- Original Article
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in patients with Kawasaki disease
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Mi Na Lee, Jie Hae Cha, Hye Mi Ahn, Jeong Hyun Yoo, Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sohn, Young Mi Hong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(3):123-127. Published online March 31, 2011
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Purpose Kawasaki disease (KD) is the main cause of acquired heart disease in children. In addition to cardiovascular involvement, many complications have been recognized in KD. However, respiratory complications have been rarely reported. We investigated the differences in clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, radiography findings, and echocardiography findings of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and other types of pneumonia in KD patients. MethodsAmong 358 patients... |
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- Risk Factors for Fatty Liver in Obese Children
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Ki Won Park, Jong Eun Lee, Kyung Ha Ryu, Kyung Hyo Kim, Young Mi Hong, Gyung Hee Kim, Keun Lee, Jeong Hyun Yoo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(6):669-676. Published online June 15, 2001
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Purpose : The incidence of obese patients has increased recently in Korea. Obesity is associated with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance, and fatty liver. Since recent investigators have revealed that not only fat accumulation but also fibrosis and nonspecific hepatitis can be found in the livers of obese children, fatty liver is currently considered as an important complication. The purpose of... |
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