• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.37-41
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• 2008

Methemoglobinemia can be caused by dapsone toxicity. We report a case dapsone induced methemoglobinemia unresponsive to methylene blue successfully treated by exchange transfusion. A 52-year-old male ingested a handful of dapsone. He presented with severe peripheral cyanosis in lips and fingertips and his methemoglobin level was found to be 21.9%. After admission, methylene blue (1%) at 1 mg/kg was injected each time peripheral cyanosis and rising serum methemoglobin occurred. Despite methylene blue therapy, the patient‘s methemoglobin level continued to fluctuate. Five days after the injections of methylene blue, many Heinz bodies were visualized in the peripheral blood, suggestive of hemolytic anemia occurrence. By hospital day 6, serum methemoglobine levels were elevated and not measurable (> 50%) and the patient was constantly in a semi-comatose mental state. An exchange transfusion carried out by utilizing 6 units of packed red blood cells and 4 units of fresh frozen plasma was performed. The patient's methemoglobin levels were subsequently kept up below 20% and his peripheral cyanosis receded. Physicians should recognize the important role of exchange transfusion in refractory dapsoneinduced methemoglobinemia.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.805-808
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• 2010

Although sodium nitroprusside (SNP) is often used in pediatric intensive care units, cyanide toxicity can occur after SNP treatment. To treat SNP-induced cyanide poisoning, antidotes such as amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate, and hydroxycobalamin should be administered immediately after diagnosis. Here, we report the first case of a very young infant whose SNP-induced cyanide poisoning was successfully treated by exchange transfusion. The success of this alternative method may be related to the fact that exchange transfusion not only removes the cyanide from the blood but also activates detoxification systems by supplying sulfur-rich plasma. Moreover, exchange transfusion replaces cyanide-contaminated erythrocytes with fresh erythrocytes, thereby improving the blood's oxygen carrying capacity more rapidly than antidote therapy. Therefore, we believe that exchange transfusion might be an effective therapeutic modality for critical cases of cyanide poisoning.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2006

윌슨병에서 용혈성 빈혈과 전격성 간부전이 동반되면 혈장교환술이나 간이식이 필수적이다. 저자들은 간염과 용혈위기가 동반된 전격성 윌슨병 환아에서 혈장교환술을 계속하였으나 호전을 보이지 않아 교환수혈을 시행한 결과 용혈위기를 극복하였다. 현재까지 약물치료와 혈장교환술에 뒤이은 간이식이 일차 치료로 되어 있지만, 전격성 간부전이 응급으로 간이식을 해야 할 만큼 심하지 않은 경우에는 혈장교환술후 교환수혈을 시도할 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.6-13
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• 2006

Jaundice is one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions found in neonatal period, and most jaundice is benign. But because of the possibility of bilirubin toxicity, every newborn infants must be examined to identify the development of severe hyperbilirubinemia. To prevent the development of severe hyperbilirubinemia, promote and support successful breast-feeding, perform a systemic assessment before discharge for the risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia, provide early and close follow-up program, and treat with phototherapy or exchange transfusion or other therapeutic modalities, if indicated, are recommended.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.106-111
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• 2017

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among infants with neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia (NIH); compare G6PD-deficient and G6PD-normal patients regarding hyperbilirubinemia and need for exchange transfusions (ET); and assess risk factors for ET and kernicterus. Methods: This is a case-control retrospective study. Medical records of NIH patients admitted to the Pediatric Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain, between January 2007 and June 2010 were reviewed. Data on sex, age at presentation, hospitalization duration, need for ET, hemoglobin (Hb) level, reticulocyte count, direct Coombs test, serum total and indirect bilirubin levels, thyroid function, blood and urine cultures, G6PD status, and blood groups were collected and compared between the G6PD-deficent and G6PD-normal patients. Results: Of 1,159 NIH patients admitted, 1,129 were included, of whom 646 (57%) were male. Among 1,046 patients tested, 442 (42%) were G6PD deficient, 49 (4%) needed ET, and 11 (1%) had suspected Kernicterus. The G6PD-deficient patients were mainly male (P<0.0001), and had lower Hb levels (P<0.0001) and higher maximum bilirubin levels (P=0.001). More G6PD-deficient patients needed ET (P<0.0001). G6PD deficiency (P=0.006), lower Hb level (P=0.002), lower hematocrit count (P=0.02), higher bilirubin level (P<0.0001), higher maximal bilirubin level (P<0.0001), and positive blood culture result (P<0.0001) were significant risk factors for ET. Maximal bilirubin level was a significant risk factor for kernicterus (P=0.021) and independently related to ET (P=0.03). Conclusion: G6PD deficiency is an important risk factor for severe NIH. In G6PD-deficent neonates, management of NIH should be hastened to avoid irreversible neurological complications.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.310-312
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• 2011

A preterm female infant born at 27 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 990 g developed acute hypotonia, apnea, hypotension and bradycardia mimicking septic shock syndrome at 14h after birth. Laboratory tests indicated a severe hypermagnesemia of 45 mg/dL. The renal function, complete blood count and maternal blood concentrations of magnesium were normal, and the blood cultures were negative. The patient recovered with treatment including exchange transfusion. However, the etiology of the severe hypermagnesemia remains unknown.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권7호
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• pp.718-721
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• 2003

저자들은 신생아 용혈성 질환을 일으킨 아기를 분만한 산모와 신생아에서 $anti-Jk^b$를 동정하여 진단하였으며, 이에 대해 그 임상경과를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 따라서, 생후 24시간이내 신생아 황달이 있는 경우 군소 혈액형 부적합증에 의한 신생아 용혈성 질환을 감별하여야 하며, 불규칙항체 선별 검사나 불규칙항체 동정 검사를 통하여 항체를 규명하고, 광선요법이나 교환수혈 등을 실시하여 핵황달 예방에 주의함과 동시에 지연성 빈혈이 없는지 지속적인 관찰이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.21-24
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• 2013

