• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.62 no.8
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• pp.292-296
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• 2019

Epidemiologic studies of Kawasaki disease (KD) have shown a new pattern or change of its occurrence suggestive of its pathophysiology or risk factors from the first patient with KD reported in 1961. The incidence of KD in Northeast Asian countries including Japan, South Korea, China, and Taiwan is 10-30 times higher than that in the United States and Europe. Knowing the true epidemiology of KD in each country and the availability of publications of KD epidemiology also could benefit general health care providers and general population. This would enable the early detection and treatment of KD, ultimately reducing the incidence of coronary artery complications and mortality. Therefore, efforts to investigate the true epidemiology of KD should be continued in every country using a questionnaire survey, National Health Insurance system data, or combined methods depending on each country's medical environment to ensure high-quality care of patients with KD.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.45-47
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• 2021

Damping-off symptoms were frequently observed on young plants of coastal hogfennel (Peucedanum japonicum) grown in a farmer's vinyl greenhouse located in Goseong, Gangwon Province, Korea during a disease survey in June 2019. Incidence of the diseased plants was 50-70% in the vinyl greenhouse investigated during the disease survey. Eight isolates of Rhizoctonia sp. were obtained from the diseased plants. All the isolates were identified as Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 based on the morphological characteristics and anastomosis test. Three isolates of R. solani AG-4 were tested for pathogenicity on coastal hogfennel by artificial inoculation. All the tested isolates induced damping-off symptoms on the inoculated plants. The symptoms were similar to those observed in the farmer's vinyl greenhouse investigated. This is the first report of R. solani AG-4 causing damping-off in coastal hogfennel.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.43-57
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to find the principal of the assignment of Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease(是動病 所生病) into 12 meridians and suggest the author's opinion. Methods : 1. The authors investigated the conception of Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease through several literatures. 2. The authors investigated the line course of 12 meridians(經脈流注) and their Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease. 3. The authors classified Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease following the study by Kim et al. 4. The authors suggested the opinions about the diseases that are difficult to be understood direct relation with the course of meridian. Results : 1. The result of classification of Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease into 5 shows that the percentages were 32.96% for meridian's own disease(本經病), 13.97% for organic own disease(本臟腑病), 12.85% for other organic own disease(他臟腑病), 20.67% for related organic disease(有關器官病), 19.55% for etc.(其他病). 2. Therefore, 19.55% of the whole Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease is that which occurred on the site that is not related directly with the meridian. Conclusions : 1. The exterior and interior relation(表裏關係) and mutual communication between organ and bowel(臟腑相通) are associated with the basic principal of the assignment of Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease that is not related with the course of meridian. 2. The cause of assignment of Sidong disease and Sosaeng disease can be explained according to the profound medical theories.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.790-798
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• 2011

'Mu-acupuncture treatment(繆刺法)' and 'Geo-acupuncture treatment(巨刺法)' are the ways of taking acupuncture points on the sound side of a human body and not on the unsound side of a human body to treat disease, 'Mu-acupuncture treatment(繆刺法)' is applicable to 'Transverse meridian disease(絡脈病)', 'Geo-acupuncture treatment(巨刺法)' is applicable to 'Longitudinal meridian disease(經脈病)'. To diagnose a disease as transverse meridian disease or longitudinal meridian disease depends on 'Feeling pulse at the nine spots of three parts on a body for diagnosis (三部九候診)'. 'Mu-acupuncture treatment(繆刺法)' takes a 'Rak-acupuncture point(絡穴)' under a wrist and a ankle joint. The method of taking it, two ways, are 'Yu(痏)' and 'The treatment getting some blood(出血療法)'. 'Yu(?)' which is similar to 'Quick-getting acupuncture into and out (單刺法)' means the number of times doing acupuncture and is different from 'The treatment getting some blood (出血療法)' which is typically considered as 'Yu(?)'. Meanwhile, judging from the changes of the methods of feeling pulse for diagnosis and the symptoms of a certain disease, though it is a precondition that 'Biased-Gi(邪氣)' stays at 'The Large transverse meridian(大絡)' in 'The theory of Mu-acupuncture treatment(繆刺論)', it is hard to consider the symptoms of 'Transverse meridian disease(絡脈病)' described in 'The theory of Mu-acupuncture treatment(繆刺論)' as the pure symptoms of 'Transverse meridian disease(絡脈病)'.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.224-228
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• 2006

