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Bronchiectasis*

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Chylothorax*

Lead is one of the most widespread environmental toxins and its poisoning in children was considered a rarity, usually resulting from unique circumstances such as inappropriate use of leadbased body cosmetics or direct administration of lead-containing folk medicines. The increasing concern about children with lower levels of lead exposure has developed, but there are no data regarding the mean blood lead levels and the incidence of symptomatic or asymptomatic lead poisoning in Korean children. We analyzed the zinc protoporphyrine (ZPP) values and blood lead concentrations in 163 pediatric inpatients for a prospective study of lead exposure. The blood lead concentrations in all 163 children were 15~54 g/dl, of whom 111 children (68.1%) were 25~54 g/dl which needs decision to chelate based on the EDTA provocation test. Among 111 children whose blood lead concentrations are 25~54 g/dl, 59 children(53.2%) were between 7 months and 3 years of age, which revealed no significant higher incidence of lead exposure than any other age group. The ZPP values in 126 children (77.3%) were above 35 g/dl. The mean blood lead concentration and ZPP values are 27.8 g/dl and 48.8 g/dl, respectively. We conclude that there are many asymptomatic children with increased absorption of lead in the urban area of Korea, and we need further studies regarding lead poisoning. It is important that there must be a national counterplan and that pediatricians continue to pay attention to lead posioning in children.
Absorption ; Child ; Edetic Acid ; Humans ; Incidence ; Inpatients* ; Korea ; Lead Poisoning ; Poisoning ; Prospective Studies ; Zinc

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Coronary Artery Bypass* ; Coronary Vessels*

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Eosinophils* ; Skin Diseases*

Anaphylactic deaths are frequently observed at autopsies. Since death associated with medical practice has become social concern, the identification of anaphylactic shock is an important part of forensic medicine. However, autopsy findings of anaphylactic shock are usually non-specific; therefore, the diagnosis of anaphylactic shock must be inferred from collecting data on the past history of the deceased, circumstances of death, and negative autopsy findings. The analysis of serum mast cell tryptase level is a well-known, useful ancillary test for the diagnosis of anaphylactic shock, but is not widely used in daily practice in Korea. We recently encountered 2 autopsy cases of anaphylactic shock and confirmed that analysis of serum mast cell tryptase level was useful for the diagnosis of anaphylactic shock. In this report, we present these 2 autopsy cases of anaphylactic shock, with literature review of the usefulness and limitations of serum mast cell tryptase analysis.
Anaphylaxis ; Autopsy ; Forensic Medicine ; Korea ; Mast Cells ; Tryptases

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Endometriosis* ; Female

The 35 newborns with neonatal sepsis admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care unit of Dong-A University Hospital during 2 years and 6 months from April 1990 to October 1992, and were reviewed on the bases of incidence, clinical manifestations, underlying conditions, etiologic organisms, results or antibiotics sensitivity test and mortality rates. The results were summarized as follows; 1) The incidence of neonatal sepsis was 1.2% and male predominated. Sepsis was more prevalent in premature babies (7.5%) than in full term babies (0.8%). 2) Neonatal sepsis occured more frequently in low birth weight infant below 2500 g(6.3%) than in normal birth weight infant. 3) Underlying conditions associated with neonatal sepsis were as follows; pneumonia (25.7%), HMD (17.1%), urinary tract infection (11.4%), DIC (8.6%). 4) Common clinical manifestations observed in neonatal sepsis were jaundice (45.7%), poor feeding (22.9%), abdominal distension (20.0%), lethargy, convulsion, apnea and diarrhea in order. 5) Blood culture report revealed that gram negative organisms (57.1%) were more frequently associated with neonatal sepsis than gram positive organisms (37.1%). Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common microorganisms in neonatal sepsis. 6) Vancomycin (100%), cephalothin (84.6%) and chloramphenicol (84.6%) were the sensitive drug to gram positive organisms. Gram negative organisms were sensitive to amikacin (100%), and cephalothin (95%). 7) Overall mortality rate was 17.1% in all patients with neonatal sepsis, 7.7% in gram positive sepsis and 25% in gram negative sepsis. We conclude that the etiologic organisms of neonatal sepsis have been altered, and have to choose appropriate antibiotics which particularly sensitive to these gram negative organisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and also have to specify antibiotics according to the predominant organisms of the each institute.
Amikacin ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Apnea ; Birth Weight ; Cephalothin ; Chloramphenicol ; Dacarbazine ; Diarrhea ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal ; Jaundice ; Klebsiella pneumoniae ; Lethargy ; Male ; Mortality ; Pneumonia ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; Seizures ; Sepsis* ; Urinary Tract Infections ; Vancomycin

Ureteral stricture is a problem that always has confronted urology. The development of balloon dilatation has introduced new modalities for the management of ureteral stricture disease. We experienced the ten patients of the ureteral stricture from July 1988 to April 1990. The following results were obtained. 1. Transluminal balloon dilatation is simple, safe technique for ureteral stricture. 2. After dilatation. most cases of stricture were improved on urography immediately. but follow up results were not so much improved. 3. Success rate of ureteral balloon dilatation was low (40% ). Therefore, we felt that secondary therapy modalities should be considered if first attempt was failed.
Constriction, Pathologic* ; Dilatation* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Ureter* ; Urography ; Urology