• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2008

Objectives : This study describes a plan that was designed to prevent a measles outbreak that showed a changed outbreak pattern. This study is based on the epidemiological investigation of a measles outbreak in a preschool in Incheon, Korea, 2006. Methods : The subjects were 152 students at a preschool where a measles outbreak occurred. A questionnaire survey was conducted and serological testing for measles-specific IgM was preformed. Results : Of the fifteen confirmed, identified cases, eleven patients had been vaccinated with one dose, one patient had received two doses and three patients were unvaccinated. The three unvaccinated cases consisted of one 5-year-old child, one 3-year-old child and one 16-month-old infant. For the cases with one dose of the vaccination, there were 11 cases, which consisted of six 5-year-old children, two 4-year-old children, two 3-year-old children and one 2-year-old child. The case with two doses of the vaccination was one 4-year-old child. The attack rate of measles was 100% in the 0-dose group, 11.2% in the 1-dose group and 2.0% in the 2-dose group. The vaccine's efficacy was 88.8% in the 1-dose group and 98.0% in the 2-dose group. The vaccine effectiveness for the 2-dose group was higher than that of the 1-dose group. Conclusions : High coverage with a 2-dose vaccination should be maintained, and the vaccination should be given at the suitable time to prevent a measles outbreak with a changed outbreak pattern.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2019

장애인의 교정 치료는 환자에 따라 치료 목표와 방법이 비장애인의 교정 치료와 달라질 수 있다. 교정 치료를 시작하기 전에 환자의 교정 치료의 한계에 대한 보호자와의 충분한 의사소통이 먼저 이루어져야 하고, 교정 치료는 환자가 견딜 수 있으면서 도움이 되는 방향으로 시행되어야 한다. 또한 교정치료 시 보호자들에게 구강위생관리의 중요성을 항상 강조하고 집에서의 구강 위생 관리를 위한 교육을 반드시 시행해야 한다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2007

본 연구에 참여한 대상자는 서산시에 거주하는 자로 2007년 1월 1일부터 2007년 11월 31일까지 본원에 내원한 환자 중 방사선 경추 전 후면, 측방향 촬영을 실시하여 총 113명(40세 이하)을 대상으로 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 연령의 분포는 14~40세 까지로 남자 57명(50.4%), 여자 56명(49.6%)이었으며, 연령그룹이 30~40세 80명(70.8%), 20~29세 27명(23.9%)에서 많은 빈도를 나타냈다. 2) 경부통의 발생 원인으로는 교통사고, 실족, 원인 모름이 대부분으로 조사 되었는데 원인 알 수 없음이 81명(71.7%)으로 가장 많이 나타났으며, 증상 발현되는 시기는 만성 87명(77%)적으로 발현되는 것으로 나타나 경부통의 발생원인과 증상발현과의 통계적 유의성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 3) 전체 113명 중 20~29세 27명(23.9%), 30~40세 80명(70.8%)로 증상발현이 급성, 만성 모두 높은 분포를 보였다. 4) 본 연구자는 전체 113명 중 왼쪽 견부 39명(34.5%), 경추부위 31명(27.4%), 양쪽 견부 20명(17.7%)에서 각각 주요 통증이 있음을 알 수 있었고, 측만된 방향으로는 왼쪽측만 62명(54.9%)이 가장 많은 빈도로 나타났다. 5) 전 후 만곡방향에서 전만곡 48명(42.5%)으로 나타났으며, 수축기 혈압에서는 160mmHg에서 전만곡 19명(16.8%), 이완기 혈압에서는 총 69명(61.0%)이 전만곡 31명(27.4%)이 100mmHg으로 나타났다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.656-658
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• 2007

Purpose: Prader-Willi Syndrome(PWS) is a congenital chromosomal disorder characterized by compulsive and early development of obesity. Obesity is identified as the main cause of morbidity in PWS individuals. Also, body change for rapid weight gain, such as gynecomastia, can cause considerable functional and psychological trauma, We corrected successfully gynecomastia in PWS patient, so we reported our experience of surgical method and literature reviews. Methods: A 16-year-old male patient presented with gynecomastia. He was diagnosed as with PWS at pediatric department. We performed reduction mammaplasty using inferior pedicle and Wise pattern. Excision amount was 1350g in right breast and 1415g in left breast. Also, we managed upper and lateral fullness of breast with liposuction. Results: There were no specific complications, such as hematoma, infection, nipple-areola complex necrosis, and so on. Also, aesthetic and functional outcome was acceptable Conclusion: We experienced successful correction of gynecomastia in PWS patient, and found advantages of conventional reduction mammaplasty using inferior pedicle and Wise pattern at this specific situation.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.28-30
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• 2016

