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Original Article
General Pediatrics
The correlation of depression with Internet use and body image in Korean adolescents
Chang Hoon Lim, Eun Ji Kim, Jong Hyun Kim, Jue Seong Lee, Yoon Lee, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(1):17-23.   Published online January 24, 2017
Purpose

To examine the correlation of depression with Internet use and body image perception, and to analyze the risk factors of depression in a total of 920 students in Seoul, Korea.

Methods

Students were recruited by contacting school principals and teachers and were encouraged to fill out a self-report questionnaire designed specifically for this study in July of 2008.

Results

Female participants had an increased...

A study on the menstruation of Korean adolescent girls in Seoul
Jin Chul Lee, Byung Keun Yu, Jung Hye Byeon, Kee-Hyoung Lee, Jung Hye Min, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(5):201-206.   Published online May 31, 2011
Purpose

Westernized eating habits have been associated with early-age menstruation, which increases the incidence of dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls. We therefore surveyed changes in menarche timing and the general menstrual characteristics of adolescent girls in Seoul, Korea.

Methods

We surveyed 538 teenage girls who visited our hospital between July and November 2007. Items explored included age at menarche, general menstrual...

Case Report
Isolated pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent boy
Siegfried Bauer, Ji Eun Kim, Kyong Suk La, Young Yoo, Kee Hyoung Lee, Sang Hee Park, Ji Tae Choung, Chul Whan Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(11):971-974.   Published online November 30, 2010

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is rare in immunocompetent subjects. Here, we present the case of a 16-year-old boy who was referred to our pediatric department for the management of multiple consolidations detected on chest radiography, which was routinely performed when the patient was being evaluated for an ankle fracture. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed, and the definitive diagnosis was established as...

