chang Ho Hong, Baek Lin Eun, Seiji Yamaguchi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(6):866-872.   Published online June 15, 1996
Tyrosinemia type 1 is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase(FAH). The disease is characterized by hepatic dysfuntion, hepatocellular carcinomas, renal tubular dysfunction, rickets, and neurologic crises. Two forms of the disease, acute and chronic, are thought to be from the residual enzyme activity in the liver. The diagnosis of the tyrosinemia type 1 is suggested by...
A Case of Dermatomyositis Remitted with Cyclosporin A
Jo Won Jung, Ki Soo Pai, Pyung-Kil Kim, Woo Hee Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(3):399-405.   Published online March 15, 1992
Cyclosporin A has highly selective immunce suppressive action through inhibition of the production of interleukin 2 by helper T-cells. A case of dermatomyositis remitted with cyclosporin A in a 2-year-old girl is reported. She was admitted due to progressive weakness of lower extremities and facial flushing. The diagnosis was made by typical clinical findings with aids of laboratory data, electromyographic and...
A Case of Pararenal Pseudocyst and Congenital Hydronephrosis with Pisterior Urethral Valve
Jeong Lim Kim, Seung Yul Lee, Joon Soo Lee, Ki Soo Pai, Jae Seung Lee, Seung Kang Choi, Jin Suck Suh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(2):263-268.   Published online February 15, 1992
Pararenal pseudocyst is an encapsulated cystic collection of chronically extravasated urine or serous fluid, usually occurring in the perirenal space by renal trauma, operative procedures or obstructive uropathy such as posterior urethral valve, or calculi, tumors of genitourinary tract and often associated with hydronephrosis and displacement of the kidney. We experienced a case of pararenal pseudocyst, right and congenital hydronephrosis, left...
Original Article
A case of type VI Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Ki Soo Pai, Young Mi Chung, Ran Namgung, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(12):1717-1723.   Published online December 31, 1991
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited hetergenous disorder of connective tissue with characteris- tic clinical manifestations. In this article, a case of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is presented. A nine months old female was admitted due to developmental delay. On physical examination, she had soft velvety skin and corneal opacity. Both hip joints were positive for Barlow test. There was hyper- mobility of both knee and elbow...
Prolapse of Ileal Mucosa Through the Patent Omphalomesenteric Duct.
Hwan Gyu Park, Ki Soo Pai, Jeong Wan Yoo, Kook In Park, Ran Namgung, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han, Eui Ho Hwang, In Joon Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(12):1713-1717.   Published online December 31, 1990
The omphalomesenteric duct in the embryo is a communication between the yolk sac and primitive gut. The duct closes by six to eight weeks of intrauterine life and disappears soon after. Patent omphalomesenteric duct is a congenital anomaly which occurs when there is incomplete closure of the duct during this period. The authors experienced a cases whereby a 29-day old male baby had patent...
Study on Pubertal Changes in Adolescent Girls.
Sang Mi Ha, Ki Soo Pai, Un Jun Hyoung, Duk Hi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(7):989-998.   Published online July 31, 1990
Puberty is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood whereby rapid growth takes place psychologically and physically, especially sexual maturation. Puberty usually starts at 10 to 12 years and ends at 17 to 19 years. However due to recent improvement in general hygiene, nutrition and standard of living, puberty comes at an earlier age. Three thousand nine hundred and ninety seven girls from...
Two Cases of Poland Syndrome.
Kul Ha Yoo, Ki Soo Pai, Byung Ju Chung, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han, Jong Doo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(5):713-717.   Published online May 31, 1989
Poland syndrome is characterized by an absence of the pectoralis major muscle, with ipsilateral defect of the upper extremity, usually syndactyly. The incidence of this syndrome has been estimated at 1 per 25,000 to 77,000 persons and more than 100 patients have been described worldwide. Recently, we experienced two patients, the one was 14 year old male, who showed absence of left pectralis maior...
A Study on the Blood Pressure Measurements in Newborn.
Ran Namgung, Ki Soo Pai, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(5):541-546.   Published online May 31, 1988
Non invasive blood pressures measured by the Dinamap monitor, an oscillometric device, were compared with the invasive radial artery pressure in neonates. There were 21 patients with a mean age of 16.5 days (ranges 7 days to 1 month) and a mean body weight of 3.3 kg. The invasive radial artery pressures were recorded on a strip chart and comparisons were made between the...