Major maxillofacial bone injury itself can be life threatening from both cardiovascular point of view, as well as airway obstruction. Significant hemorrhage from facial fracture is an uncommon occurrence, and there is little in the literature to guide the management of these patients. We report a 73-year-old male driver who was transported to our hospital after a motor vehicle collision. The patient was hypotensive and tachycardic at presentation and required active fluid resuscitation and transfusion. The patient was intubated to protect the airway. All external attempts to control the bleeding, from packing to fracture reduction, were unsuccessful. Emergency angiogram revealed the bleeding to originate from terminal branches of the sphenopalatine artery, which were embolized. This was associated with cessation of bleeding and stabilization of vital signs. Despite the age and severity of injury, the patient recovered well and was discharged home at 3 months with full employment. In facial trauma patients with intractable bleeding, transcatheter arterial embolization should be considered early in the course of management to decrease mortality rate.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.406-408
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• 2014

A 66-year-old male patient arrived at the emergency room with a crush injury to his chest. Multiple rib fractures, hemothorax on both sides, left scapular fracture, liver laceration, and retroperitoneal hematoma were found upon the radiologic examination. After closed thoracostomy, the patient had been initially admitted to the intensive care unit, but he was transferred to the general ward on the next day. On the 4th post-trauma day, the patient complained of severe pain and there was bloody drainage through the chest tube. This case is an exploration with the consideration of the possibility of major bleeding and the subsequent repair of the descending thoracic aorta. This case is regarded as a case in which the aorta wall was damaged as the sharp margin of the fractured ribs caused continuous irritation.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2019

Objectives : The aim of this study was to observe the clinical effect of warming acupunture therapy at Buyang(BL59), Golyun(BL60) in a traffic accident patient with neck pain. Methods : A 32-years-old, female patient with neck pain was treated by warming acupunture therapy at Buyang(BL59), Golyun(BL60) from April 28th to May 5th. The improvement of the patient's neck pain was evaluated by Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Pain Rating Score(PRS) and Neck Disability Index(NDI). Result : After treatment, flexion & extension VAS was decreased from 7.0 to 3.0 and lateral bending VAS was decreased from 7.5 to 4.0. PRS and NDI was improved 70 to 54, 41 to 35, respectively. Conclusions : The result suggests that warming acupunture therapy at Buyang(BL59), Golyun(BL60) may have therapeutic effect on neck pain patients.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2017

The patient was a 69-year-old Korean male with Lewy's body dementia and insomnia. He was treated with acupuncture and a herbal medicine, Ukan-san. To evaluate insomnia, the patient's total sleeping time was recorded. The patient's sleeping time increased after the administration of the Korean medicine treatments. Treatment with Korean medicine may be effective in treating insomnia in cases of Lewy's body dementia.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.144-147
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• 2015

Recently, percutaneous epidural neuroplasty has become widely used to treat radicular pain caused by spinal stenosis or a herniated intervertebral disc. A 19-year-old female patient suffering from left radicular pain caused by an L4-L5 intervertebral disc herniation underwent percutaneous epidural neuroplasty of the left L5 nerve root using a Racz catheter. After the procedure, the patient complained of acute motor weakness in the right lower leg, on the opposite site to where the neuroplasty was conducted. Emergency surgery was performed, and swelling of the right L5 nerve root was discovered. The patient recovered her motor and sensory functions immediately after the surgery. Theoretically, the injection of a large volume of fluid in a patient with severe spinal stenosis during epidural neuroplasty can increase the pressure on the opposite side of the epidural space, which may cause injury of the opposite nerve by barotrauma from a closed compartment. Practitioners should be aware of this potential complication.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.127-131
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• 2020

A 60-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure was admitted to the hospital with severe pain in the upper lip, which began 4 days prior to admission, accompanied by a bullous lesion and suspected cellulitis in the upper lip. Immediately after admission, as the patient's general condition worsened, tests revealed a non-ST elevated myocardial infarction, septic embolism of the lung, as well as septic shock. Her upper lip suddenly presented a gangrenous and necrotic change, which the tissue and blood culture confirmed to be a Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. After a quick response, the patient's general condition improved. Subsequently, serial debridement was performed to effectively clear away the purulent discharge. While under general anesthesia, the process confirmed full-layer necrosis of the upper lip including the orbicularis oris muscle. Almost half of the entire upper lip sustained a full-layer skin and soft tissue defect, with scar contracture. Six months later, to correct the drooling and lip sealing following the defects, a scar release and an Abbe flap coverage were performed considering both functional and aesthetic aspects. The follow-up revealed a favorable corrective result of the upper lip drooling, and the patient was satisfied from a functional perspective.