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Volume 26(3); Mar 1983
Original Articles
CNS Lesions in Tuberculous Meningitis.
Hee Young Shin, Jung Hwan Choi, Jeong Kee Seo, Kyung Mo Yeon, Kwang Wook Ko, Hahn Woong Choe
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):213-219.   Published online March 31, 1983
Clinical features of 20 patients who were diagnosed as tuberculous meningitis at Seoul National University Hospital from Jan. ’82 to Dec. ’82 were analyzed with special respect to their computed tomographic findings of the brain. Age at the onset of the disease ranged from 7 month. to 12 9/12 year with the mean age of 3 11/12 year. Fifteen cases were under...
Statistical Assessment on Chromosomal Aberrations Observed in Childhood.
Jong Jin Seo, Hyung Ro Moon
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):220-227.   Published online March 31, 1983
A statistical assessment was carried out in two hundreds and eighty three inpatients and outpatients and fifteen mothers who were subjected to chromosomal analysis at Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, from January 1977 to February 1982. The following results were obtained: 1) Age distribution revealed 65.8% of all children subjected to chromosomal analysis to be: under 2 years of age. The number of...
Simplification of Ballard'S Scoring System in Clinical Estimation of Gestational Age in Newborn Infants.
Woong Heum Kim, Jung Hwan Choi, Chong Ku Yun, Yong Ik Kim
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):228-236.   Published online March 31, 1983
Clinically, it is often required to identify that neonates are small, appropriate, or large-for- gestational age, since the clinical course, outcome, and problems are quite different in each group of infants. For this, accurate estimation of gestational age is required in addition to birth weight. Several methods to assess the gestational age based on the physical and neurological char- acteristics of neonates have been developed...
Lipoprotein Profiles in Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome.
Yong Choi, Heui Jeen Kim, Hae Il Cheong, Jeong Kee Seo, Kwang Wook Ko
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):237-246.   Published online March 31, 1983
Data obtained from 59 hospitalized patients with minimal change nephrotic syndrome which was confirmed by kidney biopsy, were analyzed for serum albumin, serum lipids, 24hr urine protein, creatinine clearanee, HDL-eholesterol. In 38 of the patients, lipoproteins were analyzed. The following results were obained 1. Serum phospolipid (PL) was increased whenever serum total cholesterol (TC) was increased but to a lesser degree. The ratio of TC/PL were...
A Comparative Study On Perinatal And Early Child Rearing Alertness Between Korean And U.S Mothers.
Shinae Yoo, Chang Il Ahn, Kyoul Ja Cho
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):247-256.   Published online March 31, 1983
One hundred Korean and one hundred U.S. mothers from Seoul and the State of California, respectively, were compared and statistically analyzed on the following subjects. 1) The attitudes toward the pregnancy and it’s follow up. 2) The labor and it’s related situations and knowledge. 3) The attitudes toward newborn care during their first few days after delivery. 4) The feeding during the neonatal period. 5) The general attitudes and readiness on...
Clinical Observation of Dds Induced Methemoglobinemia.
Hee Seon Auh, Kwan Hwooy Cho, Kir Young Kim, Duk Jin Yun, Sook Pyo Kwon
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):257-264.   Published online March 31, 1983
Various compounds activate the oxidation of hemoglobin. These include nitrites, sulfonamides, aniline derivatives, chlorates, quinones, acetanilid and phenacetin. The striking offender has been DDS in infancy and childhood who live in Kangwon Do, Korea. The common untoward effects of DDS are hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia. This clinical study was carried out for analysis on 57 cases which were diagnosed as DDS induced methemoglobinemia at...
A Correlative Study of Ct with Eeg Finding with Neurologic Finding in The Patient with Seizures Disorders.
Doo Seong Moon, Kyung Suk Jo, Sook Hyeon Joon
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):265-270.   Published online March 31, 1983
Seizure is the frequent disorders in childhood and detection of organic lesion is very important for both determination of a theraputic plan and the prognosis of the patient. EEG and CAT studies were performed in 65 patients with seizure disorders at Maryknoll hospital, from Jun, ’76 to Dec, ’80，was reviwed and analysed. The following results were obtained. CAT pathology showed correlation to the types of...