Original Article
A study of adolescent smoking and drinking in Korea
Byung Keun Yu, Yeon Joung O, Jin Chul Lee, Kee-Hyoung Lee, Jung Hye Min, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(4):422-428.   Published online April 15, 2009
Purpose : Adolescence is a period of growth and development in body structure and physiologic, psychologic, and social functioning. Smoking and drinking in this period are very harmful and may lead to other forms of substance abuse. We surveyed the actual aspects of smoking and drinking among Korean adolescents and analyzed associated factors. Methods : A survey was performed among adolescents...
Health and risk taking behaviors of freshmen in college
Hong Ki Ko, Jae Joon Han, Yoon Lee, Young Yoo, Kee Hyoung Lee, Ji Tae Choung, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(10):1042-1049.   Published online October 15, 2006
Purpose : This study was conducted to survey the preliminary data on risk behaviors and to identify the factors that prevent risk-behaviors in late adolescence. Methods : Freshmen(n=1,297) beginning the first semester in Korea University, Seoul, Korea completed self-administered risk behavior questionnaires, comprising 5 domains : demographics, smoking, drinking, drug abuse and sexual behavior. Results : The rate of smoking experience was...
Smoking Adolescents' Acquisition of Cigarettes and Status of Proof of Age
Hee Ra Kim, Ji Young Kim, Gee Hyung Lee, Ji Tae Choung, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(4):363-368.   Published online April 15, 2005
Purpose : The aim of this study is to identify where and how adolescents acquire cigarettes and how many were asked for identification while purchasing cigarettes. Methods : This study was conducted in 2003; participants were 2,200 students in middle and high schools, aged from 13 to 18 years old(males 1,098; females 1,102) in Ansan, Korea. The questionnaire assured them of...
Tibial Torsion in Children of the Jeju Area
Dong Ho Song, Baik-Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Joon Young Lee, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(1):75-80.   Published online January 15, 2005
Purpose : Internal tibial torsion is prevalent in East Asian countries such as Korea and Japan, where sitting on the floor is common behavior. Internal tibial torsion or excessive lateral tibial torsion may cause esthetical, functional, or psychological problems and also may induce degenerative arthritis in older age. The purpose of this study is to measure the tibial torsion in...
A Study of Menarche and Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in Adolescent School Girls in Ansan City
Yeon Kyeong Jung, Jae Hee Soh, Dae Hun Pee, Young Kyoo Shin, Kee Hyoung Lee, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(1):16-23.   Published online January 15, 2002
Purpose : We investigated the menstrual features of adolescent school girls to know the characteristics of menarche and dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescents. Methods : In March, 2001, 1,434 primary and middle school girls(10-15 years of age) in Ansan City were investigated for the menacheal age and several aspects of menstruation through questionnaire. Results : Mean age of the total subjects were...
Predisposing Factors of Risk Taking Behaviors in Korean Adolescents
Jae Hee Soh, Yeon Kyeong Jung, Gi Young Jang, Young Kyoo Shin, Kee Hyoung Lee, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(12):1364-1373.   Published online December 15, 2001
Purpose : Risk-taking behaviors are defined as patterns of behavior initiated during adolescence which are responsible for the majority of negative health outcomes occurring during the rest of the life. The study was to explore the relationship between the risk-taking behaviors and their predisposing factors among adolescents. Methods : The study used a survey design with an anonymous self-report questionnaire administered to 1,076 students from...
Clinical Lecture
Adolescent Nutrition
Sang Hee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(8):857-866.   Published online August 15, 2001
Case Report
A Case of Partial Trisomy 9 by Balanced Maternal Translocation
Mi Kyung Kim, Young Kyoo Shin, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Sun Hwa Park, Soon Hyuk Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(5):700-703.   Published online May 15, 2000
Trisomy 9p syndrome was first described by Rethore et al in 1970 and about 100 cases have been reported since. The phenotypic spectrum of this syndrome is characterized by craniofacial malformation, facial deformity, skeletal and dermatoglyphic anomalies with variable degrees of mental retardation. We experienced a case of partial trisomy 9 syndrome in a 15-month-old female who had multiple congenital...
Original Article
A Survey on the Adolescent Health Care in Pediatric Practice
Ki Hea Cho, Youn Jung Choi, Young Kyu Shin, Baek Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Chang-Ho Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(3):344-350.   Published online March 15, 2000
Purpose : This study was designed to establish standard guidelines to meet the growing health care needs of adolescents by direct assessment of pediatricians' current practices, attitude and obstacles to the primary care of adolescents. Methods : A questionnaire consisting of 9 questions, including personal characteristics of respondents, current health care practice of adolescents, attitude, obstacles to providing adolescent care, interest...
Adolescent Depression in a Provincial City
Ki Young Ryoo, Young Kyu Shin, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tocko
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(2):172-178.   Published online February 15, 2000
Purpose : Most studies of depression in adolescents, have been conducted in western countries. Accordingly, we took a survey in the city of Ansan to discover the actual state of depression in adolescents and found a solution. Methods : Twelve questions of modified diagnostic criteria for DSM-Ⅳ(Diagonstic and Statistical Mannual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.) major depressive disorder were filled out...
Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome of School Girls in Ansan
Yong Kyu Sohn, Yo Ahn Rho, Young Kyoo Shin, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(10):1434-1440.   Published online October 15, 1999
