Question: What are the parental needs and challenges when their children return to school after cancer? Finding: In addition to scholastic aptitude-oriented programs, emotional and psychosocial support is necessary for a successful return to school. Meaning: Pediatric oncologists should actively engage in improving oncology practices to better integrate individualized school plans and educate peers and teachers to improve health literacy to make them understand the needs of children with cancer. |
Purpose : Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in children on a weaning diet. We investigated weaning practices in infants and children, as well as their mothers' knowledge about weaning. Methods : We investigated 129 children with IDA and 166 without IDA (aged 6-36 months) who had visited 10 university hospitals between March 2006... |
Purpose : Because NELL2 expression is strictly restricted only in neurons in developing and post- differentiated neural tissues, it is thought to be involved in the neuronal differentiation during development and in the maintenance of neuronal physiology in the post-differentiated neurons. In this study, we examined whether NELL2 is involved in the regulation of cell cycle and apoptosis in the... |
Purpose : Because of the unavailability of marrow transplantation, umbilical cord blood (CB) is increasingly being used. We evaluated the potential of ex vivo expansion and clonality in CD34+ cells separated from cord blood source and mobilized peripheral blood (PB) in a serum-free media. Methods : The CD34+ cells, selected from CB and mobilized PB, were expanded with hematopoietic growth... |
This review deals with the coagulation deficiencies which are due to the abnormality in one of three hemostatic systems. It explains about the diagnostic examinations that should be done to differentiate for patients with bleeding tendency and the things to consider when preoperative screening tests for coagulation are abnormal. |
Purpose : Anemia is still the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide, especially in adolescence because of an insufficient supply of iron, an increased iron requirement due to accelerated physical growth and blood loss due to menstruation in girls. This study was designed to assess the anemia and serum iron status of middle school girls. Methods : Hematologic examinations, physical examinations and... |
We observed 240 cases ranging in age from 3 months to 15 years seen by gastrofiberoscopy in the department of pediatrics of Seoul Red Cross Hospital from March 1990 to October 1992 and following results were obtained. 1) The male to female ratios in total cases and 89 patients complaining of abdominal pain for more than one month were 0.94:1 and... |
We observed the patients admitted to the department of pediatrics Seoul Red Cross Hospital during the past twenty years from Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1990 The results were as follows: 1) The total number of pediatric inpatients during 20 years was 15,800, of which 9,683 were male, 6,117 were female and male to female ratio was 1.58:1 2) On age distribution, neonates and... |
We analyzed the clinical and laboratory features of ten children with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7) and compared the findings with those reported in the literature. The diagnosis was supported by ultrastructural examination of platelet peroxidase or immunophenotyping for glycoprotein Iib/IIIa. Of the ten children, five were girls and five were boys. The median age at diagnosis was 13 months. Two... |
Carcinomas in childhood differ from those in adults in their frequency, histologic type, and distribution of primary sites. In children, carcinomas are rare and few series have been published containing sufficient mumbers of cases to permit a reliable account of the incidence and survival of children with carcinoma. During a 10-year period, 1982-1991, we observed 40 patients less than 16... |
Gastric teratoma is a benign tumor that occurs rarely, is found most frequently in male infants, and is best treated by excision. A 3-month-old male patient had abdomial mass and dyspnea due to gastinc teratoma. The literature on this subject was reviewed briefly. |
The 4p_ syndrome results from structural deficiency of chromosome 4. We experienced a patient of 4p~ syndrome who all features of already described Wolf syndrome, i.e., prominent glabella, hypertelorism, broad beak nose, cleft lip and palate, kyphoscoliosis, hypospadia, etc.. Postmortem examination revealed multiple visceral anomalies, including large atrial septal defect, diaphragmatic eventration, intestinal malrotation, ankyloglossia, and hemivertebrae. The kidneys showed a marked simple hypoplasia weighing... |
Clinical observation were made on 57 cases of neonatal seizure who were admitted to the Depart- ment of pediatrics, Seoul Red Cross Hospital during the period of 7 years from Jan. 1983 to Dec. 1989. The results were as follows: 1) According to the type of delivery of neonates which showed neonatal seizure, normal vaginal delivery were 41 cases (71.9%), C-section delivary 11 cases (19.3%)... |
Trichobezoar is one of the rare diseases, which usually occurs in teen.aged girl who has an emotional disturbance and history of trichophagia. We experienced a case of gastric trichobezoar in a 8 year old girl, who had colicky abdominal pain and movable epigastric mass with the history of trichophagia. Diagnosis was suspected by the history of trichophagia and movable epigastric mass and confirmed by... |
PRA’s in peripheral vein, both renal veins, and inferior vena cava (IVC) were measured in 25 normotensive children without renal disease undergoing cardiac catheterization for their underlying cyanotic congenital heart disease. And we presented the results as reference values/ranges of PRA in children. 1) There was no significant difference in PRA between both side renal veins at any absolute PRA levels with a mean ratio (RT/LT)... |
This is the report on 10 cases of truncus arteriosus, experienced at the Seoul National University Hospital, during past 7 years from Jan. 1979 to Dec. 1985. The results of observations were as follows; 1) There were 6 males and 4 females, and according to Collett and Edwards’ classification, 5 cases were in type 1, 4 case were in type II and 1 case... |
A case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome in 10-year-old Korean male child was presented. The presenting symptom was dark-colored urine for several years. Laboratory findings showed increased bilirubin, especially direct-reacting bilirubin, and abnormal urinary coproporphyrin pattern (coproporphyrin I : 58%, coproporphyrin JK : 42%). Needle biopsy specimen of liver showed dark-brownish pigmentation in liver cells but was otherwise normal histologically. |
The association of congenital heart disease in patients with Down syndrome has been recognized for nearly 100 years. A wide variety of congenital heart diseases have been identified in these patients. This is the report of clinical evaluation of 105 patients with congenital heart disease in Down syndrome, experienced at the Seoul National University Hospital, during past 6 years from Jan. 1980... |