• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.611-617
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• 1999

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권4호
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• pp.473-473
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• 2015

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.255-258
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• 1998

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.896-901
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• 1998

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation(PAVM) is an uncommon congenital anomaly. As pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is a direct communication between the branches of pulmonary artery and vein which originated from the malformation of capillary development, major disturbances in gas exchange can result. This malformation results in the several symptoms such as dyspnea, hemopyssis, cyanosis, and severe neurologic complaints. However, the most of patients are usually asymptomatic. Selective pulmonary angiography is well known the helpful diagnostic method. Recently, therapeutic embolization has been advocated as the treatment of choice for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We report a case of multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformation, which was detected on the simple chest X-ray and successfully treated with coil embolization in a 19-year-old asymptomatic woman.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.595-600
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• 1999

목 적: 폐흉수에서 ADA 활성도의 측정은 결핵성 폐흉수의 진단에 유용한 검사로 증명되어왔다. 하지만 기관지 폐포 세척액에서 ADA의 유용성에 대해서는 논란이 많으며 또한 그 연구가 극히 미미한 실정이다. 본 연구는 폐결핵의 조기진단의 생화학적 지표로서 결핵환자의 기관지 세척액 ADA의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 폐결핵이 확진된 경우를 제 1군(25명)으로 하였고 폐암환자들을 제 2군(26명)으로 하였으며 대조군을 제 3군(10명)으로 하여 기관지 세척액 ADA 활성도에 있어서 세군 사이에 차이가 있는지를 비교 분석하였다. ADA 측정은 Giustils colorimetric 방법으로 시행하였다. 결 과: 기관지 세척액 ADA 활성도는 제 1군에서 제 2군과 제 3군에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 결 론: 기관지 세척액 ADA 활성도는 폐결핵이 의심되는 환자에서 폐결핵을 진단하는데 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제82권4호
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• pp.306-310
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• 2019

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is increasing in immigrants. We aimed to investigate the current status of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment for North Korean Refugees (NKR) compared to South Koreans Contacts (SKC). Methods: TB close contacts in a closed facility of SKC and NKR who underwent LTBI screening in a settlement support center for NKR were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Among tuberculin skin test (TST) ${\geq}10mm$ (n=298) reactors, the males accounted for 72.2% in SKC (n=126) and 19.5% in NKR (n=172) (p<0.01). The mean age was higher in South Korea ($42.8{\pm}9.9years$ vs. $35.4{\pm}10.0years$, p<0.01). Additionally, the mean TST size was significantly bigger in NKR ($17.39{\pm}3.9mm$ vs. $16.57{\pm}4.2mm$, p=0.03). The LTBI treatments were initiated for all screened NKR, and LTBI completion rate was only 68.0%. However, in NKR, LTBI treatment completion rate was significantly increased by shorter 4R regimen (odds ratio [OR], 9.296; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.159-20.774; p<0.01) and male (OR, 3.447; 95% CI, 1.191-9.974; p=0.02). Conclusion: LTBI treatment compliance must be improved in NKR with a shorter regimen. In addition, a larger study regarding a focus on LTBI with easy access to related data for NKR should be conducted.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권4호
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• pp.261-273
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• 2018

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results in high morbidity and mortality among patients nationally and globally. The Korean clinical practice guideline for COPD was revised in 2018. The guideline was drafted by the members of the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases as well as the participating members of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Korean Physicians' Association, and Korea Respiration Trouble Association. The revised guideline encompasses a wide range of topics, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, assessment, monitoring, management, exacerbation, and comorbidities of COPD in Korea. We performed systematic reviews assisted by an expert in meta-analysis to draft a guideline on COPD management. We expect this guideline to facilitate the treatment of patients with respiratory conditions by physicians as well other health care professionals and government personnel in South Korea.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2009

Bilateral interstitial infiltration in chest radiography, which may be fine granular, reticular or of ground glass opacity, is the typical radiographic findings of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Recently, atypical radiographic features, including cystic lung disease, spontaneous pneumothorax or nodular opacity, have been reported intermittently in patients with P. jiroveci pneumonia. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman with a transplanted kidney whose simple chest radiography and HRCT scan showed numerous miliary nodules in both lungs, mimicking miliary tuberculosis (TB). Under the presumptive diagnosis of miliary TB, empirical anti-TB medication was started. However, Grocott methenamine silver nitrate staining of a transbronchial lung biopsy tissue revealed P. jiroveci infection without evidence of TB. These findings suggest that even in TB-endemic area other etiology such as P. jiroveci as well as M. tuberculosis should be considered as an etiology of miliary lung nodules in mmunocompromised patients.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.342-346
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• 2006

폐실질에 존재하는 결핵종의 경우 정해진 기간동안 치료하면 크기가 감소하지 않더라도 치료를 종료하고 다시 조직검사를 시행하지 않는 경우가 일반적이어서 치료 중 결핵종 내의 조직 소견의 변화를 평가한 보고가 국내에서는 없는 실정이다. 이에 저자들은 세균학적 및 조직학적으로 확진된 종양형 기관지결핵에서 치료 중 반복적으로 기관지내시경 검사 및 조직검사를 시행하여 치료반응을 평가한 예로, 15개월 간의 치료에도 불구하고 육안적으로 종괴가 관찰되고 조직소견상 만성육아종성염증이 지속되었으나 치료 종료 후 자연적으로 기관지내 종괴가 소멸된 환자를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.1134-1138
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• 2007

최근 결핵 유병률이 청소년기에 다시 증가하고 있으며, 이 시기의 결핵은 성인이나 어린 소아와는 다른 임상적 특징을 가지고 있다. 결핵 감염에서 질병으로 쉽게 발전되거나, 폐외 결핵의 발생 빈도가 높고, 폐결핵에서 공동이 잘 생기며, 항결핵제에 내성이 있는 경우가 많아 치료실패율이 높기 때문에 조기 진단과 치료를 위해 의료진의 보다 적극적인 관심과 노력이 필요하다. 저자들은 최근 청소년에서 조직검사로 확진된 폐 및 폐외 결핵 3례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.