- Original Article
- Prevalence of the Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children
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Sung Woog Hwang, Duk Hee Kim, Ho Seong Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(1):13-20. Published online January 15, 2005
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Purpose : Obesity is, along with metabolic syndrome, closely related with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This study tried to evaluate the prevalence of nonalcoholic liver disease in obese children and verify the factors associated with the disease.
Methods : Two hundred and seventy nine children who showed a body mass index of 95 percentile over the baseline in health examinations... |
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- Case Report
- A Case of Non-traumatic Rhabdomyolysis after
Doxylamine Overdose
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Sung Woog Hwang, Hyeung Kyeung No, Kee Hyuck Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(8):1033-1037. Published online August 15, 2002
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Doxylamine is an antihistamine of the ethanolamine class. It is used primarily as a sleep-inducing agent. Clinicians should be aware of the complications in rhabdomyolysis patients who ingest doxylamine succinate and over-the-counter antihistamines. The easy availability of these substances increases the potential not only of intentional overdose by adults but also of inadvertent ingestion by children. Prompt intervention and careful... |
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