Case Reports
A Case Report of Congenital Multiple Jejunoileal Atresia with Massive Mesenteric Defect.
Ji Young Kang, In Soon Lee, Sang Kyo Lee, Byung Wha Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):271-274.   Published online March 31, 1983
This is a case report of congenital multiple jejunoileal atresia with massive mesenteric： defect around the ileum. He was born by mid-wife and transferred to our Dep't of Pediatrics，. In Cheon Gil Hospital on Feb. 9th’ 1981. Vomiting noted one time 17 hours after birth and abdominal film disclosed markedly geseous distention of stomach and duodenum and no gas。 in the ileum and colon....
A Case Report of Ectopic Cords.
Sang Cheol Lee, Jae Gae Rue, Byung Do Nam, Jung Hee Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):275-278.   Published online March 31, 1983
A case of thoracic ectopia cordis in a female newborn baby was presented. The patient manifested a pulsating mass protruding out of the midline of the thorax, split sternum, skin defect of a abdominal wall, and left ventricular diverticulum, and she had several extracardiac anomalies such as hepatomegely, absence of gall bladder and common bile duct, and blind ending of both...
A Case Report of Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia.
Hyun Gi Jung, Tai Gyo Whang, In Soon Park, Chul Ho Kim, Soon Yong Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):279-283.   Published online March 31, 1983
We observed a case of congenital hypoplastic anemia in 22 months old Korean male infant whose clinical and hematologic improvement was achieved by administration of prednisone. A brief review of related literatures was made.
A Case Report Kostmann Syndrome.
Han Wook Yoo, Son Moon Shin, Hyo Seop Ahn, Yong Choi, Chang Yee Hong
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):284-288.   Published online March 31, 1983
Kostmann syndrome (Infantile genetic agranulocytosis), a disease characterized by recurrent infections leading to death in infancy, shows an agranulocytosis with variable monocytosis, eosinophilia in the peripheral blood, accompanied by the maturation arrest of the myelocytic series at the promyelocyte-myelocyte level. A 2 years 3 month old female patient with Kostmann syndrome is reported, who has suffered from recurrent infections since 1 month of age. During...
Three Cases of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Children.
Tae Hoon Lee, Sang Chul Park, Chang Hwi Kim, Sang Man Shin, Sang Jhoo Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):285-289.   Published online March 31, 1983
We experienced three cases of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, which revealed fullfilling- all characteristics of clinical 技 laboratory finding during recent 3 years. Two diabetic children among three patients had developed diabetic ketoacidosis. The one of the two cases, 14 aged girl complained of dyspnea & severe emaciation. The another case, 11 year and 2 month-old boy who had cataract complained of severe epigastric pain,...
Two Cases of Di Guglielmo Syndrome.
Seok Ku Kim, Seong Ja Jeon, Chul Lee, Myung Ho Lee, Sook Ja Park
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):289-284.   Published online March 31, 1983
Di Guglielmo Syndrome is a relatively rare disease in childhood and refers to an acute or chronic myeloproliferative disorder in which erythrocytes and their precursors are the cells predominantly involved in the leukemic process. We experienced two cases of Di Guglielmo syndrome, an llyear-old girl and a 14 year-old boy, who had the chief complaints of severe anemia, fever, dizziness and general...
A Case of Tuberous Sclerosis And Review of Literatures on 25 Cases Reported in Korea.
Yoon Ja Kim, Soo Kyung Jeong, Nam Ji Cho
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):290-294.   Published online March 31, 1983
We experienced a case of tuberous sclerosis who had typical triad-adenoma sebaceum, mental deficiency, and epileptic seizure-associated with hydrocephalus in 12 years old girl. We made a review of literatures on 25 cases of tuberous sclerosis which were reported in Korea.
Congeniral Cystic Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia.
Kwang Wook ko, e Geun chi.
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):295-298.   Published online March 31, 1983