- Original Article
- Effects of Obesity on Pulmonary Functions in Children
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Seok Won Park, Hwang Min Kim, Jong Soo Kim, Jae Kuk Cha, Hae Ran Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(5):588-595. Published online May 15, 2002
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Purpose : The incidence of obesity has increased in Korea recently. Obesity leads to higher risks of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance. It also leads to risks of respiratory complications. This study was performed to see the effects of obesity on children's pulmonary functions and on developed bronchospasm after exercise loading according to their obesity degrees.
Methods : 257 obese... |
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- Case Report
- Hemophagocytic Syndrome with Kawasaki
Disease and Peripheral Gangrene
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Hwa Jun Yun, Ko Woon Jeon, Hwang Min Kim, Seok Won Park, Young Uh
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(5):664-668. Published online May 15, 2002
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A twenty six months-old boy developed hemophagocytic syndrome during the course of Kawasaki disease. Despite the appropriate treatment modalities for Kawasaki disease, he developed thrombocytopenia, hepatomegaly, high-grade fever, hypertriglyceridemia, peripheral gangrene, and evidence of hemophagocytosis in bone marrow biopsy. Although the course was stormy, he responded well to a combination therapy of corticosteroid and etoposide. |
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- Original Article
- Survey on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
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Seok Won Park, Hwang Min Kim, Jong Soo Kim, Kyu Earn Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(6):642-653. Published online June 15, 2001
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Purpose : Recently, the numbers of non-pediatric doctors' giving medical treatment to children has shown a tendency to increase, especially in case of upper respiratory infection(URI) and it's complications such as tonsillitis, sinusitis and otitis media. Therefore we surveyed parents on children's URI and complications to find out parents' general understandings on pediatric treatment, what kind of pediatric treatment they... |
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- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration as a Discriminating Tool between Hereditary Spherocytosis and Intravascular Hemolysis
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Hae Young Park, Hwang Min Kim, Kyoung Ah Lee, Dong Il Won, Sei Myeng Park, Seok Won Park, Baek Keun Lim, Kil Young Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(6):664-668. Published online June 15, 2001
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Purpose : The purposes of this study were to elucidate the diagnostic significance of mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration(MCHC) for various kinds of hemolytic anemia, the mechanism of elevated MCHC in hereditary spherocytosis(HS).
Methods : The subjects consisted of 39 cases of HS(group 1), 31 cases of intravascular hemolysis (IH) such as DIC, snake bite or hemolytic uremic syndrome(group 3), and sex... |
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- Case Report
- A Case of Severe Hypertensive Pulmonary Edema Associated
with Neuroblastoma during Chemotherapy
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Hee Suk Cho, Hwang Min Kim, Seok Won Park, Jong Soo Kim, Yoon Mi Kim, Kwang Kil Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(4):573-577. Published online April 15, 2000
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The authors report a 7-year-old boy with neuroblastoma complicated by severe hypertension and pulmonary edema. Abdominal computed tomographic scan revealed a huge mass surrounding the aorta. After administration of cancer treatment, there was a marked increase in serum catecholamines level and hypertension, which resulted in pulmonary edema and heart failure. Alpha adrenergic blocking agents(prazocin, terazocin) were administrated, successfully controlling the... |
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