• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.789-791
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• 2009

Tuberculoma of the lungs is not an uncommon finding, but an ectopic liver in the lung is extremely rare. Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as tuberculoma can be diagnosed radiologically, but its definite diagnosis is established by confirmation of the acid-fast bacillus or the unique histology. We report here on a case of tuberculoma of the left lower lobe that was erroneously diagnosed as ectopic liver by ultrasono-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. An understanding of the normal variants of the liver can prevent a patient from undergoing an unnecessary invasive procedure.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.33-46
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• 1982

In Korea BCG vaccination has been employed as the main control measure for tuberculosis since 1962. Recently, the protective efficacy of BCG against tuberculosis has been controversial worldwide. A case-control study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of BCG in Korea which has a high prevalence of tuberculosis(2.5%). The study subjects were children under the age of 14 years who were hospitalized and diagnosed as tuberculosis in three general hospitals in Taegu City during last 6 years ($1975{\sim}1980$). Among 416 hospitalized tuberculous patients, 314 cases were confirmed as to the presence or absence of the BCG scar. A control group was selected from the same hospital patients of the same period as the cases. The control group was other than tuberculous patients whose distribution of age, sex and residence were the same as the cases. The results obtained are as follows: For all forms of tuberculosis, the relative risk and the protective efficacy of BCG were 3.5 and 71.8%. The efficacy was higher among female than among male (78.6% vs. 65.8%). The efficacy was higher among the one year and above than among less than 1 year of age. For tuberculous meningitis, the relative risk and the protective efficacy of BCG were 3.9 and 74.3 %. The efficacy was statistically significantly higher among female than among male (p<0.05). The relative risk and the protective efficacyt of BCG for uberculous meningitis combined with miliary tuberculosis and combined with pulmonary tuberculosis represented 6.9, 85.6%, and 7.4, 86.5%, respectively. On the other hand, the relative risk and the protective efficacy of BCG for miliary tuberculosis were 2.1 and 51.6%, and for pulmonary tuberculosis, 2.3 and 54.7%, respectively. From these results, it appears that BCG vaccination is an efficient preventive measure in Korea where tubercluosis is prevalent. Thus the routine BCG vaccination should be continued.

• 월간산업보건
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• s.98
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• pp.51-53
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• 1996

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.51 no.11
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• pp.1245-1246
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• 2008

• 종축개량
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• v.12 no.5 s.75
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• pp.78-82
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• 2007

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.36.2-37
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• 2004

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.403-404
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• 1996

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1997.10b
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• pp.256-257
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• 1997

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.72-79
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• 2015

Objectives: To identify the importance of preventing tuberculosis for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infectees and to monitor their management of health, we investigated the proportion of HIV-TB (Tuberculosis) deaths among the HIV deaths and its related factors. Methods: Data for HIV deaths from 2002 to 2010 was acquired from Statistics Korea, after which the HIV deaths were reclassified into HIV-TB deaths or other deaths according to the KCD (Korean Classification of Diseases). We analyzed the proportion of HIV-TB deaths among HIV disease deaths and the relationship between HIV-TB deaths and related variables such as sex, age, educational level, marital status, etc. Results: There were 774 HIV deaths in South Korea between 2002 and 2010. TB was the main cause of death in 10.1% of all HIV deaths. The total proportion of HIV-TB deaths was 10.1% but its proportion reached 16.3% between 2005-2007 and then decreased to 4% in 2010. Also, the proportion of HIV-TB deaths was significantly high in the young age groups, but its proportion was significantly low in married groups and well educated groups (p<0.05). Conclusions: The result implies that the policy that takes care of HIV infectee regarding TB prevention has been getting systemized on a national scale. Also, HIV-TB deaths have been affected by social factors such as education and marriage status.

• 보건세계
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• v.40 no.10 s.446
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• pp.4-7
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• 1993

1944년 임상적으로 사용되기 시작한 스트렙토마이신은 전세계 결핵환자의 치료약제로 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 스트렙토마이신의 알레르기성 과민반응의 경우 그 발생빈도가 대단히 낮고 그로인한 사망률도 극히 낮은 안전한 약제임에도 불구하고, 오히려 그 부작용이 과장되게 알려져 있어 사용하기를 꺼리는 경향이 있다. 임상증세로는 주로 피부, 호흡기, 순환기, 소화기의 장기와 관련되어 발생한다. 초회 주사시의 쇼크는 자신도 모르는 사이에 이미 감작되었을 가능성이 있으며 주사를 계속 맞다가 발생하는 수도 있다. 무엇보다도 예방이 가장 중요하며 혼자의 과거 알레르기반응의 유무 및 약물 사용력을 정확히 파악한 후 사용하여야 한다