| A case of Caroli's disease was presented and review of the literature was done. The patient was a 3 year old girl and had recurrent episodes of jaundice, abdominal pain and vomiting. Dilatation of the left intrahepatic bile duct was clearly shown on the operative cholangiography. |
| Congenital diaphragamatic anomaly is a rare congenital malformation and is found more frequently on the left side than the right side. We had experienced two cases of congenital diaphragmatic anomaly on the right and the left side. One case was 1 year old male infant which was admitted with chief complaints of fever and mild cough. The diagnosis was confirmed by... |
| A clinical and histopathological study was made on 53 cases of ultrasonoguided renal biopsies in children who were admitted to pediatric ward of Kyung Hee University Hospital, from February 1, 1979 to March 31, 1984. The result were as follows: 1)The final diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonoguided renal biopsy in this 53 cases and there was no severe complication (perirenal hematoma, renal... |
| Thirty episodes of primary peritonitis in 22 children with nephrotic syndrome who had admitted in the Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital from Jan. *81 to Sept. ’84 were studied, and the results were as follows; 1)Among 22 children, male to female ratio was 16 : 6 and the mean age at the onset of peritonitis was 7.80 years (average... |
| We observed a case of congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia who was a 24 month old boy with the signs of jaundice 技 pallor. Evidences of the same disease was also found in the patient' s elder brother & father. We diagnosed these cases by history & physical examination, peripheral & B.M. blood smears, osmotic fragility test, autohemolysis test and etc. A... |
| Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in a very rare type of leukemia characterized by megakaryoblatic proliferation and organ infiltration without proliferation of other marrow elements. The authors experienced a case of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in a 3 9/12 year-old female patient on admission. Acute leukemia was suspected because blast cells were found in peripheral blood smear, and there was hepatosplenomegaly. Bone marrow... |
| We experienced 17 pediatric patients of glomerulonephritis with crescents in 25% or more of glomeruli, who were admitted to Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, from Jan. ’79 to Dec. ’84. A review of clinical and pathologic findings revealed as follows; 1)The 17 patients were 10 cases of Henoch-Schdnlein nephritis, 3 cases of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome which were due... |
| A clinical study was done about echocardiographic findings of 31 cases of rheumatic carditis among 56 cases of rheumatic fever admitted to Pediatric Department of Busan National University Hospital from July, 1982 for 2 years. The following results were obtained: 1)The incidence of rheumatic carditis was 55.4% among rheumatic fever and the peak age was 12~13 years old and the... |
| A heart disease screening program was performed on 15,685 primary school children in Seoul City from the first to sixth grade to estimate the prevalence of heart diseases. Among the 15,685 children examined, 45 were confirmed to have heart disease (2.9/1,000) Out of the 45 children, 38 had congenital heart disease(2.4/1,000) and 7 had rheumatic heart disease(0.4/1,000) and the ratio... |
| The Author observed patients admitted to the pediatrics of Dong Bu City Hospital from. Mar. 1983 to Feb. 1984. The results were as follows: 1)The total numbers of pediatric inpatients was 194 including male 110, female 84 and. male to female ratio was 1.31 : 1. 2)In age distribution, the neonates and infants occupied 75(38.6%) of total inpatients. 3)Seasonal distribution revealed high... |
| Infantile polycystic kidney is uncommon disease and rare in children and is used to refer to a group of heritable conditions that occur predominantly in childhood and is transmitted by autosomal recessive inheritance. By developmental abnormality, multiple cysts are produced from enlargement or giantism of the collecting tubules in association with cellular hyperplasia. Kidneys are grossly enlarged and have a diffusely... |
| Authors experienced two cases of Hand-Schuller-Christian disease developed simultaneously in 35 month old male monozygotic twin. So we report with literature review briefly as follow. The elder had the complaints of polyuria, exophthalmos, skin lesion. The younger had the complaints of mild exophthalmos and skin lesion. They were confirmed by clinical and pathological features and radiological examination. But patients died... |
| Recently, we experienced two cases of aplastic anemia following hepatitis in 6 and 12year old boys. A 6 year old boy was admitted to Jeonbug National University Hospital in Dec. ’82, because of frequent expistaxis and petechiae on entire body. He had a history of hepatitis 2 months ago. On admission liver function was normal and pancytopenia was revealed. Bone... |
| This paper represents the statistical observations concerning the causes of admissions and deaths observed in the Pediatric Department of Seoul Red Cross Hospital, during the past 5 years from Jan. 1, 1976 to Dec. 31, 1980. The results were as follows: 1)The total number of pediatric inpatients during 5 year-period was 3,728, of which 2,278 were male, 1,450 were female and... |
| The author reviewed the clinical findings of the 53 children diagnosed as aplastic anemia at the pediatric department of St. Benedict Hospital and W.M. Baptist Hospital, Busan, during a period of 12 years from January 1971 to December 1982. The results were summarized as follows: 1) Among the 53 children with aplastic anemia, the ratio between male and female was1.4 : 1. The male was... |
| 200 cases of aseptic meningitis were clinically observed for 171/2 years from 1966, Jan. to 1983, Jun. Eitologic classification showed that there were 165 cases (82.5%) of unknown etiology because virus was not identified, 30 cases (15.0%) of mumps, and 5 cases (2.5%) of Kawasaki disease. The most frequent age group was early childhood (81 cases, 40.5%) and more frequently in males (139... |
