- Original Article
- Characteristics and Follow-Up of Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Cough Variant Asthma
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Jeong-Ho Kim, Jung-Yeon Shin, Soo-Jong Hong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(2):240-248. Published online February 15, 1997
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Purpose : Cough variant asthma is characterized as a persistent, nonproductive cough
with minimal or no wheezing and dyspnea. Cough variant asthma can be overlooked or
misdiagnosed because it is a common problem amongst all ages that frequently is
unrecognized. The patho-physiology of cough variant asthma is still unclear.
Methods : To characterize the pathophysiological abnormalities of cough variant
asthma, bronchial provocation tests with methacholine... |
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- The Changes of Thyroid Function Tests and TSH Receptor Antibody Levels During Antithyroid Drug Therapy of Graves Disease in Children
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Jeong-Ho Kim, Eun-Young Cho, Han-Wook Yoo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(10):1404-1410. Published online October 15, 1995
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The mainstay of treatment in children with Graves' disease is antithyroid drug therapy. Most commonly used drugs are methimazole(MMI) and propylthiuracil(PTU). These drugs inhibit thyroid hormone synthesis through mechanisms that interfere with the action of thyroid peroxidase. Since antithyroid drugs are unable to inhigit the secretion of thyroid hormone which is already produced, it takes 2 to 3 weeks for... |
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