| A Clinical Study on 60 Cases of the Tuberculous Pleurisy in Korean Children |
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Jae Seung Lee, Young Sook Park, Pyung Kil Kim, Duk Jin Yun |
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Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine and Wonju Union Christian Hospital |
| 小兒의 結核性助膜炎에 關한 臨床的 考察 |
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李載昇, 朴英淑, 金炳吉, 尹德鎭 |
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延世大學校 醫科大學 小兒科學敎室. 原州基督病院小兒科 |
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| Abstract |
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A clinical study was carried on 60 patients with tuberculous pleurisy treated at the Pediatric Department of Wonju Union Christian Hospital from January 1, 1960 to March 31，1969. The following resits were obtained. 1)Age and sex incidence: 66. 6% were between the age of 3 and 12 years; 36. 6% were between the age of 6~12 years old. Sex ratio male to female was 3:1. 2)Seasonal incidence: 48. 3% were observed during summer. 3)Symptoms on admission in order were fever, cough, abdominal pain, chest pain, anorexia, etc., 4)Symptom-duration under 2 weeks was 41. 6%, and over 3 weeks 43. 3%. 5)In 10% of the 60 cases, we found the history of family contact.
6)The site of effusion was 60% on the right, 30% on the left and 3. 3% on both sides. 7) O-T skin was positive in two thirds of the cases. 8) "In treatment INH, PAS and SM were used with or without predinsolone, Steroid group (21
cases) showed more rapid disappearance of fluid than non-steroid group in 3 weeks. There was no death observed.
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