• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2008

견관절의 모든 병적 상황의 성공적인 치료에는 정확한 진단이 요구된다. 이학적 검사는 견관절 질환의 검사에 필수적인 요소이다. 통증, 근력의 저하, 운동범위의 감소, 그리고 불안정성은 다양한 견관절 병태생리에 의해 발생하는 가장 흔한 증상들이다. 따라서, 견관절 질환을 가진 환자에게 정교한 임상적 접근이 필수적이다. 다양한 진단적 검사와 임상적 측정을 포함한 표준화된 평가가 견관절 복합체에서 한 구성요소를 특정하게 검사함으로써 진단적 정확도를 향상시킨다. 대부분의 경우, 신중한 이학적 검사가 진단과 확진 및 추가적 조사를 위해 선택적으로 시도될 수 있는 영상학적 시술과 같은 특정 진단 기술을 계획하거나 제공하게 된다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.33-36
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• 2020

Cutaneous horn is the clinical entity, which is circumscribed, conical, markedly hyperkeratotic lesion in which the height of the keratotic mass amounts to at least half of its largest diameter. It may be associated with many different pathological lesions. It is a relatively rare and a kind of epidermal tumor that generally appears as a conical projection. Here, we report rare case of congenital cutaneous horn. A 39-month-old female Korean patient presented at our clinic with a mass at the tip of her nose present since birth. Under general anesthesia, cutaneous horn of nasal tip was completely excised without any complications. The operation site was small enough to perform a primary closure, without any nasal deformity. Histopathologically, it was reported as a fibroepithelial polyps. After operation, there is no evidence of recurrence at 16 months of follow-up.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.315-317
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• 2002

방선균증이 폐를 침범하여 수술을 시행하는 경우는 매우 드물며 본 저자들은 반복적인 객혈을 주소로 내원한 남자 환자에서 폐결핵 의심하에 폐절제 수술을 하였으며 병리소견상 폐 방선균증으로 진단되었기에 보고한다. 환자는 49세 남자로 내원 전 임상증상과 단순 흉부 촬영에서 폐결핵으로 진단 후 결핵약을 복용 중이었으나 지속적인 결핵약 복용에도 증상의 호전이 없고 단순 흉부 촬영 및 흉부 컴퓨터 촬영 상 좌폐 상엽에 동공 형성을 보여 결핵약에 반응을 보이지 않는 폐결핵으로 의심하고 외과적 절제술을 시행하였다. 외과적 절제술 후 병리조직학적 검사 상 sulfur granule을 확인하여 방선균증을 진단하였다. 환자는 수술 후 문제없이 퇴원하여 6개월간 항생제 치료를 받을 예정이다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.160-164
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• 2017

C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a recently defined pathological entity characterized by C3 accumulation with absent or scant immunoglobulin deposition, leading to variable glomerular inflammation. The clinical presentation of patients with C3G is highly variable, as they may present with symptoms ranging from microscopic or mild proteinuria to full-blown nephrotic syndrome, with or without renal impairment. However, there is no consensus recommendation for specific treatment in children with C3G. Recently, new therapies have been suggested to target complement pathways, owing to an improvement in the understanding of the pathogenesis of C3G. C3G complement blockade with eculizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeted against complement C5, inhibits activation of the alternative complement pathway. We could not use eculizumab owing to its high price; thus, we administered oral prednisolone and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). MMF was replaced with cyclosporine because proteinuria persisted, with a consistently low serum C3 level; we tapered off the prednisolone because of a Cushingoid appearance and amenorrhea. Thereafter, proteinuria improved, and the serum C3 level returned to normal. Thus, we report the effectiveness of cyclosporine in a patient with C3G and an inadequate response to prednisolone and MMF, who was detected via school urinary screening.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.516-674
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• 1998

Ancient Indian medicine, Ayulveda that had been developed during the period from 1500B.C. to 1000A.D. was a part of Atharva Veda in Vedas, ancient religious literature. Ayurveda accumulated wisdom of life from time immemorial presents that an individual entity is required to live in harmony with nature or universe according to its constitution. Ayurveda is the medical science that grasps individual constitution through Tridosha, a combination of five primary elements(space, wind, fire, water, and earth), and systemetically explains physiological and pathological phenomena which reveal according to the constitution. In Ayurveda, diseases are classfied by various diagnostic methods, and the state of sound body, mind and spirit is maintained by several unique theraphies and regimens. Ayurveda has (once) been developed in the form of monk medicine since it was transmitted as the buddistic medicine in China and Korea. It has a lot of similarities to the oriental medicine that systematizes the theory of holistic idea on the basis that the human body is a small universe corresponding to nature. The oriental medicine and Ayurveda, two main axes of the oriental medicine arouse western medical schools' interest by their perculiar views of the disease and the system of their medical theories. And they are expected to render services to human health.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.64-67
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• 2001

