- Original Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Kawasaki Disease in Infants Younger than 3 Months of Age
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Soo Jeong Lee, So Jung Kim, Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sohn
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(6):591-596. Published online June 15, 2003
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Purpose : Kawasaki disease(KD) is rare in infants <3 months of age. In this younger group, the diagnosis may be delayed due to lack of most of the clinical criteria, resulting in a high risk of cardiac complications. We examined clinical characteristics in these patients for early recognition and treatment.
Methods : We conducted a retrospective study on the infants... |
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- Prognostic Value of Repeated Cerebrospinal Latex Agglutination Testing in Bacterial Meningitis
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Soo Jeong Lee, So Hyun Ahn, Su Jin Cho, Hae Soon Kim, Seung Joo Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(4):345-350. Published online April 15, 2003
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Purpose : Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection of childhood associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. Repeated cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) examination is a useful prognostic indicator and a delayed sterilization is associated with a higher incidence of neurologic abnormalities. In this study we tried to determine the prognostic value of repeated CSF latex agglutination testing.
Methods : We retrospectively evaluated 19... |
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