Purpose : Menstrual disorders are very common problems in adolescence. Most of them are minor, including mild dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome(PMS) and minor variations in cycle, length, or amount of flow. Dysmenorrhea is the most prevalent among them while PMS is a nebulous condition characterized by a broad spectrum of symptoms. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation...
Congenital Asymptomatic Cytomegalovirus Infection; A Comparison of Specific IgM Antibody Test and pp65 Antigenemia Assay
Jong Hyun Kim, Eun Ah Seo, Ji Hyang Lim, Sang Hee Park, Won Bae Lee, Kyong Su Lee, Sin Ho Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(2):163-169.   Published online February 15, 1998
Purpose : It is increasingly important to diagnosis asymptomatic infections which make up a majority(90%) of congenital cytomegalovirus(CMV) infections and that they may have sequeles such as sensorineural hearing loss and mental retardation. Recently antigenemia assay has been developed by using monoclonal antibodies against early structural protein pp65 of CMV. This CMV antigenemia assay seems to be more quicker to...
A Study of the School-based Adolescent Violence
Young Kwan Park, Dae Hun Pee, Young Kyoo Shin, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(10):1376-1385.   Published online October 15, 1997
Purpose : School-based violence among adolescents is a serious public health problem. Recently, it seems to spread and intensify. We were trying to investigate the information about adolescent' s experience, witness and perception in violence, thus to offer the data for appropriate violence prevention methods on our circumstance. Methods : During July, 1996, 3,794 middle or high school students in the metropolitan area of Korea...
The Efficacy of Routine Liver Function Test Follow Up in Epileptic Children
Dae Hun Pee, Hyung Joo Sohn, Young Kyoo Shin, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Soon Kyum Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(5):660-671.   Published online May 15, 1997
Purpose : Routine liver function test follow up is done in epileptic children receiving antiepileptic drugs to prevent hepatotoxicity induced by these drugs. But rarely seen are the abnormalities of liver function test, and seldomly are these abnormalities accompanied by the clinical manifestation. This study is carried out to assess the efficacy of routine liver function test follow up in...
A Study on Menarchel Age and Monthly Incidence of School Girls in Ansan
Hyung Seok Kim, Jae Yong Kim, Young Kyu Shin, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(4):458-463.   Published online April 15, 1997
Purpose : Menarche is an important life event, making the transition from childhood to early womanhood. It is a significant physical and physiological event that adolescent girls feel sexual identity and it affects on psychological development. The onset of menstruation is considered a practical indication of sexual maturity in girls. On a population level, mean menarcheal age is considered to...
The State of Smoking and Alcohol Usein Korean Adolescent
Gi Chan Lee, Young Joon Kim, Young Kyoo Shin, Baik-Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tockgo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(3):307-317.   Published online March 15, 1997
Purpose : Recently, smoking and alcohol use in adolesecnt have increased and it has been a social issue in Korea.This study was performed to understand the state of smoking and alcohol use in Korean adolescents, and to make abasic data for education of them. Methods : This study was carried in 1994.3,360 students in 13 schools aged from 13 to 18 were enrolled in this...
The Hematologic Effect of Antiepileptic Drug
Dae Hun Pee, Young Kwan Park, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Soon Kyum Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(2):217-224.   Published online February 15, 1997
Purpose : There have been controversies on the hematologic effects of antiepileptic drugs according to the mono or combined antiepileptic therapy. We evaluated the hematologic changes of the patients who have been taking antiepileptic drugs for more than 4 months and compared the changes of these values according to the mono or combined therapy. Methods : From May,1989 to April,1995, we had examined the blood...
Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in clinical Samples from Pediatric Patients by Polymerase Chain Reaction
Baik-Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Dockgo, Sang Chul Seong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(8):1077-1086.   Published online August 15, 1995
Purpose : Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of a wide rage of upper and lower respiratory tract infections, especially in children and young adults. Routine laboratory diagnosis of M.pneumoniae infection is based mainly on serology and, to lesser extent, on cultivation. The cultivation of M.pneumoniae, a fastidious microorganism, is time-consuming and may require 1-3 weeks for results. Serological procedures...
A Study for Menstruation of School Girl in Ansan
Ae Yeon Lim, Dae Hun Pee, Baik Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Soon Kyum Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(11):1586-1595.   Published online November 15, 1994
Purpose : Menstruation is a great part as the procedure for physiological, psychological development and physical growth, and menstrual disorders are very common problems in adolescence period. These problems can be resolved by interview or appropriate education of normal pubertal development. However unlike other developed countries, systematic report or appropriate education for menstruation may not be performed in our country....
A case of Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis.
Seong Gyoo Park, Gyung Min Ann, Sang Hee Park, Kwang Chul Lee, Chang Sung Son, Pyung Hwa Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(4):539-543.   Published online April 30, 1990
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis is rare disease which is characterized by impaired renal acidification at distal renal tubule and collecting duct. The urinary pH cannot be reduced below 5.8 despite severe systemic acidosis. A 6 months old boy was admitted to Ped. Dept, of Korea University Hospital due to fever and tachypnea. IVP and abdominal sonography were normal. Laboratory data showed hyperchloremia and metabolic acidosis....
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