• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.57-69
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• 2007

Objectives This study for evaluating the effects of HyangsayukgunjatangGamibang on childhood with abdominal pain. Methods This clinical study has been carried out with 38 children, who visited to the Department of Pediatrics, $\bigcirc\;\bigcirc$oriental medical center from January 2005 to August 2007, who had been treated for abdominal pain with herbal medicine (HyangsayukgunjatangGamibang). This study had done by chart-review or by telephone research. Results 1. After treating with HyangsayukgunjatangGamibang, 34 children's abdominal pain was improved. (63.2%) 2. After treating with HyangsayukgunjatangGamibang, 13 children eat more than before. 3. After treatment with HyangsayukgunjatangGamibang, children's symptoms-constipation, nausea, headache, anorexia were improved. Conclusions HyangsayukgunjatangGamibang is effective in childhood abdominal pain.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.209-220
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• 2001

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the attitude toward the oriental hospital among 100 pediatric outpatients. Methods : A questionnaire about the general characteristics of patients. the reason of choice or alteration was implemented. Results : 1. In distribution of sex & age, 60% was men and 40% women was between 2 and 6 years old. 2. In determinant factor for using Oriental medicine, 43.8% was tolerance increase of the western medicine and 33.0% was recommened by others. 3. In distribution of disease & therapeutic method, 62.5% was respiratory disease and 11.7% gastrointestinal disease, 64.3% was treated with oriental after Western medical therapy and 20.9% only Oriental medical care. 4. The changing causes for using Oriental after Western medicine, 35.9% was ineffective affect and 26.5% side effect. 5. The preference for using Oriental medicine, 41.6% was respiratory disease and 21.0% gastrointestinal disease. 6. The peculiarity of Oriental medicine compared with western medicine, 36% was effectiveness on the cronic disease and 14% for fundamental remedy. 7. The prodominance disease in Western medicine compared with Oriental medicine, 28% was operation, 18% common cold and 15% inflammatory disease 8. The questions about Oriental medicine, 22% was medical material's sanitation and place of origin, 18% harmness or not administered during long time. 9. The controversial point of Oriental medicine, 33.5% was expensive price and 27.7% difficulty of taking medicine. 10. In satisfaction degree of Oriental medicine, 69% was satisfied and 19% was very satisfied. Conclusions : Considering the above results, we have concluded that proper recognition about Oriental Pediatric medicine will be needed among patients.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.35-50
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• 2007

Objectives The purpose of this study was to revitalize pediatric emergency care in oriental medical hospital. Methods The study was composed of 281 pediatric patients who visited emergency room of the ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ university oriental hospital, from March 2006 to February 2007. Results The age distribution showed that 1 to 3 year's patients(40.6%) are the most New pediatric patients(59.1%) were more than who received medical treatment in this place. The seasonal distribution of between month's section and the 24 solar terms's section made no differences and pediatric patients who visited in emergency room was most in spring, least in autumn. Moreover the changes of season's patients were more than others. Pediatric patients who visited during the weekends and holidays(50.9%) were more than during the weekdays(49.1%). Systemic division of the major problems were the digestive symptoms(44.5%) and nervous symptoms(30.6%), respiratory symptoms(12.5%), musculoskeletal symptoms(5.3%), dermatological symptoms(1.8%), cardiovascular symptoms(0.7%) and others(4.6%) followed. The time interval between arrival and onset : within 6 hours were the most(54.5%). Pediatric patients who had digestive, nervous, musculoskeletal diseases within 6 hours were the most, but in the case of patients who had respiratory diseases, most of them were visited within 48 hours. Acting and herb-med treatment(77.9%) were the most in medical treatments. Pediatric patients(69.0%) who didn't revisit in this hospital after treatment in emergency room were more than who revisited(29.9%). Conclusions Pediatric patients who visited in emergency room of oriental medical hospital were most not acute form of a serious diseases, patients most visited in disease prefer to oriental medicine; such as dyspepsia, convulsions, crying, ankle sprain. Further studies will be needed for the actual circumstance's reflecion from this hospital and other oriental hospitals nearby or other western emergency rooms for the accurate studies.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.165-174
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to suggest a new method for measurement of children's growth development Ultrasound transonic velocity of inferior radiocarpal joint has some advantages that it is harmless to human body and apply a new analysis algorithm, it can be used for the diagnosis of bone age. Methods: This clinical study have been carried out with the 117 case(male 68, female 49) of the children aged 5 to 16 years old who visited in Department of Pediatrics, ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ university Oriental Hospital. Bone maturity is measured by Ultrasound transonic velocity and X-ray image of growth plate in inferior radiocarpal joint. This study were designed to investigate the relationship of the bone age by Ultrasound transonic velocity and X-ray image. Result & Conclusion : The maturity of growth plate of inferior radiocarpal joint was correlated with age, height, weight, BMI in this study(P<0.001). The Ultrasound transonic velocity of inferior radiocarpal joint are sufficient diagnostic worth as an index to predict bone maturity.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.109-119
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• 2009