Hemolytic disease in a newborn that causes early jaundice is common. It is often due to the Rh (D) and ABO incompatibility, but rarely due to unexpected antibodies. Among these unexpected antibodies, the anti-$Di^a$Dia antibody rarely occurs. The anti-$Di^a$ antibody was observed in the serum and red-cell eluate of an infant, and in the serum of his mother. The frequency of the appearance of the $Di^a$ antigen in the Korean population is estimated to be 6.4-14.5%. This paper reports a case of hemolytic disease in a newborn associated with the anti-$Di^a$ antibody. A full-term male infant was transferred to the authors' hospital due to hyperbilirubinemia the day after his birth. The laboratory data indicated a hemoglobin value of 11.6 g/dL, a reticulocyte count of 10.6%, a total bilirubin count of 14.4 mg/dL, a direct bilirubin count of 0.6 mg/dL, and a positive result in the direct Coombs' test. Due to the identification of an irregular antibody from the maternal serum, an anti-$Di^a$ antibody was detected, which was also found in the eluate made from the infant's blood. The infant had been treated with phototherapy and intravenous immunoglobulin since the second day after his birth and was discharged due to an improved condition without exchange transfusion. Therefore, in cases of iso-immune hemolytic disease in a newborn within 24 hours from birth who had a negative result in an antibody screening test, the conduct of an anti-$Di^a$ antibody identification test is recommended due to the suspicion of an anti-$Di^a$ antigen, followed by early administration of intravenous immunoglobulin.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.888-895
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• 1998

Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. Plasmodium falciparum, accounting for nearly all malaria mortality, kills an estimated 1 to 2 million persons yearly and has several features that make it deadlist of malarias. While cerebral malaria is the most common presentation of severe disease, acute lung injury associated with malaria is uncommon but serious and fatal complication. We report two cases of severe malaria with ARDS and multi-organ failure. All two patients traveled to foreign countries, Kenya, Papua New Guinea where choroquine-resistant malaria is distributed. The first case, which developed cerebral malaria, hypoglycemia, multi-organ failure, and ARDS, treated with quinine and mechanical ventilator, but expired due to oxygenation failure. Autopsy showed acute necrotizing infiltration, diffuse eosinophilic fibrinoid deposits along the alveolar space, and alveolar macrophage with malaria pigment The second case also developed multi-organ failure, followed by ARDS, and was treated with quinine, exchange transfusion, plasmapheresis, and mechanical ventilator. He recovered with residual restrictive lung change after treatment.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권9호
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• pp.848-854
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• 2007

목 적 : 최근 모유 수유에 대한 관심이 증가되고 있으나 모유 수유를 위한 충분한 교육과 여건이 성숙되지 못한 상황에서 이를 고집하여 조기 모유 황달이 증가하는 경향이 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 황달의 원인과 위험인자, 핵황달의 조기 예측도구로서 ABR 검사의 유용성을 알아보고자 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2005년 9월부터 2006년 5월까지 신생아 황달로 입원치료 받은 환아 중 임신과 분만 시 관련 합병증이 없었던 출생체중 2,500 g 이상, 재태 주령 37주에서 42주의 36명을 대상으로 하였다. 이 중 전적으로 모유 수유만을 시행한 환아 23명을 모유 수유군으로 하였고, 모유 수유를 우선으로 하였으나 부족분을 조제유로 보충한 13명을 혼합 수유군으로 하였다. 결 과 : 두 군간 임상적 특성은 통계학적 차이가 없었고 다만 외래 방문 시 일령은 모유 수유군($8.7{\pm}3.6$일)이 혼합 수유군($6.0{\pm}1.9$일)에 비해 유의하게 늦었으며(P=0.009), 1주 이후인 경우에서 혈청 빌리루빈이 높은 경향이 관찰되었다. 모유 수유군이 23명(63.9%), 혼합 수유군 13명(36.1%)으로 조사되었고, 혼합 수유의 경우 산모가 적극적으로 모유 수유를 원했으나 모유량의 부족으로 인한 선택이었으며, 모유 수유군에서 혼합 수유군에 비해 유의하게 체중 감소가 심하였다(P<0.05). 비정상 ABR은 혈청 빌리루빈 33.5 mg/dL(외래 방문 시 일령 9일), 32.1 mg/dL (외래 방문 시 일령 7일), 20.3 mg/dL(외래 방문 시 일령 13일) 의 3례에서 V 파형의 소실이 관찰되었고 추적검사가 이루어진 경우 회복을 보였다. ABR 검사 상 70 dB 자극에서 III 파형이 혈청 빌리루빈 값의 증가에 따른 잠복기 연장이 유의한 상관관계를 보였고(P=0.002), 연령을 포함한 다중회귀분석에서도 혈청 빌리루빈 값과 유의한 결과를 확인할 수 있었다(P<0.01). 결 론 : 신생아 황달에서 핵황달의 조기 예측도구로서 ABR 검사를 이용하기 위해서는 향후 지속적인 연구를 통해 파형의 소실 외에도 유의한 잠복기의 연장이나 파형의 변형에 따르는 분석을 위해 검사방법과 정상치를 표준화함으로써 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. 또한 모유 수유의 경우 조기 모유 황달을 예방하려면 산모에 대한 충분한 교육 및 생후 1주 이내의 외래 방문을 권할 필요가 있으며, 혈청 빌리루빈 및 ABR 검사를 시행하면 교환 수혈의 시행 여부에도 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.