유상피육종은 전형적인 형태인 경우에는 비교적 젊은 사람의 손이나 발과 같은 말단부에 호발하는 종양이다. 그러나 근위형의 경우는 주로 청장년층의 골반, 회음부 또는 생식기에 발생한다. 형태학적으로 종양세포는 뚜렷한 유상피 형태를 취하거나, rhabdoid형태를 보이며, 심한 세포학적 이형증과 함께, 다결절 형태로 성장한다. 면역조직화학적 검사에서는 특징적으로 cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, vimentin이 양성이다. 본 보고는 32세 남자의 회음부에 발생한 근위형 유상피육종을 기술하였다. 형태학적으로 전형적인 근위형 유상피 육종의 조직학적 소견을 관찰하였으며, 병리조직학적 감별점과, 환자의 예후에 관하여 토론하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2018

Tau protein is encoded in the microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) gene and contributes to the stability of microtubules in axons. Despite of its basic isoelectric point and high solubility, tau is often found in intraneuronal filamentous inclusions such as paired helical filaments (PHFs), which are the primary constituent of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). This pathological feature is the nosological entity termed "tauopathies" which notably include Alzheimer's disease (AD). A proteinaceous signature of all tauopathies is hyperphosphorylation of the accumulated tau, which has been extensively studied as a major pharmacological target for AD therapy. However, in addition to phosphorylation events, tau undergoes a number of diverse posttranslational modifications (PTMs) which appear to be controlled by complex crosstalk. It remains to be elucidated which of the PTMs or their combinations have pro-aggregation or anti-aggregation properties. In this review, we outline the consequences of and communications between several key PTMs of tau, such as acetylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination, focusing on their roles in aggregation and degradation. We place emphasis on the structure of tau protofilaments from the human AD brain, which may be good targets to modulate etiological PTMs which cause tau aggregation.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2020

Acquired facial lipoatrophy is a rare disease with an unclear etiology and pathological pathway. The distinct causative factors of this disease have been not elucidated, but it is suspected to be associated with immune system-related diseases, most notably AIDS. Although the management of facial lipoatrophy is very important for patients' social life and mental health, no treatment framework has been developed due to the unknown nature of the disease manifestation. The present case report was designed to provide sequential imaging to visualize the disease progression. The clinical backgrounds of the patients are also introduced, helping characterize this disease entity more clearly for maxillofacial specialists.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.282-287
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• 2020

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a high-grade neoplasm that is usually located in the extremities and retroperitoneum. In the past, UPS was considered the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults; due to improvements in diagnostic techniques, most cases have been reclassified as other lineage-specific tumors. Gnathic bones are rarely affected, and the clinicopathological characteristics of this neoplasm when diagnosed in the jaw remain to be better described. In this report, we present a rare case of mandibular UPS affecting an 88-year-old female who demonstrated a painful swelling on the right side of the mandible that was accompanied by a pathological fracture. Microscopic examination revealed a pleomorphic spindle-cell neoplasm with mitotic figures and necrosis. The patient underwent surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy but experienced metastasis after 12 months of follow-up and died. Diagnosis of UPS is challenging, and oral pathologists must be aware of this entity when dealing with aggressive undifferentiated neoplasms.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2018

Partial hydatidiform mole and coexisting fetus is a rare entity with antecedent high risk of maternal and fetal complications, and risk of persistent trophoblastic disease in later life. Here, we report a case of twin pregnancy with live fetus identified as 45,X and normal placenta and another partial mole. Ultrasound scan at 10 weeks showed a hydrops fetus with a focal area of multicystic placenta. The patient underwent chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis for chromosomal analysis, and the result was 45,X. Based on these finding, the patient then underwent induced abortion. Pathological examination (immunohistochemical staining) of the placenta confirmed the partial mole. This report suggests that careful prenatal ultrasonography and appropriate karyotyping in a molar pregnancy and coexisting fetus enable early diagnosis and may be beneficial for prognosis.