Objectives The purpose of this study is to collect the statistics of pediatric problems and to develop more effective oriental medical treatments for pediatric diseases, their clinical applicability, and chief complaints on pediatric inpatients in oriental hospitals. Methods The study was composed of seventy inpatients that were age from 0 to 20, had received hospital treatment at the pediatrics in Dongguk Bun-Dang Oriental Medicine Hospital for seven years from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2008. The chief complaints were mainly categorized by oral examination on their patients. Results 1. In this study, male children were thirty one and female children were 39. Thus, sex ration of male to female was 0.79:1. 2. In age distribution, one month to one year were three (4.3%), 1 to six years were forty two (60%), six to ten years were fifteen (21.4%), and ten to twenty years were ten (14.3%). 3. In November, the number of inpatients was the highest (15.7%) in a year. However, there were no significant seasonal differences. 4. In the systemic division, the respiratory diseases : 44(62.9%), the digestive diseases : 11(15.7%), the infectious diseases : 5(7.1%), the musculoskeletal diseases : 3(4.3%), the diseases of nervous system : 3(4.3%), the gynecologic diseases : 1(1.4%), the liver and biliary disorders : 1(1.4%), and etc. : 3(4.3%). 5. The chief complaint of the inpatients is pneumonia, a common cold, respiratory complex symptoms, rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, diarrhea and etc. Conclusions The two main causes of inpatients were respiratory diseases and digestive disease. More data of inpatients are required for further study. Thus, the new diseases and treatment methods should be studied as a field of oriental medical treatment.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.189-196
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• 2000

Recently, By the climatic change and increased resistance to antibiotics, diseases with atypical fever are increasing. FUO(Fever unknown origin) is defined' as fever persisting for $1{\sim}3weeks$ which origins are not found. through the reports of two clinical cases presenting FUO, I pretend to show the orient-medical and west-medical approachs to FUO.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.121-137
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• 2010

Objectives: The purpose of this study is investigate about chief complaints of pediatric outpatients in the oriental medicine hospital and search for a latest of patients and their symptom. Methods: The study was composed of 3024 new patients aged between 0 and 20 who had been visited pediatrics in Kyung Hee oriental medicine hospital from 2009 March to 2010 February. Results: In age distribution, 1 year old child have most visited, and the number of the patients have fallen sharply as age have increased. The most visited month is August, and the least is November. In systemic division of chief complaints, in order of respiratory part, growth part, restorative herb medicine part, digestive part, neurologic & psychologic part, dermatologic part visited in patients number, and in single chief complaints, in order of growth, restorative herb medicine, anorexia, rhinosinusitis, cold, atopic dermatitis, seizure & epilepsy have visited. As for age and systemic division, between 1 and 6 years old, the patients of respiratory division have most visited, more than 7 years old, growth division. As for age and single chief complaints, in 0 year old, seizure & epilepsy have most visited, between 4 and 6 years old, rhinosinusitis, more than 7 years old, growth. Growth and respiratory division have increased the most in August, restorative herb medicine and digestive division have increased the most in September. In single chief complaints, patients of growth have most visited in most of time, but in September and November patients of restorative herb medicine have visited the most. Conclusions: The most visited division was respiratory part, and the most visited chief complaints was growth. More data of patients should be accumulated for further study, and we expect more specific study would be done about many kinds of disease in basis of this study.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.197-213
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• 2005

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate chief complaints of pediatric outpatients .Fin the oriental hospital and search for a trend of patients and their symtoms. Method : The study was composed of 2,915 new patients aged between 0 and 20 who had been visited pediatrics in ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ university oriental hospital from 2001 to 2004. Results : The percentage of new patients decreased every year with 30.7% in 2001, 25.5% in 2002, 24.1% in 2003, 17.8% in 2004. The age distribution showed 9.9% in infancy patients, 62.6% in early childhood, 16.8% in late childhood, 10.6% in adolescence. The percentage of infants decreased every year with 13.3% in 2001, 9.4% in 2002, 8.8% in 2003, 7.1% in 2004. The percentage of adolescents increased every year with 8.0% in 2001, 9.6% in 2002, 12.8% in 2003, 13.5% in 2004. Systemic division of chief complaints was respiratory symtoms(37.6%), general symtoms(26.1%), digestive symtoms(19.2%), skin symtoms(6.8%), nervous and mental symtoms (6.1%), urinary symtoms(2.2%), musculoskeletal symtoms(1.3%) and others(0.7%) in order of frequency. The main chief complaints were nasal mucus/obstruction(17.5%), weakness(16.9%), cough(12.8%), loss of appetite(9.8%), inappropriate growth(4.3%), atopic skin problem(3.4%), repeated common cold(2.4%), abdominal pain(2.4%), vomiting (2.2%), diarrhea(2.0%) and fever (1.9%). Loss of appetite, inappropriate growth and repeated common cold increased every year. Diarrhea and convulsion decreased every year. Conclusions : The two main causes of visit of patients were respiratory problems and improvement of general condition. More data of patients should be accumulated for further study. Not only analysis according to chief complaint, but also analysis according to diagnosis will accomplish more aaccurate information about disease of childrens in the future.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.225-232
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• 2004

Objectives : Hand-Foot-Mouth disease is a highly contagious disease most often seen in children. It is caused most commonly by the coxsackievirus A16 and clinically characterized by vesicles appearing on the hands, feet and in the mouth. The purpose of this study is a approach to the oriental medical treatment of Hand-Foot-Mouth disease. Method : We studied the clinical literatures of traditional chinese medicine about Hand-Foot-Mouth disease after the year 2000. Result : Hand-Foot-Mouth disease are similar to epidemic febrile disease(溫病) dampwarm syndrome(濕溫), and epidemic disease(時疫) in Oriental Medicine. Conclusion : In oriental medical treatment is classified into the treatment of internal use, external use, and combination treatment of chinese and western medicine.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2007

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate oriental medical treatment of pediatric bronchial asthma. Method : Chinese medical journals which is about pediatric bronchial asthma were analyzed for a reference. Result : Oriental medical treatment can be classified into three ways; internal treatment, external treatment, and combination treatment which means combining with Chinese and Western ways of treatments. Conclusion : Oriental medical treatment of pediatric bronchial asthma is more effective therapy than Western's.