• 제목/요약/키워드: Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis

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비인강결핵 2례 (2 Cases of Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis)

  • 문동숙
    • 대한기관식도과학회지
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.196-200
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    • 2000
  • Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare pathological condition. It is most often associated with lymph node and pulmonary lesions, but it may be an isolated lesion. The clinical manifestation may resemble a malignant tumor of the nasopharynx and the nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is occurred occasionally primary infection but more frequently secondary infection to pulmonary tuberculosis. The nasal endoscopic evaluation of nasopharynx is necessary in patient with possible pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The author reports two cases of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in a 45-years old and 34-years old woman with a review of the literature.

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F18-FDG PET/CT에서 우연히 발견된 비인두 결핵 1예 (A Case of Incidentally Detected Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis on F-18 FDG PET/CT)

  • 이재현;김재승
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.482-484
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    • 2008
  • It is well known that F18-FDG PET/CT is a highly sensitive diagnostic modality for cancer patients. However, false positive cases resulting from benign disease such as tuberculosis in the endemic area often compromise the diagnostic accuracy of F18-FDG PET/CT. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease although extrapulmonary tuberculosis can involve any region in the body. We report one case of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis incidentally detected on F18-FDG PET/CT.

Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Cancers in Iran: A 6-year Report

  • Safavi, Ali;Raad, Nasim;Raad, Neda;Ghorbani, Jahangir
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권10호
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    • pp.4447-4450
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    • 2015
  • Background: Nasopharyngeal cancer is a disease with distinct ethnic and geographical distribution. The aim of this review was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of nasopharyngeal cancer in Iran from 2004 to 2009 because no systematic study has been performed to evaluate the trends of its incidence yet. Materials and Methods: The data were derived from the databases of the National Cancer Data System Registry in the period of 2004-2009. Nasopharyngeal cancers were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology. Incidence rates and trends were calculated and evaluated by gender, age decade, and histopathology types. Results: A total of 1,637 nasopharyngeal cancers were registered in Iran from 2004 to 2009 giving an incidence of 0.38 per 100,000. The male-to-female ratio was 2.08:1. The trend of incidence was found to have increased, with a significant increase observed in males. Undifferentiated carcinoma was the most common histopathology type in all the age decades. Conclusions: Because the incidence of nasopharyngeal cancers in Iran has increased, especially in males, further studies are recommended for understanding of the etiological factors involved in the rise of the disease.

Retropharyngeal abscess coinfected with Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis after rhinoviral infection in a 1-month-old infant

  • Shin, Jeong Hee;Sung, Se In;Kim, Jin Kyu;Jung, Ji Mi;Kim, Eun Sun;Choi, Soo Han;Kim, Yae Jean;Ahn, Kang Mo;Chang, Yun Sil;Park, Won Soon
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제56권2호
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    • pp.86-89
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    • 2013
  • A retropharyngeal abscess is a rare disease entity in young infants but can develop after nasopharyngeal viral infection. Group B Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus are the most common pathogens in young infants, however, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very rare. We report the case of retropharyngeal abscess and coinfection with S. aureus and M. tuberculosis in a very young infant presenting with respiratory symptoms due to upper airway obstruction. Usually tuberculous retropharyngeal abscesses are caused by the direct invasion of the bacteria from the spine via anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine. However, in this case, no associated spinal disease was observed.

만성 기침 환자에서 혈청 클라미디아 항체에 대한 ELISA와 microimmunofluorescence 검사의 비교 (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assays for Antibodies against Chlamydia Pneumoniae Compared with Microimmunofluorescence Test with Patients with Chronic Cough)

  • 이희영;김우진
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제59권1호
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2005
  • 연구배경 : 클라미디아 폐렴균은 임상적으로 중요한 균으로 혈청검사가 진단에 중요하다. 현재 이용되는 micro-immunofluorescence법은 주관적이고 시간이 많이 소요되므로 좀더 객관적으로 진단할 수 있는 ELISA법을 이용하여 만성 기침을 주소로 내원한 환자들의 혈청을 대상으로 검사하고 표준방법과 결과를 비교하였다. 방 법 : 2003년 8월부터 2004년 7월까지 강원대학교병원을 방문한 35명의 성인 환자에서 얻은 혈청을 ELISA법과 micoimmunofluorescence법으로 시행하였다. 비인두 스왑에서 PCR을 시행하였다. 두 방법의 비교는 비모수 상관계수 분석(Spearman)을 하였다. 결 과 : ELISA 검사결과 IgG는 민감도 84.0%, 특이도 60.0%, IgA는 민감도 84.0%, 특이도60.0%, IgM은 민감도 40.0%, 특이도 96.7%의 결과를 보였다. PCR은 3명의 환자에서 양성이었다. 결 론 : ELISA법이 많은 환자들을 대상으로 하는 역학적 연구에서는 좀더 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 임상적으로 적용되기 위해서는 좀더 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

