A clinical observation was made on 81 cases of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome occurring under the age of 15 out of 11,850 admissions to the Department of Pediatrics at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, from May, 1956 to April, 1972. The incidence of the nephrotic syndrome in children compries 0.7% of the total admission cases: The age, sex of the patients, clinical symptoms... |
Cystic hygroma is a rare disease, but we can easily diagnose it with the naked eye, and it develops mostly within the first 2 years of life. The purpose of this paper is to report 20 cases of cystic hygroma which were treated, as inpatients in the Pediatric or Surgical Departments of Severance Hospital during last 18 years. The conclusions... |
Mediastinal tumors in infant and childhood are relatively rare. This Paper is a review of 14 cases of Mediastinal tumors orginating in the mediastinum in the Pediatric Department and Surgery Department of Severance Hospital during a 15 years period from 1957 to 1972. Among 14 cases, 12 cases were confirmed by histological findings and 2 cases were considered to be mediastinal tumors by clinical... |
Intussusception is most frepuent and important surgical condition in infancy and chilchood. This clinical studies consist of 210 cases who were admitted to the department of pediatrics and surgery of Severance Hospital from Jan. 1957 to Dec. 1971. 1) In age incidency, 68. 8% of the patients are under one year of age. The peak incidence occurs from 4th to 9th month. 2) Males... |
A case of infantile cortical hyperostosis is reported. The patient was 2 months old female who complained of mild fever and irritability, especially when changed her diaper. X-Ray showed marked periosteal elevation on the mandible, upper and lower extremities. Other laboratory tests were almost within normal limit. A brief review of literatures was made. |
Eight of pediatric diabetes insipidus, who have been admitted and treated at Department of Pediatrics in Severance Hospital from Jan. I960 to Dec. 1971, were summarized as follows. 1. Male to female ratio was 3:1. 2. Seven out of 8 cases were between 8 to 10 year of age. 3. Etiologic causes were 2 cases of idiopathic, 2 of craniopharyngioma, 2 of skull fracture and 2 of ... |
The most common cause of benign hypertension in childhood has been renal origin, but the paroxysmal hypertension was noted mostly in the tumors originated from the chromaffin tissue such as pheochromocytoma, and very rarely in adrenal medullary hyperplasia. Drukker et al.n described the adrenal medullary hyperplasia which arised from the adrenal gland at the first time as a counterpart to... |
We experienced a patient of acquired methemoglobinemia arising from a 13 years old girl. The patient was suffered from high fever for seven days and generalized cyanosis for one day. This cyanosis proved to be due to abnormal high level of methemoglobin (3. 83 gm%) which was measured by Evelyn Malloy’s technique. The cause of high fever was salmonellosis, which... |
We have clinically observed 39 patients 'of abdominal tumors who were admitted in Severance-Hospital during the past 10 years from April 1960 to March 1970. Unfortunately follow-up study couldn’t be made. The following results were obtained. 1) Of total cases observed, 25 patients were male and 14 patients female. 2)The majority of the patients, 34 (87%) were under 6 years of age and... |
Twenty seven patients of pediatric emphysema which were observed during last 7 years at Severance Hospital were com paired its incidence and other clinical importance with previous observation of thirty three cases by Whang et al of Severance Hospital, Yonsei University. The following results were observed. 1. Incidence of pediatric empyema was decreased recently comparing with the previous observation. 2. The younger age group was the... |
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... |
In the course of studying various physiological functions of Korean women divers (ama), it has been observed earlier that physical fitness as evaluated by a modified Harvard step-test score was considerably superior in ama as compared to non-diving women (control) living in the same community. Moreover, the resting blood pressure, as well as the resting heart rate, tended to be... |
A study was carried out on 178 patients with tuberculous meningitis under treatment at the pediatric department of Wonju Union Christian Hospital from Jan.l. 1960 to March 31. 1969. The following results were obtained. 1)Age and sex incidence: 71% were under the age of 6 year, the greatest number of these being between the age of 3 and 6 year. Male... |
There are little reports on the Cushing’s syndrome in children, especially in infancy in Korea. We have found recently a case of Cushing’s syndrome in infancy arising from a female infant. She has been complained from eleven month of age with general obesity including buffalo hump, excessive weight: gain, hirsutism and polyphgagia. Laboratory tests revealed that no thymic shadow in... |
Bone and joint tuberculosis, the most common one among the extrapulmonary tuberculosis, has been frequently observed in out-patient dispensaries or in-patient wards in Korea. There are many clinical reviews about that in Korean literatures. But almost of them are the review of tuberculous spine. Few of them are the review of bone and joint tuberculosis of the adult None of the review... |
Tuberculosis is still one of the most serious infectious diseases in Korea. Tuberculosis in childhood is a serious problem to Korean pediatricians. Miliary tuberculosis, one of the extrapulmonary tuberculosis, has been frequently observed in out-patient dispensaries or in-patient wards in Korea. One clinical review by Min et al.10) was reported at the beginning of this year. I have summarized another... |
Only one case of congenital hereditary lymphedema (Milroy’s disease) has been reported in the Korean literature (1964) by Lim et al. A case of congenital lymphedema (Simple hypoplasia in type) found in an 11 year old female has been presented. She was admitted with lymphedema of the right lower extremity and labia major. We performed a lymphangiogram and venogram for... |
131I-T3 resin sponge uptake test is one of the newly developed thyroid function test. It seems to be the most rapid, accurate, simple and in vitro test ainong the various thyroid function tests. Healthy 51 children from newborn to adolescence were employed to be tested. Their results were also compared with normal value of 19 healthly adults. The following results... |
An autopsy case of transposition of the great vessels which was found from a male caucian newborn has been presented. Inspite of intensive care with symptomatic treatment, cyanosis and congestive heart failure were developed progressively and the newborn has died on 23rd day after birth. At autopsy, interauricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus and right ventricular hypertrophy were also found... |
Surgically corrected congenital hiatal hernia associated with severe chronic anemia has been presented. A 3 year and 8 month old boy has been complained severe anemia and general malaise on admission. Roentgenological examination revealed thoracic stomach and then the hernia was repaired by transthoracic approach. It was found that the character of hernia was short esophagus with thoracic stomach type.... |