• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.133-138
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• 2010

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is rare disease and a variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with prevalence of 1 in 500 in the general population. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical aneurysm and intramural thrombus is extremely rare. We report a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy progressing to left ventricular apical aneurysm with intramural thrombus diagnosed by contrast echocardiography.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.256.2-257
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• 2002

Intestinal epithelial cells can produce cytokines and chemokines that play an important role in the mucosal immune response. Regulation of this secretion is important to prevent inflammatory tissue damage. Lonicera japonica have been shown to inhibit inflammation. We tested the effect of luteolin, a major ingredient of Lonicera japonica, on TNF-${\alpha}$-stimulated IL-8 secretion from lntestinal epithelial cells. (omitted)

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.84 no.3
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• pp.245-246
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• 2021

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.75 no.1
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• pp.28-31
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• 2013

Methotrexate (MTX) has been established as a standard disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug. If adequate disease control is achieved for a reasonable period of time, tapering the MTX dosage is recommended because the chronic use of MTX can result in opportunistic infection. We present here a case of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis taking MTX, and the woman developed actively caseating endobronchial Mycobacterium intracellulare disease with pulmonary infiltrations. After discontinuing the MTX, the patient was able to tolerate 18 months of antimycobacterial treatment without flare ups of rheumatoid arthritis, and she completely recovered from nontuberculous mycobacterial respiratory disease.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.537-543
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• 1993

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a necrotizing renal infections characterized by intrarenal and occasional perirenal gas production. Although uncommon (89 cases in the literature), it occurs almost exclusively in diabetic patients (87% of the cases). Prompt and aggressive management is required to salvage these patients. We describe a recent case of a diabetic woman with emphysematous pyelonephritis due to E. Coli, successfully managed with unilateral nephrectomy.

• 순환기질환의공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.50-50
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• 2001

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.259-265
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• 2005

Central diabetes insipidus (DI) is a syndrome characterized by thirst, polydipsia and polyuria. Langerhans cell histiocytosis is one of the etiologies of DI. Recently we experienced a central DI associated with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. The 44 years old female patient complained right hip pain, polydipsia and polyuria. We carried out water deprivation test. After vasopressin injection, urine osmotic pressure was increased from 109 mOsmol/kg to 327 mOsmol/kg (300%). Brain MRI showed a thickened pituitary stalk and air bubble like lesions sized with 5cm, 7cm was shown on fifth L-spine and right hip bone at hip bone CT. CT guided biopsy revealed abnormal histiocytes proliferation and abundant lymphocytes. The final diagnosis was central DI associated with systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis invading hip bone, L-spine and pituitary stalk. Desmopressin and etoposide chemotherapy were performed to the patient.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 1986

Of 18 patients with Takayasu's arteritis who underwent $^{99m}Tc-MAA$ (macroaggregated albumin) perfusion luing scanning, 9 (50%) showed perfusion defects. Chest X-rays of them were nonspecific. One patient underwent $^{99m}Tc-DTPA$ radio aerosol inhalation lung scanning simultaneously, which revealed normal. So routine screening radioisotope perfusion lung scanning is helpful to evaluate pulmonary arterial involnmement in Takayasu's arteritis patients. And Takayasu's arteritis should be included in differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.325-331
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• 1990

Radionuclide renal scintigraphies were performed in a 24-year-old man with right renal artery branch stenosis. Captopril enhanced $^{99m}Tc-DTPA$ renal scintigraphy revealed no abnormal finding in the right kidney. But, $^{99m}Tc-DMSA$ renal scintigraphy showed regional cortical photon deficient area corresponding to the area supplied by the stenotic branch artery. The defect size increased in captopril enhanced $^{99m}Tc-DMSA$ renal scintigrphy and nearly disappeared after successful transluminal renal angioplasty. This case suggests that the captopril enhanced $^{99m}Tc-DMSA$ renal scintigraphy may be a useful method in the evaluation of renovascular hypertension, especially due to branch renal srtery stenosis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.68 no.6
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• pp.350-353
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• 2010

Here we report the first fatality caused by H1N1 influenza virus infection with acute respiratory distress syndrome in Korea. A 55-year-old man presented at our emergency department with dyspnea, fever, diffuse myalgia and malaise. Bilateral lung air-space consolidation was detected on his initial chest radiograph combined with severe hypoxemia. He was supported by mechanical ventilation and treated with antibiotics. A nasopharyngeal aspirate was positive for influenza A rapid antigen and oseltamivir was started on day 3 of admission. The nasal swab sample was positive for influenza H1N1 virus by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Despite aggressive treatment, he had refractory hypoxemia and uncontrolled septic shock. On day 5 of admission he went into cardiac arrest and expired.