- Original Article
- Clinical Trends in Acute Rheumatic Fever in Korean Children : Mailed Questionnaire Survey from 1988 to 1997 (Compared with 1978-1987)
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Hyeon-Ho Kang, Sung-Ho Cha, Kyong-Su Lee, Sang-Bum Lee, Tae-Chan Kwon, Young-Chang Tockgo, Chang-Sung Son, Jin-A Son, Hee-Ju Park, Yong-Soo Yun, Jung-Yun Choi, Chang-Hwi Kim, Chul-Ho Kim, Tai-Ju Hwang, Jae-Sook Ma, Chan-Uhng Joo, Nam-Su Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(10):1381-1391. Published online October 15, 1999
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of acute rheumatic fever(ARF) among children in Korea and to describe trends in its clinical characteristics compared to data from a previous study(1978-1987).
Methods : A mailed questionnaire survey sent to the pediatric departments of 13 general hospitals in Korea requested the total number of patients with ARF and... |
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- Immunologic Alterations of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells by Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Acute Stage of Kawasaki disease
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Ji-Whan Han, Kyung-Yil Lee, Kyong-Su Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(6):813-824. Published online June 15, 1998
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Purpose : High dose intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG) therapy is effective in reducing the
incidence of coronary artery aneurysm in Kawasaki disease(KD) patients, however, the precise
mechanisms by which IVIG reverses the immune activation is unknown.
Methods : The sera and peripheral mononuclear cells(PBMCs) were obtained from 10 KD patients
in the acute stage(24 hrs before) and 24 hrs after one dose of IVIG(2g/kg) treatment. We
measured... |
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- Case Report
- Reccurent Unilateral Lung Collapse in an Asthmatic Child
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Yul-Yi Yeon, Kyung-Yil Lee, Dong-Jun Lee, Ji-Whan Han, Sung-Soo Hwang, Kyong-Su Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(6):850-854. Published online June 15, 1998
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Abnomalities in the production and transport of airway secretions play an important role in the
pathophysiology of asthma. Segmental atelectasis as a complication of asthma, is relatively common
in children. On the other hand, massive atelectasis such as the collapse of one lung is a very
rare occurence. We report a seven-year-old male asthmatic patient with right lung collapse caused
by mucoid impaction. Fourteen... |
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- Original Article
- Treatment of Intravenous Immune-Globulin Resistant Kawasaki Disease with Corticosteroids
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Dae-Eui Hong, Kyung-Yil Lee, Ji-Whan Han, Sung-Soo Hwang, Kyong-Su Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(10):1453-1457. Published online October 15, 1997
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Purpose : To evaluate the efficacy of steroid therapy on prevention of development and progression
of coronary artery aneurysm in intravenous immune globulin(IVIG)-resistant Kawasaki disease, we
treated three children with high dose of intravenous methylprednisolone followed by low dose oral
prednisolone.
Methods : We selected three children with Kawasaki disease who did not repond or who initially
responded but soon developed recrudescent fever after retreatment... |
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- Case Report
- A Case of Acute Viral Myositis
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Jong-Hoon Kwak, Kyung-Yil Lee, Ji-Whan Han, Sung-Soo Hwang, Jae-Kyun Huh, Kyong-Su Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(4):572-576. Published online April 15, 1996
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Diffuse myalgia is common in transient systemic viral infections but overt myositis, with weakness and signs of muscle inflammation, rarely accompanies viral infection in chidren. We describe a 8-year-old boy with severe myalgia and tenderness in both lower extremities, whose unusual skeletal muscle uptake on Technetium-methylene diphosphate bone scan helped to diagnosis of myositis. Clinical course, muscle-derived enzyme studies(AST, ALT,... |
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