- Original Article
- The effect of local rifampicin instillation on the treatment of suppurative BCG lymphadenitis
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Min Son Kim, Dae Sun Jo, Kang Mi Kyung, Sang Jae Kim, Jung Soo Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(1):40-45. Published online January 15, 2006
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the types of lymphadenitis after BCG vaccination and the effect of local rifampicin instillation on the treatment of suppurative BCG lymphadenitis.
Methods : A total of 32 otherwise healthy infants with suppurative BCG lymphadenitis, who visited the Department of Pediatrics of Chonbuk National University Hospital, from March 2002 through June 2004,... |
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- Local Rifampicin Instillation Therapy for Suppurative
Bacillus Calmette-Gu rin Lymphadenitis
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Mee Jeong Kim, Seong Hee Jang, Young Min Ahn, Mi Kyoung Kang, Sang Jae Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(4):454-458. Published online April 15, 2002
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Purpose : Bacillus Calmette-Gu rin(BCG) lymphadenitis is one of the most common complications of BCG vaccination. The involved lymph nodes usually subside spontaneously, but they may become enlarged and form an abscess. Treatment of these infants is controversial. The Pan American Health Organization recommends local isoniazid or rifampicin instillation for patients with suppurative BCG lymphadenitis.
Methods : The study group comprised... |
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- Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Children
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Seong Hee Jang, Yoon Hwa Cha, Young Min Ahn, Sang Jae Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(6):818-825. Published online June 15, 1997
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Purpose : Initial drug resistance of children with tuberculosis is a useful performance indicator of tuberculosis control programme in the concerned country because it represented infection transmitted from adult patients with either primary or acquired drug resistance. But there have been a few studies available. The present study was made to know the incidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in hopes of... |
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- The Significance of Bacteriologic Examination in the Childhood Tuberculosis
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Kyung Bae Kwon, Jin Young Park, Bo Young Yoon, Mee Ran Kim, Hoan Jong Lee, Eui Jong Kim, Sang Jae Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(2):221-230. Published online February 15, 1994
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We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of 229 cases of tuberculosis, who had been diagnosed clinically and admitted to the department of pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, during the period of 6 years from October, 1985, to October, 1991.
Patients with tuberculosis occupied 1.2%. of the hospitalized patients. Forty-three percent of the patients were under 3 years of age. Principal... |
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