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Volume 45(7); Jul 2002
Clinical Lecture
Developmental Test in Children
Sa Jun Chung, In Kyung Sung, Hee Ju Kim, Young Joung Woo, Mun Hyang Lee, Son Moon Shin
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):817-821.   Published online July 15, 2002
Medical Lecture Course
The Recent Advances in Flexible Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Chang Keun Kim
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):822-827.   Published online July 15, 2002
Original Articles
Changes in the Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Shung Shin Kim, Moon Hee Kim, Jae Won Shin, Sun Young Ko, Eun Kyung Lee, Yun Sil Chang, I Seok Kang, Won Soon Park, Mun Hyang Lee, Sang Il Lee, Heung Jae Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):828-835.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : The outcomes of infants weighing less than 1,500 gm(very low birth weight infant : VLBWI) reflect recent progress in neonatal intensive care. In this study, we analyzed changes over time in survival rate and morbidity of VLBWIs during the past seven years. Methods : A retrospective review of medical records was analyzed for VLBWIs admitted to the neonatal intensive...
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Candida Sepsis in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Ic Sun Choi, Suk Hwan Lim, Chang Yee Cho, Young Youn Choi, Tai Ju Hwang
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):836-846.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : With the development of neonatal intensive care and the increased use of systemic antibiotics, candida sepsis has become one of the most important causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence rate and its associated risk factors. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 28 cases with candida sepsis who...
A Clinical Characteristics of Systemic Candidiasis in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit : Comparison with Systemic Bacterial Infection
Jung Hwa Lim, Kyung Pil Park, Jin Kyung Kim, Heng Mi Kim
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):847-854.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : Long term hospitalized infants in neonatal intensive care units(NICUs) are prone to systemic infection. It is important to differentiate systemic candidiasis from systemic bacterial infection early in the course. Thus, in this study, we have compared clinical characteristics of systemic candidiasis and systemic bacterial infection, in premature low birth weight infants. Methods : Retrospective chart review of the medical...
Thymus Size and Its Relationship to Perinatal Diseases; Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Sun Mi Chung, Woo Taek Kim
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):855-861.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : Thymus size can be affected by several factors and perinatal diseases can be estimated by its size. The purpose of this study was to search for a relationship between cardiothymic/ thoracic(CT/T) ratio and perinatal diseases such as neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(RDS) and intrauterine growth retardation(IUGR) by measuring the width of the cardiothymic shadow at the level of the...
Detection of Helicobacter pylori by Pre-embedding Immunoelectron Microscopy -Comparison with Immunoblotting Method
Hae-Seoung Jung, Eun-Jung Kim, Eun-A Kim, Ji-Hoe Park, Jin-Su Jun, Ji-Hyoun Seo, Jae-Young Lim, Myoung-Bum Choi, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn, Gyung-Hyuck Ko, Seung-Chul Baik, Woo-Kon Lee, Myung-Je Cho, and Kwang-Ho Rhee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):862-874.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : We tried to evaluate whether the detection rate of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsy specimens could be improved by using pre-embedding immunoelectron microscopy. Methods : A total of 119 children who complained of upper gastrointestinal symptoms were endoscoped at the Gyeongsang National University Hospital from July, 1996 to July, 1999. Five biopsy specimens(three for urease test, one for...
Effect of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides on Airways of Mice with Established Airways Inflammation
Hei-Won Hwang, Su-Jin Kim, Won-Duk Kim, Sung-Min Cho, Dong-Suk Lee, Sung-Min Choi
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):875-883.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : Airways eosinophilia and increased IgE, characteristic features of asthma, result from a predominant Th2 response. In this study, we investigated the effect of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) on the inhibition of airways eosinophilia in mice with established airway inflammation. We also investigated the immunological mechanisms involved. Methods : Groups of BALB/c mice were sensitized intradermally with ovalbumin(OVA). At week 10,...
The Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism in Children with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Nephritis
Chang Woo Ha, Ji Young Kim, Jeong Nyeo Lee, Jeong Hwa Lee, Woo Yeong Chung
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):884-890.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : Henoch-Schonlein purpura(HSP) nephritis has been reported to vary from 25 to 50% among HSP patients and is a common cause of chronic glomerulonephritis in children. In our study, we evaluated the distribution and the association of the Insertion/Deletion(I/D) polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) gene with clinical manifestations, particularly proteinuria in children with HSP nephritis, compared with that in...
