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Intraventricular hemorrhage is one of the most important neurologic lesion of the premature neonates. Total 23 cases of intraventricular hemorrhage were studied prospectively from March, 1984 to August, 1985 and their medical records were analyzed. The results were as follows: 1) The incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage was 13.8% and that of premature neonate born weighing less than 1.50kg and at less than... |
To digoxin-like substance, the authers tried to confirm the presence of this substance in cord blood, sera from premature and full-term infants, third trimester pregnant women not receiving digoxin, and placental extracts, and to investigate the origin and potential physiologic role of DLS, endogenous Na+, K+-ATPase inhibitor in relation to renin activity. The results were as follows; 1) Cord sera DLS... |
The concentration of creatinine, one of the simple and commonly used indices of glomerular filtration rate in children and adults, has been reported to be appreciably raised and variable during the first month of life. This study examined the effect of gestational age(G.A.) on the postnatal changes of creatinine in preterm and full-term neonates. The results were as follows; 1) The mean... |
Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is the most common intraabdominal condition requiring surgery during the first few months of life. In many cases the diagnosis can be made clinically by a history of projetile vomiting, and by palpation of a pyloric tumor. Barium study is considered necessary if the diagnosis can not be established with certainty on physical sign alone. We... |
In 101 heart disease patients, the radionuclide angiocardiography(RNA) were performed.
Quantitation of left to right shunts were obtained by RNA and oximetry method in 41 patients simultaneously.
A comparison of the values for Qp/Qs ratio obtained by RNA & oximetry in those patients revealed a good correlation coefficient of 0.87(P |
From October 1984 to June 1985, 115 children aged 3 to 15 years with one month or more history of recurrent or persistent cough and a water’s sinus radiograph presenting greater than 6 mm mucosal thickening or opacification or air fluid level in one or both maxillary sinuses were analyzed & following results were obtained. 1)Most cases were aged 3 to 8... |
The mechanism involved in pubertal changes has not been clearly demonstrated, but evidence has been accumulated that hormonal changes are responsible for this pubertal changes. We studied the height, weight, testicular volume, bone age, LH, FSH, and testosterone, "by Tanner stage of pubic hair development in 134 pubertal male children with no previous endocrine disease, who admitted at Yonsei University Medical... |
Since the advent of various antibiotics and wide application of various preventive measure, the childhood mortality due to infectious disease has been declined conspiciously. However, childhood accident has been increasing in recent years and now a days it ranks the leading cause of childhood mortality and morbidity. Because most of the accident are unpredictable and occur suddenly, those result they occupy... |
Arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal vascular structure that establishes a communication between an artery and a vein without the interposition of the capillary bed. We experienced a case of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula in a six month-old girl. She was admitted with the chief complaint of different size of both lower leg which was first noted about l?/2 months PT A.... |
Apert’s syndrome is an uncommon, congenital disturbance in the growth of bone and soft tissue affecting principally the head, the hand and feet. So there is skull malformation, most often acrocephaly, associated with symmetrical malformation of both hand and feet. This syndrome was first described by Apert in 1906. since that time, over 200 cases have been reported in the... |
Takayasu’s arteritis is an arteritis of undetermined etiology which affects the aorta, the proximal portions of its major branches and pulmonary arteries. This 6 4/12-year-old female patient was developed hypertension and convulsion during" admission. At first we suspect rheumatic heart disease because of carditis, arthralgia, elevation of ESR, and presence of CRP and ASLO. But hypertension and congestive heart... |
Cryptococcosis is a subacute or chronic mycotic infection caused by cryptococcus neoformans. The authors experienced one case of disseminated cryptococcosis on autopsy involving central nervous system, lung, liver, kidney, skin and vertebral body in 18month old male patient whose chief complaints were cough, fever and dyspnea. The patient had not been respond to antituberculous therapy for three weeks with impression... |
We experienced a case of hereditary spherocytosis in a 6 year 3 month old boy who complained of anemia and jaundice. The diagnosis was confirmed by spherocytes in peripheral blood, osmotic fragility test, autohemolysis test and bone marrow smear. This patient had a splenectomy and was discharged in good health. To date no complic ation has been detected. A brief review... |
We experienced a case of adult type Gaucher's disease in 14 month old male. The patient showed hepatosplenomegaly with anemia and characteristic Gaucher cells in bone marrow aspiration and biopsy of liver and spleen both in light microscopic and electromicroscopic examination. Splenectomy was followed by improvement of anemia and thrombocytopenia but hepatomegaly remained even progressed. A brief review of literature was... |
Infantile cortical hyperostosis occurs in the first few months of life, and is characterized by hyperirritability, swellings of the soft tissues, and cortical thickenings of the underlying bones. It's cause is unknown. Recently we experienced a case of infantile cortical hyperostosis in a 2 month old male infant, who complained of irribility, anorexia, swellings and bowing deformities of the lower limbs. The diagnosis... |