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Volume 56(6); Jun 2013
Review Articles
Recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents: the Korean Pediatric Society, 2013
Dae Sun Jo, Jong-Hyun Kim, Eun Hwa Choi, Su Eun Park, Yae-Jean Kim, Yun Kyung Kim, Jina Lee, Byung Wook Eun, Soo Young Lee, Hyunju Lee, Ki Hwan Kim, Kyung-Hyo Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):231-234.   Published online June 21, 2013

This article contains the recommended immunization schedule by the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Korean Pediatric Society, updated in March 2013, when Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine is now included in the National Immunization Program in Korea. It also includes catch-up immunization schedule for children and adolescents who are behind the recommended schedule. These schedules are a minor revision...

Pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary regurgitation: both ends of the spectrum in residual hemodynamic impairment after tetralogy of Fallot repair
Byung Won Yoo, Han Ki Park
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):235-241.   Published online June 21, 2013

Repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) has shown excellent outcomes. However it leaves varying degrees of residual hemodynamic impairment, with severe pulmonary stenosis (PS) and free pulmonary regurgitation (PR) at both ends of the spectrum. Since the 1980s, studies evaluating late outcomes after TOF repair revealed the adverse impacts of residual chronic PR on RV volume and function; thus, a...

Original Articles
The results of cardiopulmonary exercise test in healthy Korean children and adolescents: single center study
Jun-Sook Lee, So-Ick Jang, Seong-Ho Kim, Sang-Yun Lee, Jae-Suk Baek, Woo-Sup Shim
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):242-246.   Published online June 21, 2013
Purpose

The cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is an important clinical tool for evaluating exercise capacity and is frequently used to evaluate chronic conditions including congenital heart disease. However, data on the normal CPET values for Korean children and adolescents are lacking. The aim of this study was to provide reference data for CPET variables in children and adolescents.

Methods

From August 2006 to...

Utility of a multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay (HemaVision) in the evaluation of genetic abnormalities in Korean children with acute leukemia: a single institution study
Hye-Jin Kim, Hyun Jin Oh, Jae Wook Lee, Pil-Sang Jang, Nack-Gyun Chung, Myungshin Kim, Jihyang Lim, Bin Cho, Hack-Ki Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):247-253.   Published online June 21, 2013
Purpose

In children with acute leukemia, bone marrow genetic abnormalities (GA) have prognostic significance, and may be the basis for minimal residual disease monitoring. Since April 2007, we have used a multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction tool (HemaVision) to detect of GA.

Methods

In this study, we reviewed the results of HemaVision screening in 270 children with acute leukemia, newly diagnosed at The...

Combined chemotherapy and intra-arterial chemotherapy of retinoblastoma
Saerom Choi, Jung Woo Han, Hyosun Kim, Beom Sik Kim, Dong Joon Kim, Sung Chul Lee, Chuhl Joo Lyu
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):254-259.   Published online June 21, 2013
Purpose

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in children. Although systemic chemotherapy has been the primary treatment, intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) represents a new treatment option. Here, we performed alternate systemic chemotherapy and IAC and retrospectively reviewed the efficacy and safety of this approach.

Methods

Patients diagnosed with intraocular RB between January 2000 and December 2011 at Severance Children's Hospital,...

Case Reports
Severe dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome in a child
So Yoon Choi, Ho Yeon Hwang, Jung Hyun Lee, Jae Sun Park, Min Soo Jang
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):260-264.   Published online June 21, 2013

Dapsone (4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone, DDS), a potent anti-inflammatory agent, is widely used in the treatment of leprosy and several chronic inflammatory skin diseases. Dapsone therapy rarely results in development of dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome, which is characterized by fever, hepatitis, generalized exfoliative dermatitis, and lymphadenopathy. Here, we describe the case of an 11-year-old Korean boy who initially presented with high fever, a morbilliform...

A case of familial X-linked thrombocytopenia with a novel WAS gene mutation
Eu Kyoung Lee, Yeun-Joo Eem, Nack-Gyun Chung, Myung Shin Kim, Dae Chul Jeong
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):265-268.   Published online June 21, 2013

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an inherited X-linked disorder. The WAS gene is located on the X chromosome and undergoes mutations, which affect various domains of the WAS protein, resulting in recurrent infection, eczema, and thrombocytopenia. However, the clinical features and severity of the disease vary according to the type of mutations in the WAS gene. Here, we describe the case...

Retraction
Retraction: Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors for treatment in tuberous sclerosis
Won Seop Kim
Korean J Pediatr. 2013;56(6):269-269.   Published online June 21, 2013
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