Renal Anomalies in Children with Turner Syndrome
Ji Young Kim, Sun Young Hong, Young Mi Park, Yong Hoon Park, Woo Yeong Chung
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):891-895.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : The prevalence of renal anomalies in Turner syndrome(TS) has been reported to vary from 33% to 60%. The purpose of this study was to clarify the true incidence of renal malformations in Korean TS. Methods : We evaluated 33 patients with Turner syndrome diagnosed by karyotype in Inje University Busan Paik hospital and Youngnam University from January 1995....
Epidemiological Study of Kawasaki Disease in Kyung Nam Area
Jeong Soo Yang, Eun Young Cho, Hae Sung Jung, Ji Young Hwang, Dong-Jin Lee, Eun Suk No, Myoung-Bum Choi, Chan-Hoo Park, Hee-Shang Youn, Hyang-Ok Woo
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):896-901.   Published online July 15, 2002
Purpose : The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease in the Kyung Nam area and to evaluate whether the results of this epidemiological study could support infectious etiology. Methods : We sent a questionnaire to three training hospitals in the Kyung Nam area and retrospectively reviewed their medical records of Kawasaki disease from Jun....
Case Reports
A Case of Congenital Partial Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Eun Ha Mo, In Hye Nam, Min Ja Chung, Jae Hong Yu
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):902-905.   Published online July 15, 2002
The most common form of genetic nephrogenic diabetes insipidus(NDI), a rare inherited disorder, is congenital and is transmitted in an X-linked recessive mode. It is refractory to the antidiuretic effect of normal to moderately increased levels of plasma arginine vasopressin(AVP) but, in some cases, may respond to high levels of the hormone or its analogue, deamino-D-arginine vasopressin(DDAVP). X-linked congenital NDI...
A Case of Marshall-Smith Syndrome
Yeo Ok Moon, Woo Jong Shin, Youn Jeong Shin, Eun Sil Dong, Young Min Ahn
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):906-911.   Published online July 15, 2002
Marshall-Smith syndrome is characterized by a triad of facial dysmorphism, failure to thrive and accelerated osseous maturation. We report a one-month-old male infant with of this rare syndrome, with laryngeal anomalies who died at 6 months of age with pneumonia. This is the first case of Marshall-Smith syndrome in Korea.
A Successful Transplant of HLA-3 Loci Mismatched Umbilical Cord Blood into a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia from an Unrelated Donor
Byoung Chul Kwon, Kyung Mi Shin, Sung Chul Won, Chuhl Joo Lyu, Chang Hyun Yang, Hyun Ok Kim
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):912-916.   Published online July 15, 2002
Cord blood is a useful source of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow reconstitution. The number of umbilical cord blood transplants is increasing worldwide. In this a case 15- month-old boy with acute myeloid leukemia was treated with umbilical cord blood transplant from an HLA-3 loci mismatched unrelated donor. Granulocyte recovery greater than 500/mm3 occurred at day 49, and...
Unbalanced Translocations of Chromosome 2 and Chromosome 20 in a Two-Generation Family
Saeah Min, Seonwoong Lim, Youngsook Kim, Ohkyung Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):917-922.   Published online July 15, 2002
An unbalanced translocation is frequently the result of inheritance of an unbalanced haploid set from a parent with a balanced translocation. Families in which one parent is a balanced translocation carrier fall into the following classes : Those in which none of the possible abnormal offsprings is viable; Those in which one type of offspring, usually the one with the...
A Case of Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis Accompanied by Renal Tubular Ectasia, Caroli Syndrome and Choledochal Cyst
Bong Seok Choi, Sang Nam Bae, Yong Tak Im, Jae Hong Park, Chang Hoon Lee, Jun Woo Lee
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):923-927.   Published online July 15, 2002
Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a relatively rare disease, characterized by bile ductular proliferation and prominent fibrosis in the portal area of liver resulting in portal hypertension. It is frequently associated with other abnormalities such as polycystic kidney, Caroli syndrome, cystic dysplasia of pancreas, intestinal lymphangiectasia, pulmonary emphysema, hemangioma, and cleft palate. We report here a case of congenital hepatic fibrosis...
A Case of Neonatal Atrial Flutter Treated by Propafenone after Fetal Echocardiographic Diagnosis
Kyung Hwa Lee, Chang Woo Ha, Chul Ho Kim, Min Seob Song, Moon Su Sung
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(7):928-932.   Published online July 15, 2002
Perinatal atrial flutter is a potentially lethal arrhythmia. Management of this disorder is difficult and controversial. Fetal atrial flutter is a serious and life threatening rhythm disorder particulary when it causes hydrops; it may be associated with fetal death or neurological damage. Although the initial episode of flutter may be difficult to control, recurrence of atrial flutter after successful resolution...