Publications by authors named "Joong Hyun Bin"
Background: Syncope is common among children and adolescents. Although it is most commonly caused by vasovagal syncope, it can also be due to undiagnosed, potentially serious, or even life-threatening conditions. We aimed to investigate the distribution of subsequent sinister diagnoses, such as heart disease (HD) and epilepsy, and analyze their demographic characteristics in children presenting with syncope.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing have been implemented worldwide, and a decrease in other infectious diseases has been reported as an unexpected benefit. However, to date, studies are lacking regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neuroinfectious diseases; therefore, we aimed to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of meningitis, which is the most common infectious disease in children.
Methods: This retrospective study used electronic medical record data from five university hospitals located in the metropolitan cities in Korea.
Background: With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lasting for more than a year, it is imperative to identify the associated changes in the use of emergency medical care for efficient operation of the pediatric emergency department (PED). This study was conducted to determine the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of PED visits.
Methods: This is a retrospective observational study of visits to the PED of six hospitals, between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the ongoing risk of polio re-emergence, particularly in regions previously declared polio-free, by examining acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases in Korea from 2012 to 2019.
- A total of 637 AFP patients under 15 were analyzed, with non-polio enterovirus (NPEV) detected in 33.4% of cases, predominantly the EV-A71 strain.
- The findings underscore the importance of effective AFP surveillance in understanding non-polio enterovirus-related neurological diseases and monitoring for potential polio outbreaks.
Background: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is an important urologic anomaly that causes renal injury in children with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). The present study aimed to evaluate the associations of abnormalities detected on technetium-99m-labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scans, focusing on the association with VUR of the levels of relative decrease in kidney function and cortical defects after a first febrile UTI in children.
Methods: All 171 children underwent ultrasonography, DMSA scan and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG).
Background: Given that YKL-40 is a known marker of inflammation, we sought to determine its association with urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile children.
Methods: In total, 44 children aged 0 to 24 months with febrile UTI and 35 age- and sex-matched controls with fever from other causes were enrolled in the study. ELISA was performed to determine the level of YKL-40 in urine collected from each child.
In 2009, the first outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) or herpangina (HP) caused by enterovirus 71 occurred in the Republic of Korea. This study inquired into risk factors associated with complications of HFMD or HP. A retrospective medical records review was conducted on HFMD or HP patients for whom etiologic viruses had been verified in 2009.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to observe clinical outcomes of the mother and her infant who were possibly exposed to high blood glucose at least 2-3 months in the early and midterm pregnancy by checking gestational weeks (GW) and the first HbA1c level at initial diagnosis of gestational diabetes (GDM).
Methods: A total of 107 GDM patients and their newborns were subject of this study. GDM patients were newly diagnosed at the Holy Family Hospital of Catholic University from January 2003 until December 2007 and continuously managed in the diabetes center.