| This study was made of 9 cases of neonatal septicemia complicated with DIC and sclerema, who were admitted to the pediatric department of YUMC from January 1981 to June 1983. The following results were obtained; 1) A higher incidence was observed in males(77.8%), low birth weight(66.7%) and1 pretnature(77.8%). 2) The mean onset of sepsis was noticsd on 4.4 days of life. The most common presenting symptoms... |
| A 26 days old male with petechiae, ecchymoses and hepatosplenomegaly was admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, at In Cheon Gil Hospital on Jnue, 1983. Peripheral blood smear and bone marrow studies revealed acute lymphocytic leukemia. Autopsy findings revealed that abundant lymphoblastic leukemic cell infiltrated in bone marrow, liver, spleen, kidney and other organs in male newborn infant who died 29 days after birth. And... |
| Metachromatic leukodystrophy, a group of progressive degenerative neurologic disease with variable age of onset characterized by an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance, shows an accumulation of the sphingolipid, sulfatide, particularly in the Schwann cell of the central and peripheral nervous system by arysulfatase A deficiency. 2 cases of late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy are reported, who developed normally during a infantile period,... |
| We experienced a case of congenital monocytic leukemia in a 25 day old female newborn infant. She was admitted because of petechiae, abdominal distension and skin nodules scattered on. whole body. Diagnosis was confirmed with findings of CBC, bone marrow aspiration and cytochemistry. A review of literatures was also presented. |
| Aplastic Anemia following Hepatitis is an uncommon disease and it has a poor prognosis. Recently the authors experienced two cases of aplastic anemia following hepatitis in a 13 year old girl and a 14 year old boy. The thirteen year old girl was admitted following 2 months of Jaundice and 1 day df epistaxis. . At admission, pancytopenia developed and her... |
| Congenital leukemia is rare disease and several cases were reported in this country. We experienced a case of congenital leukemia(myelomonocytic type) in a 27 days old female. She was admitted due to marked abdominal distension, vomiting and generalized petechia. The diagnosis was established by clinical features as well as peripheral blood and bone marrow studies. We report this case with... |
| An in-vitro sensitivity of Ceftizoxime sodium (CZX), a third generation Cephalosporin, using Epocelin® (a product of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Central Laboratory, Japan), was studied against various bacterial strains isolated from the children with infections hospitalized on the pediatric ward of Hanyang University Hospital during the period from February, 1983 up to June, 1983. And therapeutic responses were observed in 26 pediatric... |
| Statistical analysis for in-patients and mortality rate in the Ped. Dep. of Chonnam University Hospital was carried out during the 5 years from Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1980. The following results were observed. 1)Total number of admission was 7,119, including 4,712 male and 2,407 female and male to female ratio was 1.96 : 1. 2)Pediatric patients were consisted of 13.8%... |
| A calyceal diverticulum, relatively rare lesion, is a cystic urine-containing cavity within the renal parenchyma, which is lined by transitional epithelium and communicates with the pelvis or a calyx through a narrow channel. Usually, they are asymptomatic and frequently discovered incidentally during radiological studies for other conditions. Three cases of calyceal diverticulum were presented, which were detected incidentally during intravenous pyelography... |
| The authors observed 333 cases of meningitis (aseptic 96, purulent 113, tuberculous 124) in infancy and childhood, who admitted to the Department of Pediatrics of Chonnam University Hospital during the period of 5 years from 1976 to 19,80. The results were summarized as follows: 1)Annual incidence had not tendency to increasing for 5 years. 2)Peak age incidence of meningitis was... |
| We experienced three children with the biopsy proven minimal change nephrotic syndrome who had failed to respond to prednisolone, 60 mg/m2/d for 4 to 9 weeks due to concomittent administration of rifampin. Because rifampin is a known enzyme inducer of the liver like phenobarbital and dilantin which can increase the clearance of the other drugs such as steroid etc., rifampin were... |
| Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis is a primary disease of cardiac muscle that is probably congenital, is often genetically transmitted, and is characterized by asymmetric septal hypertrophy, systolic anterior motion of anterior mitral valve and disorganization of cardiac muscle cells. The authors experienced 3 cases of Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis which were confirmed by echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography. The literatures... |
| A clinical study was done in 21 cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia admitted to Busan National University Hospital from Jan. 1973 to Dec. 1982. The following results were obtained: 1)Onset of symptoms were within 24 hours in 8 cases(38.1%) and in 3 cases symptoms were occurred after 6 months. About half of the patients were admitted within 1 week, male... |
| Adrenal carcinoma is a rare disease both in adults and in children. Most of these tumors are functional, especially in children, producing endocrine syndromes such as Cushing syndrome, virilization, feminization or precocious puberty. The authors report a nineteen month old girl who exhibited features of Cushing syndrome and virilization caused by adrenal cortical carcinoma measuring 5.5X5.0X2.8 cm. She was successfully... |
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