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Ga Young Kwak (Kwak GY)

3 Articles

Case Report

A case of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis with seasonal recurrence

Ga Young Kwak, Na Young Lee, Moon Hee Lee, Soo Young Lee, Seung Yun Chung, Jin Han Kang, Dae Chul Jeong

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(2):256-260. Published online February 15, 2009

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disease affecting mostly children. This disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of hemoptysis, bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and iron-deficiency anemia. An acute fulminant alveolar hemorrhage can be fatal due to respiratory failure, while chronic hemorrhage leads to hemosiderin-laden macrophages and pulmonary fibrosis. Genetic, autoimmune, allergic, environmental, and metabolic mechanisms of pathogenesis have been...

Original Article

Performance effectiveness of pediatric index of mortality 2 (PIM2) and pediatricrisk of mortality III (PRISM III) in pediatric patients with intensive care in single institution: Retrospective study

Hui Seung Hwang, Na Young Lee, Seung Beom Han, Ga Young Kwak, Soo Young Lee, Seung Yun Chung, Jin Han Kang, Dae Chul Jeong

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(11):1158-1164. Published online November 15, 2008

Purpose : To investigate the discriminative ability of pediatric index of mortality 2 (PIM2) and pediatric risk of mortality III (PRISM III) in predicting mortality in children admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods : We retrospectively analyzed variables of PIM2 and PRISM III based on medical records with children cared for in a single hospital ICU from January 2003...

The immunogenicity and reactogenicity of Td booster vaccination in Korean preadolescents, aged with 11-12 years old

Soo Young Lee, Ga Young Kwak, Hye Rin Mok, Jong Hyun Kim, Jae Kyun Hur, Kyung Il Lee, Park Joon Su, Sang Hyuk Ma, Hwang Min Kim, Jin Han Kang

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(11):1185-1190. Published online November 15, 2008

Purpose : This study was undertaken to evaluate the immunogenicity and reactogenicity of Td booster immunization in early preadolescents of Korea. Methods : Healthy preadolescents, who had been vaccinated with 4 or 5 doses of DTaP vaccines until 6 years old age, were enrolled in this study from August 2006 to April 2007. Diphtheria and tetanus anti-toxoid antibodies in sera were...

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