Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in patients with Kawasaki disease

Mi Na Lee, Jie Hae Cha, Hye Mi Ahn, Jeong Hyun Yoo, Hae Soon Kim, Sejung Sohn, Young Mi Hong

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(3):123-127. Published online March 31, 2011

Purpose

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the main cause of acquired heart disease in children. In addition to cardiovascular involvement, many complications have been recognized in KD. However, respiratory complications have been rarely reported. We investigated the differences in clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, radiography findings, and echocardiography findings of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and other types of pneumonia in KD patients.

Methods

Among 358 patients...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2011.54.3.123

Left ventricular dysfunction measured by tissue Doppler imaging and strain rate imaging in hypertensive adolescents

Hye Mi Ahn, Sun Ok Jung, Jung Hyun Kwon, Young Mi Hong

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(1):72-79. Published online January 15, 2010

Purpose : Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and impaired diastolic function may occur early in systemic hypertension. Diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)-derived tissue velocity and strain rate are new parameters for assessing diastolic dysfunction. The aim of this study is to determine whether TDI and strain rate imaging (SRI) would improve the ability to...

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Case Report

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 13-year-old girl

Ky Young Cho, Tae Young Khil, Hye Mi Ahn, Sun Wha Lee, Jeong Wan Seo

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(6):655-659. Published online June 15, 2008

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) is a rare and poorly understood manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), especially in children. The characteristic clinical feature of IPO is obstruction without an identifiable obstructive lesion. The authors a 13-year-old girl whose first symptom of SLE was IPO. The patient presented with a 3-day history of nausea, bilious vomiting, abdominal distention, and no bowel movement....

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