The First Case of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Fatality in Korea

  • Seol, Hee-Yun;Eom, Jung-Seop;Kim, Mi-Hyun;Cho, Woo-Hyun;Kim, Ji-Eun;Kim, Ki-Uk;Jeon, Doo-Soo;Park, Hye-Kyung;Kim, Yun-Seong;Lee, Min-Ki;Park, Soon-Kew
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제68권6호
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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.

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in the Upper Respiratory Tracts of Korean Military Recruits

  • Choi, Chang-Min;Kang, Cheol-In;Kim, Young-Keun;Heo, Sang-Taek;Kim, Chang-Hoon;Song, Jae-Kyung;Jung, Hee-Saeng
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제67권5호
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    • pp.409-412
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    • 2009
  • Background: Several large outbreaks have demonstrated the threat of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in close-contact environments, such as occurs during training and quartering of military recruits training. In South Korea, which is a hospital or healthcare-associated MRSA prevalent area, military service is compulsory for all healthy young men. We surveyed and determined the extent of CA-MRSA colonization in the upper respiratory tracts of Korean military recruits. Methods: The Korean military recruits who were enrolled in a military training facility from November 2004 to March 2005 were eligible for this study. Sputum or nasopharyngeal swap was obtained from randomly selected subjects who displayed upper respiratory tract symptoms. Results: Of the 181 participants, 32 participants (17.7%) were colonized with S. aureus, and 12 participants (6.6%) were colonized with MRSA. Among the cases that were colonized with S. aureus, 37.5% (12/32) were colonized with MRSA. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed resistant patterns that were suggestive of the CA-MRSA strains for all of the MRSA isolates. Conclusion: This study of Korean military recruits found a great deal of showed MRSA colonization in them, and the antimicrobial resistant profile that was suggestive of a CA-MRSA strain. Further efforts to prevent the spread of MRSA infections and careful monitoring for CA-MRSA outbreaks are warranted, especially in a high risk group such as military recruits.

A Multicenter Study of Pertussis Infection in Adults with Coughing in Korea: PCR-Based Study

  • Park, Sunghoon;Lee, Myung-Gu;Lee, Kwan Ho;Park, Yong Bum;Yoo, Kwang Ha;Park, Jeong-Woong;Kim, Changhwan;Lee, Yong Chul;Park, Jae Seuk;Kwon, Yong Soo;Seo, Ki-Hyun;Kim, Hui Jung;Kwak, Seung Min;Kim, Ju-Ock;Lim, Seong Yong;Sung, Hwa-Young;Jung, Sang-Oun;Jung, Ki-Suck
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제73권5호
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    • pp.266-272
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    • 2012
  • Background: Limited data on the incidence and clinical characteristics of adult pertussis infections are available in Korea. Methods: Thirty-one hospitals and the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated to investigate the incidence and clinical characteristics of pertussis infections among adults with a bothersome cough in non-outbreak, ordinary outpatient settings. Nasopharyngeal aspirates or nasopharyngeal swabs were collected for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and culture tests. Results: The study enrolled 934 patients between September 2009 and April 2011. Five patients were diagnosed as confirmed cases, satisfying both clinical and laboratory criteria (five positive PCR and one concurrent positive culture). Among 607 patients with cough duration of at least 2 weeks, 504 satisfied the clinical criteria of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (i.e., probable case). The clinical pertussis cases (i.e., both probable and confirmed cases) had a wide age distribution ($45.7{\pm}15.5$ years) and cough duration (median, 30 days; interquartile range, 18.0~50.0 days). In addition, sputum, rhinorrhea, and myalgia were less common and dyspnea was more common in the clinical cases, compared to the others (p=0.037, p=0.006, p=0.005, and p=0.030, respectively). Conclusion: The positive rate of pertussis infection may be low in non-outbreak, ordinary clinical settings if a PCR-based method is used. However, further prospective, well-designed, multicenter studies are needed.

