- Original Article
- Two Cases of Cerebral Gigantism (Sotos Syndrome).
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Hee Jeung Ahn, Young Tae Kim, In Hoon Seol, Jeh Hoon Shin
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(8):1155-1158. Published online August 31, 1990
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Cerebral gigantism, the condition described by Sotos et al in 1964, consists of excessively rapid
growth rating from infancy followed by a normal growth rate, acromegalic features, and a non-
progressive neurological disorder manifested by clumsiness. The etiology of cerebral gigantism is not
clear. Increased growth hormone levels have not been documented and somatomedin activity was
found to be within normal range as yet... |
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- A Case of Recessive Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica.
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Young Tae Kim, Hak Won Kim, Seung Hee Oh, Soo Jee Moon, Chan Kum Park
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(8):1111-1116. Published online August 31, 1990
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Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica (EBD), a subtype of epidermolysis bullosa, is a rare inherited
disease characterized by induction of blisters and erosions in skin and mucous membrane by minor
or no trauma, which heal with scar formation. Clinical course is more severe in recessive type of EBD
than dominant type.
We have experienced a case of recessive EBD in a one day old female patient... |
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- Orbital Infections in Children.
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Hak Won Kim, Young Tae Kim, Sung Hee Oh, Ha Baik Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(7):932-939. Published online July 31, 1990
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Seven pediatric patients with orbital infections who were managed at the Hanyang University
Hospital from April 1981 to June 1988 were reviewed.
The summary of the study were as follows.
1) Seven patients were distributed between 3 months to 14 years of age and four were male.
2) Conditions associated with orbital infections were furuncles (eyelid, nasal cavity, finger), upper
respiratory tract infections, and extraction of dental... |
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