- Case Report
- Cytomegalovirus-associated esophageal ulcer in an immunocompetent infant: When should ganciclovir be administered?
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Hyo-Jeong Jang, Ae Suk Kim, Jin-Bok Hwang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(12):491-493. Published online December 20, 2012
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated esophageal ulcer is rare in immunocompetent infants. The presence of inclusion bodies and immunohistochemical staining for CMV in biopsy specimens obtained during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) indicate that such ulcers occur because of CMV infection. A 7-week-old female infant who experienced frequent vomiting and feeding intolerance was diagnosed with a massive CMV-associated ulcer in the distal esophagus. The ulcer improved... |
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- Original Article
- Pseudomembranous colitis in children: Experience of a university hospital in Korea
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Jae Hyun Park, Kyung Ji Kang, Yu Na Kang, Ae Suk Kim, Jin-Bok Hwang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(2):184-189. Published online February 15, 2010
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Purpose : Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) occurs rarely in children, but its incidences are increasing due to frequent antibiotic use. We investigated the incidence and clinical characteristics of PMC accompanied by bacterial enteritis-like symptoms in children.
Methods : Between November 2003 and July 2007 at the Department of Pediatrics, Dongsan Medical Center, we analyzed the medical records of consecutive patients who received... |
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- Case Report
- Perianastomotic ulceration presenting with long-term iron
deficiency anemia and growth failure: A case report and
review of the literature
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Kyung Ji Kang, Eun Ha Kim, Eun Young Jung, Woo-Hyun Park, Yu-Na Kang, Ae Suk Kim, Jin-Bok Hwang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(1):89-92. Published online January 15, 2010
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Perianastomotic ulceration (PAU) rarely occurs after small bowel resection in infancy. Since the understanding of its pathogenesis is incomplete, an effective method of treatment has not yet been discovered. We report the first case in Korea of a 10-year-old girl with chronic iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and growth failure who was diagnosed with PAU at colonoscopy. Seven years were required... |
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- Original Article
- Predictive factors for severe infection among febrile infants younger than three months of age
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Eun Young Cho, Hwa Song, Ae Suk Kim, Sun Ju Lee, Dong Seok Lee, Doo Kwun Kim, Sung Min Choi, Kwan Lee, Byoung Chan Park
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(8):898-903. Published online August 15, 2009
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Purpose:This study investigated the predictive factors for identifying infection-prone febrile infants younger than three months.
Methods:We conducted a retrospective study of 167 infants younger than three months with an axillary temperature >38℃
who were hospitalized between 2006 and 2008. If they met any of the following criteria, positive blood culture, CSF WBC ≥
11/mm3 or positive CSF culture, urinalysis WBC ≥6/HPF and positive... |
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