한국인에서 처음 분리된 Chlamydia pneumoniae (The First Isolation of Chalamydia pneumoniae from a Korean Patient)

  • 이승준;정해혁;김숙경;최대희;한선숙;남의철;원준연;박원서;이명구;정기석
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제53권5호
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    • pp.569-576
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    • 2002
  • 연구배경 : C pneumoniae는 상하기도 감염을 일으키는 주요균으로, 균의 임상검체로부터의 분리는 균이 가진 몇가지 특성으로 매우 어려운 것으로 보고되었다. 최근 연구자들은 급성 인두염으로 내원한 22세 여자환자에서 채취한 비인두 스왑으로부터 국내 최초로 C pneumoniae를 분리, 배양하는데 성공하였다. 방 법 : Hep-2 세포주를 24시간 배양한 뒤, 환자로부터 얻은 비인두 스왑 검체를 넣어, 900g에서 한시간 동안 원심분리한 뒤, 72시간 동안 배양하였다. 본 환자의 검체는 8대째 계대배양에서 처음으로 봉입체가 관찰되었고, 이를 통정하기 위해 종특이 직접면역형광 검사와 종특이 PCR을 시행하였다. 그 밖에 전자현미경 소견도 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 종특이 면역형광염색과 PCR은 모두 C. pneumoniae에 합당한 소견을 보여, 본 분리 균주가 C. pneumoniae임을 알 수 있었다. 전자현미경 소견은 서양의 표준 균주가 배모양입에 비해, 일본 균주과 유사한 원형을 나타내었다. 결 론 : 국내 최초로 연구자들은 22세 여자 급성인두염 환자로부터, C. pneumoniae 분리에 성공하였다. 형태학적으로 일본 균주와 같은 원형임은 서양의 보고와는 다르다. 향후 본 균주는 국내 C. pneumoniae 다양한 연구에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

영아 백일해의 임상 양상 (The Clinical Features of Pertussis in Infancy)

  • 김순주;김상은;김종현;이정현;오진희;고대균;성화영;유재연
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 2009
  • 목 적: 과거에는 비교적 흔했던 백일해는 DTP백신의 사용 이후 경험하기 어려운 질환이 되었다. 이 같은 상황은 DTP백신의 높은 방어효과에 의한 것이기도 하지만 실제로는 알고 있는 것보다 많은 환자가 발생하고 있으나 확진을 위한 검사법이 용이하지 않아 생기는 현상일 수도 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 발작적 기침을 주증상으로 입원한 영아들에게 백일해에 대한 검사를 적극적으로 수행하여 백일해로 진단되는 비율을 얻음과 동시에, 백일해로 확진된 환자들과 비백일해 대조군의 임상양상을 비교함으로써 본 질환에 대한 보다 높은 관심을 이끌고자 하였다. 방 법: 2006년 6월부터 11월까지 가톨릭대학교 성빈센트병원 소아청소년과에 입원한 생후 15-90일의 영아 중 1주일 이상 기침이 지속되고, 발작적 기침이나 흡기 시 '흡' 소리, 기침 후 구토가 있었던 환자 27명의 비인두 가검물로 백일해에 대한 PCR 및 배양검사를 시행하였다. 백일해에 대한 PCR 양성이나 배양검사에서 균이 자란 경우를 백일해 환자군, PCR음성이면서 배양검사에서 균이 자라지 않은 경우를 비백일해 대조군으로 정의하고 두 군간의 임상양상을 비교하였다. 결 과 : 연구 대상 27명의 입원시 진단명은 세기관지염 20명, 기관지 폐렴 1명, 백일해양 증후군 6명이었다. 백일해로 확진된 5명 중 1명(20%)만이 입원 시의 진단명이 백일해양 증후군이었다. 백일해 환자군과 비백일해 대조군의 임상양상을 비교한 결과 환자군에서 의미 있게 높은 빈도를 보였던것은 무발열(P =0.043), 발작적 기침(P =0.040), 청색증(P =0.001), DTaP백신 미접종(P =0.003), 정상 청진소견(P =0.028), 가슴 X-선 사진의 정상소견(P =0.027), 절대 림프구수(P =0.039), 낮은 CRP 수치(P =0.046)이었으며, 총 기침기간은 백일해 환자군에서 비백일해 대조군에 비해 길었다 (27.2${\pm}$10.6 vs. 12.6${\pm}$5.6일, P =0.039). 결 론: 백일해로 확진된 영아의 일부만이 입원 시의 진단명이 백일해양 증후군이었다. 따라서 전형적인 백일해 증상이 있는 경우는 물론, 열이 없이 1주일 이상 발작적 기침이 지속되거나 청색증이 동반되는 DTaP 백신 접종력이 없는 영아들에서는 백일해의 가능성을 반드시 염두에 두어 이에 대한 적극적인 검사를 고려해야 하겠다.

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