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Case Report
Liver transplantation in a child with acute liver failure resulting from drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome
Seung Min Song, Min Sung Cho, Seak Hee Oh, Kyung Mo Kim, Young Seo Park, Dae Yeon Kim, Sung Gyu Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(5):224-226.   Published online May 28, 2013

Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is characterized by a severe idiosyncratic reaction including rash and fever, often with associated hepatitis, arthralgias, lymph node enlargement, or hematologic abnormalities. The mortality rate is approximately 10%, primarily owing to liver failure with massive or multiple disseminated focal necrosis. Here, we report a case of a 14-year-old girl treated with...

Review Article
Acute liver failure in children
Kyung Mo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(9):841-847.   Published online September 15, 2007
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a very rare but devastating illness in children. Specific treatment to recovery is often not available, and the underlying cause of the liver failure is often unknown and diverse especially in children. Liver transplantation has increased the chance of survival; however it needs an optimal timing to reach the best result which is not familiar...
Original Article
Effect of Liver Transplantation in Children with Fulminant Hepatitis
Young Mee Seo, Bo Hwa Choi, Kyung Mo Kim, Kwang Min Park, Young Joo Lee, Sung Gyu Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(4):535-542.   Published online April 15, 2000
Purpose : Liver transplantation(LT) is regarded as an important management option for fulminant hepatitis(FH), which is associated with considerable mortality under conservative management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of children with FH according to management. Methods : We reviewed medical records of patients presented with FH from January 1994 until April 1999. The children were...
Case Report
A Case of Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Successfully Treated with Protein Restriction and Living Related Liver Transplantation
Bong Seong Kim, Kyung Mo Kim, Han-Wook Yoo, Sung Gyu Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(6):868-873.   Published online June 15, 1999
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency(OTCD), the most common inborn error of the urea cycle, is inherited in X-linked manner. In affected hemizygote males, OTCD manifests hyperammonemic coma that often leads to death during the newborn period. Our patient was at high risk for inborn error of urea cycle metabolism, since his two elder brothers died a few days after birth due to...
Original Article
Living Related Donor Liver Transplantation in Children : Indication and Clinical Outcome
Kyung Mo Kim, Sung gyu Lee, Young Joo Lee, Kwang Min Park, Seong Chul Kim, Hoon Bae Chun, Eun Sil Yoo, Sang Hoon Han, Kyung Suk Ko, Mon Gyu Lee, Kyu Taek Choi, Jae Kon Ko, Hyung Nam Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(5):622-632.   Published online May 15, 1998
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