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A clinical study was performed on 7,534 cases of disease entity and course in adolescence who were admitted to various department including internal medicine, pediatrics in Pusan National University Hospital from January 1980 to December 1985.The results are as follows: 1) The age distribution was from 10 years to 20 years of age which was devided to early adolescence in 21.2%,... |
Real time ultrasound scans were performed on 54 low-birth weight infants within the 7th 'birth day. Fifty infants were inborn. The incidence of periventricular and intraventricular hemorrhage (PV-IVH) was 38.9%. Seven of 21 infants had mild hemorrhage (Papile, grade I and II): Others sustained severe hemorrhage(Papile, grade III and IV ). Low Apgar score, respirator care and use of dopamine... |
We experienced 20 cases of infantile diarrhea caused by Enteropathogenic E. Coli during 2 months from May. 1985 to Jun. 1985 at Yonsei medical center, Newborn nursery. The onset of illness is ususally slow vague signs of reluctance to feed lethargy, spitting up of formula, mild abdominal distention and diarrhea. The outbreak abated abruptly after institution of strict aseptic technique,... |
Aortography and echocardiography by countercurrent injection into the radial artery performed for the detail diagnosis of PDA in newborns. The results were as follows: 1) Aortography by countercurrent injection via ridial artery affords an easy, safe and simple bedside means for the diagnosis of PDA without retrograde arterial catheterization, which is occasonally complicated by thrombosis of the artery in small infant.... |
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... |
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)... |
The patients included in this study were 143 children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years admitted to Pediatric department of Keimyung University Dong San Hospital with the first episode of seizure and fever in a 5 years period from July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1984. All patient underwent lumbar puncture for detection of the causes of the... |
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... |
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. |
The authors experienced a case of unilateral renal agenesis associated with hydronephrosis resulted from U.P.J. obstruction of contralateral kidney. The patient was a 7 year old girl who was hospitalized with sudden onset of renal failure and the diagnosis was made by intravenous pyelography, abdominal ultrasonogram and C-T scan. Patient was almost completely recovered with peritoneal dialysis and surgical operation. A brief review... |
We would like to report an experience with a case of Giant Hydronephrosis due to Congenital left ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a 7 year-old boy who presented with palpable abdominal mass. The diagnosis was made through intravenous pyelogram, ultrasonogram and abdominal computerized axial tomogram. A brief review of the related literature is given. |
A case of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome was presented. Patient was a 19 months old boy who was admitted with large hemangioma & hypertrophy of right leg which have been observed since birth. He also had heart murmur & abnormal echocardiographic change suggesting mitral insufficiency resulted from congenital defect and left side inguinal hernia and hydrocele. Radiologic examination revealed longer femur & tibia as well as... |
A case of Takayasu's arteritis, type I in a 10 years old girl was reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by aortography which showed occlusion of the right and left subclavian artery, left carotid artery and markedly stenosed origin site of right common carotid arrery. No abnormal findings on the abdominal aorta was demonstrated. A brief review of literatures was made. |
This paper presents experience with 4 cases of choledochal cyst who were treated at the Dept, of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College, from December, 1983 to February, 1985. All patients were less than 24 months of age when diagnosed, and the yongest was a 5 days of age, all of whom were female. The common presenting- symptoms in this cases were... |
A case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome in 10-year-old Korean male child was presented. The presenting symptom was dark-colored urine for several years. Laboratory findings showed increased bilirubin, especially direct-reacting bilirubin, and abnormal urinary coproporphyrin pattern (coproporphyrin I : 58%, coproporphyrin JK : 42%). Needle biopsy specimen of liver showed dark-brownish pigmentation in liver cells but was otherwise normal histologically. |