The pattern identification of exterior-interior syndrome and cold-heat syndrome is one of the diagnostic methods using most frequently in Oriental medicine. There was no systematic studies analyzing the characteristics of the 'exterior-interior and cold-heat' between healthy and disease group. In this study, cold-heat pattern, blood pressure, pulse rate, height and weight are recorded from 100 healthy subjects and 196 disease subjects with age ranging from 30 to 59 years. To analyze the differences between healthy and disease group, we used the descriptive statistics. And linear regression function, linear support vector machine and bayesian classifier were used for distinguishing healthy group from disease group. The score of both exterior-heat and interior-cold in healthy group is higher than the score in disease group. This means that if one belongs to the disease group, his(or her) exterior gets cold and his interior gets hot. And also, these result have no relevance to age. But, the attempt to classify healthy group from disease group with a exterior-interior and cold-heat and other vital signs did not have good performance. It mean that even though they have a different trend each other, only these kinds of information couldn't classify healthy group and disease group.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.238-242
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• 2001

Food allergy is a disease caused by an abnormal immunological reaction to specific food proteins. Whole milk and soy beans are the most frequent causes of food allergy, some studies show that 2.2~2.8% of children aged between 1 and 2 year are allergic to milk. It can be classified to acute (urticaria, asthma, anaphylaxis) or chronic (diarrhea, atopic dermatitis) allergy according to clinical symptoms, or to IgE related or non IgE related allergy by an immunological aspect. Generally, allergies invading only the GI tract are mostly due to a non IgE related reaction. These hypersensitive, immunologic reactions of the GI tract, not related to specific IgE for food, present themselves in many ways such as food protein-induced enteropathy, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), celiac disease, food induced protocolitis, or allergic eosinophillic gastroenteritis. FPIES is one kind of non IgE related allergic reaction and is manifested as severe vomiting and diarrhea in infants between 1 week and 3 months. We report a case of FPIES in a 40-day old male infant presenting with 3 times of repeated events of watery diarrhea after cow's milk feeding.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.723-731
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• 2016

Background: Cancer is a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are responsible for 20% of all cancer-related deaths. In Turkey, stomach cancers account for 8.9%, colon cancer for 6.9%, and pancreatic cancer for 5.9%. This study examined the anxiety-depression levels and the quality of life of patients with GI cancer. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on 335 adult patients who had gastrointestinal cancer and who were hospitalized in medical oncology clinics. Data were collected by using hospital anxiety and depression scale, EORTC QLQ C-30 and a patient information form. Results: Patients who were male and secondary school graduates/graduates/postgraduates experienced more functional difficulties. Patients with poor economic status experienced more symptoms. Patient general wellbeing decreased with increase disease duration. The level of functional difficulties decreased with an increasing number of hospital stays. Anxiety scores increased with decreasing age. Both anxiety and depression scores increased with increasing disease duration. Patients who were female, single/widowed/divorced, and literate/elementary school graduates had higher anxiety and depression scores. Life quality decreased with increasing anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Patients should be supported to prevent anxiety and depression, and should be followed up with this in mind.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.29-77
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• 2004

After this study: I report the following result from it. 1. Beriberi is defined as sensory or motor disorder of leg with a painful-swelling and pyrexia. If it progress severely, the disease transmits to heart and cause numbness of the lower abdomen, vomiting, anorexia, palpitation, chest distress and confusion. 2. The external etiologic factors of Beriberi are wind-toxic pathogen, dampness, improper diet and climate sickness, the internal etiologic factors are deficiencies of the kidney, both Gi and blood and original vital energy. 3. The treatment of Beriberi is free-going of blockage, because it is a blocked disease. 4. Danggwiy-juntongtang and Ganghwar-dochetang is the most in the order of frequency of use. Mahwang-juagyongtang, Banha-juagyongtang, Daehwang-juagyongtang, Shinbi-juagyongtang are used in sequence. 5. The prescriptions of Beriberi are made up of the herbs that clear heat, for example, Ganghwar, Changchul, Mahwang and Bangpung, and the herbs that reinforces Gi, for example, Insam and Bakchul.

• Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.155-171
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• 2008

This study examined from "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip" how medical exchange between doctors of Joseon and Japan affected medical science of Japan. "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip" is a record that organized the written conversation between doctors and scholars of the Joseon and Edo period when the delegation so-called Joseon Tongsinsa visited Japan in 1719. Even though "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip" was written by Japanese, but it was comprised of Joseon's advanced medical ideology, especially "DongEuiBogam" that has occupied an important part of the Joseon medical ideology. As a matter of fact, "SangHanChang HwaHunJiJip" contains general theme and medical subject. But until now, it has been hardly studied by medical historians. Many studies were generally made related to Joseon Tongsinsa, a governmental delegation, focused on literary and cultural exchange between Joseon and Japan by historians. "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip" is no exception to this trend. We can find that doctors of the Joseon and Edo period entered into colloquium, a form of group discussion, about the clinical theme in "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip". Concretely, the conversation between doctors of Joseon and Japan was about infant disease, infectious disease, folk remedies, medical herbs, moxa cautery, acupuncture, the study of nature, the study of medical books, etc. For example, when doctors of Japan ask a confirmed disease, doctors of Joseon explained it particularly. They had a great effect on in every cultural aspect of Japan, especially its medical field. Through this study of the medical questions and answers in "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip", I came to know that the doctors of GiHae envoys gave great influence to the medical knowledge of Japan and the GiHae inherited and developed the medical tradition of SinMyo envoys. Through the examination of this study, I could deduct that "JeongJeongDongEuiBogam" which was published by the government of the Edo period is due to not only the contents of DongEuiBogam's advanced medical thought, but also the doctors of GiHae envoy. Also, "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip" gives us an idea that doctors of GiHae envoys have medical trend of the OnBoHakFa and a group of Japanese doctors has medical trend of the study of nature. I am confident that the improvement of medical science and natural history of the Edo period is due to influence of medical exchange between Joseon and Japan. "SangHanChangHwaHunJiJip" confirms that medical exchange between two countries affected doctors and scholars of the Edo period.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.1-45
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• 2003

We get the conclusion this following through bibliographic consideration about the cause of disease, disease mechanisms and remedy, prescription of tuberculosis of the cervical lymphic node. 1. The tuberculosis of the cervical Iymphic node is named the linear lump of scrofula(마도라력), the scrofula around neck(반사력), the wide-spread scrofula(류주력), the papule like lotus seed(련자력), the scrofula(라력), the subcutaneous nodes(結核), the scrofula due to disorder of Gi(기력) and the scrofula due to accumulation of phlegm(담력) according to the criterion of regions of disease, causes, rounding parts and shapes. 2. The cause of the tuberculosis of the cervical lymphic node are the stagnation of liver Gi(肝氣鬱結), the accumulation of phlegm and the stagnation of Gi(痰凝氣滯), the deficiency of vital essence of the liver and kidney(肝腎陰虛), the wind-heat of liver, gallbladder and triple warmer(肝膽三焦風熱), the dry-fire(燥火), the dryness of blood(血燥), the unwholesome diet(飮食不潔), the abundance of diet(食味之厚), the stagnation of Gi(鬱氣之積), the exhaustion syndrome(虛勞), the excessive thought(思慮過多), the toxin of wind-heat(風熱毒) and the germ of subcutaneous nodes(結核菌). 3. Symptoms of the tuberculosis of the cervical lymphic node are swelling slowly in comparison in the early days of occurrence, and are not pain, not itch, not heat, not other special symptoms. But in some cases, tuberculosis of the cervical lymphic node are quickly swelling in the early days of occurrence, and the fever and pain appear, The pyosis is accompanied with the fever and the pain at first generally, and then removing the pus from abscess is dissolved the fever and the pain in the majority of cases and representative of the general exhaustion syndrome. 4, The remedy of tuberculosis of the cervical Iymphic node is the early days, clearing the liver and relieves constraint(疏肝解鬱), phlegm and dissolving accumulation(化痰散結) the middle days, pus draining and toxin expelIing(托裏透膿) the latter days, replenish the kidney and strengthen the spleen(滋腎健脾). 5. The medication to treat the tuberculosis of the cervical lymphic node are the 益氣養榮湯(lkgiyangyoungtang)(14th), the 夏枯草散(Hagochosan)(10th) and et cetra in regular sequence. 6. The herb to treat the tuberculosis of the cervical Iymphic node are the 連翹(FRUCTUS FORSYTHlAE)(59th), the 甘草(RADIX GLYCYRRHIZAE)(51th), the 當歸(RADIX ANGELICAE GlGANTIS)(47th), the 黃芩(RADlXSCUTELLARIAE)(40th), the 夏枯草(SPICA PRUNELLAE)(23th) in regular sequence.