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Volume 21(1); Jan 1978
Original Articles
Normal Serum TSH Concentrations in Korean Newborn Infants and Children.
Yoon Taik Kim
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):1-11.   Published online January 31, 1978
To obtain normal serum TSH concentrations in newborn infants and children and to observe the effect of body cooling on serum TSH concentrations during the early postnatal period, the author studied ten newborn infants and one hundred and twenty-two normal and healthy subjects from 3 days to 16 years of age. Immediately after delivery, a group of five newborn infants...
Studies on the Growth and Nutritional Status of School Children in Korean Rural Area.
Yong Seung Hwang
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):12-18.   Published online January 31, 1978
Measurements of the left mid-arm circumference, triceps skin-fold thickness, hematocrit and plasma total protein were performed in 1,084 healthy school children of Korean rural area. Comparing these data with that of school and normal Korean children, and obtaining the incidence of anemic children, nutritional status of school children in Korean rural area were evaluated. 1. Mean values of the mid-arm...
Clinical Assessment of Gestational Age in the Term and Postterm Newborn.
Kwang Wook Ko
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):19-25.   Published online January 31, 1978
Clinical assessment of gestational age in 251 newborns of the term and post-term born at the Seoul National University Hospital from March 1977 to Sept. 1977 was carried out to study the correlaticn between the gestational age derived from LMP and the clinically estimated gestational age utilizing Lubchenco's method. The results are as follows; 1) number of items, among clinical...
Clinical Assessment of Gestational Age in the Premature Infant.
Chun Hang Park
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):26-34.   Published online January 31, 1978
Recently the clinical estimation of gestational age has been of increasing concern particularly in premature babies because of its great aid in treament and expectation of future health. The clinical distinction between small-for-dates infants and premature babies offers great difficulty, but can be made readily if the gestational age is known. The author has investigated the clinical estimation of gestational...
Clinical Observation of Tumors in Children: A second reports of 402 cases.
Hyung Kii Ko, Young Ki Jang, Don Hee Ahn, Keun Chan Sohn
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):35-40.   Published online January 31, 1978
A total of 402 cases of tumors in children under 15 years of age diagnosed at NMC. During a period of 10 years from Jan. 1996 to Dec. 1975 were analysed clinically and the following results were obtained. 1) 402 tumors were divided into 185 malignant, 72 bign and 25 unclassified tumors. 2) The age distribution showed more higher frequency...
Case Reports
A Case of Leiomysarcoma.
Young Hun Kwack, Sung Chul Sohn, Kyung Tai Whang
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):49-53.   Published online January 31, 1978
This paper presents a case of leiomyosarcoma which developed in the retroperitoneal cavity. On admission, this 4 months old male infant disclosed a adult fist sized mass with abdominal distention and scattered nevus lesions on the left sided abdomen on physical examination. IVU examination revealed urinary collecting system to be unremarkable, but right kidney and ureter were displaced to upward...
A Case of Spontaneous Cecal Perforation in the Newborn Infant.
Y S Lim, H S Ro, S Chung, D H Kum
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1978;21(1):54-58.   Published online January 31, 1978
A case of pneumoperitoneum due to spntaneous cecal perforation was presented with a brief review of the related literature. This baby was born via S.N.V.D. with 3.2kg of birth weight and 40 weeks of gestation without birth trauma, asphyxia & hypoxia. From the 2nd day of life there were jaundice, vomiting and progressive abdominal distention followed by respiratory difficulties. The...