• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.34-37
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• 2014

Hypercoagulability disorders are commonly encountered in clinical situations in patients with a variety of cancers. However, several hypercoagulability disorders presenting as first symptoms or signs in cancer patients have rarely been reported. We herein described a case of a woman with adenocarcinoma of the lung presenting with deep vein thrombosis, nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, recurrent cerebral embolic infarction, and heart failure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.320-326
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• 1985

Pulmonary sequestration occurs when some disturbance produces a cystic mass of nonfunctioning lung tissue which lacks normal communication with the tracheobronchial tree. Between 1971 and 1985, pulmonary sequestration was diagnosed in 11 patients, ranging age from 3 to 29 years. All sequestration were intralobar type. Definitive diagnosis can only be obtained by aortography and/or surgical exploration in 10 cases. The other one was confirmed by pathologic examination postoperatively. The presenting complaints were mostly recurrent local pulmonary infection, but in 2 cases mediastinal mass with respiratory symptoms was presented, and cardiac murmur was only finding in one case. Preoperative diagnostic procedure revealed 3 associated anomalies which were funnel chest, right aortic arch, and pulmonic stenosis with vascular ring. Operative treatment for sequestration was lobectomy in 10 cases, and a segmentectomy in one. There was no operative mortality, but 3 complications [empyema, B-P fistula, post-op bleeding] which were controlled by subsequent operations or conservative measure. Aortography is strongly advocated not only for its diagnostic value, but for its preoperative localization of the aberrant vessels that are the major concern to the surgeon.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2016

A 12-month-old boy was diagnosed with agenesis of the right lung. Mediastinal deviation progressed to the diseased side as the patient matured; therefore, tracheal distortion developed. As a result, tracheal compression developed between the vertebral body and aorta. The patient was repeatedly admitted to the hospital because of recurrent pulmonary infection and combined severe respiratory distress. Diaphragm translocation was performed to treat the patient. The postoperative course was favorable, and computed tomography scan findings and symptoms had improved at 1 year after surgery.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.861-868
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• 1999

재발성 다발성 연골염은 전신 연골에 염증반응을 특징으로 하는 드문 전신 질환으로, 대개 외이나 비부의 연골 침범이 가장 흔한 증상이나, 이러한 특징적 증상 없이 기도에 연골염의 형태로 발현하는 경우도 드물게 보고되어 있다. 저자들은 최근 64세 남자에서 흔히 발생하는 연골의 침범에 의한 전형적인 증상없이 미만성 기도 연골 침범으로 발현한 재발성 다발성 연골염 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.307-310
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• 2015

Background: To evaluate our experience of early surgical plication for diaphragmatic eventration (DE) in infancy and childhood. Methods: This study evaluated infants and children with symptomatic DE who underwent plication through an open transthoracic approach in our childhood development department between January 2005 and December 2012. Surgical plication was performed in several rows using polypropylene U-stitches with Teflon pledgets. Results: The study included 12 infants and children (7 boys and 5 girls) with symptomatic DE (9 congenital and 3 acquired). Reported symptoms included respiratory distress (91.7%), wheezing (75%), cough (66.7%), and recurrent pneumonia (50%). Preoperative mechanical ventilatory support was required in 41.7% of the patients. The mean length of hospital stay was $6.3{\pm}2.5days$. The mean follow-up period was $24.3{\pm}14.5months$. Preoperative symptoms were immediately relieved after surgery in 83.3% of patients and persisted in 16.7% of patients one year after surgery. All patients survived to the end of the two-year follow-up and none had recurrence of DE. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and surgical plication of the diaphragm for symptomatic congenital or acquired diaphragmatic eventration offers a good clinical outcome with no recurrence.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.136-141
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• 1999

저자 등은 만성적으로 반복되는 호흡기 감염 증상과 흉부 X-선 검사상 침윤 소견을 보여온 우폐중엽 증후군 환자에서 기관지경을 통해 기관지 폐쇄를 일으킨 이(泥)형질의 결석을 제거하였고, 여기에서 Aspergillus를 분리함으로써 확진된 Aspergillus에 의한 기관지 결석 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.907-913
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• 1997

연구배경 : 선천성 기관지 식도루는 1세 미만의 유아에서 조기에 발견되는 것이 보통이나 성인에서도 드물게 발견되며, 성인의 경우는 식도폐쇄를 동반하지 않는 경우에 속하며 만성 기침, 반복되는 폐렴이나 화농성 객담의 만성적인 배출등과 함께 수분 혹은 음식 섭취와 연관되어 발작적인 기침을 호소하는 특징이 있다. 그러나 단순히 재발성 폐렴이나 만성 기관지염, 기관지확장증 등으로 오인되어 장기간 치료받는 경우가 많아 이의 조기 진단과 치료가 중요하겠다. 방 법 : 1979년부터 1995년까지 저자 등이 경험하였던 13예와 국내 문현보고상 22예를 포함하여 질병경과 및 진단, 치료등에 대한 후향적인 분석을 실시 하였다. 결 과 : 진단당시 대상환자의 평균연령은 $40.2{\pm}14.3$세, 남녀 성비는 18 : 17 였다. 임상양상은 기침(91.4%), 수포음(78.3%), 객담(74.3%), 객혈(25.7%), 환자의 체위에 따른 야간성 발작성 기침(20%), 전흉부동통(11.4%), 식도 게실로 인한 구토와 토혈이 3예(8.6%)로 관찰되었다. 수분을 섭취한 후 발생되는 전형적인 Ono 병력 기록이 된 31예중 21예(67.7%)였다. 최초 임상증상의 시작연령은 $20.5{\pm}18.5$년 이였고, 이러한 증상의 지속 기간은 $20.9{\pm}14.3$년이였다. 선천성 기관지식도루로 진단되기전 진단으로 기관지확장증이 45.7%로 가장 많았고 폐렴이 31.5%, 만성기관지염 23%, 폐농양 13%, 폐결핵 7% 등의 순이였다. Braimbridge-Keith 분류에 의한 유형을 확인 할 수 있었던 31예중 제 1형이 14예(45.1%), 제 2형이 15예(48.4%), 제 3형과 제 4형이 각각 1예(3.2%)씩 이였다. 기관지식 우하엽이 26예(76.5%), 좌측하엽이 17.6% 좌측 주기관지가 6% 였다. 치료는 폐엽절제술이 17예(50.0%), 구역절제술 4예(11.8%), 단순루관절제술 4예(11.8%), 전폐절제술 4예(11.8%) 였다. 식도쪽 개구부위는 중부식도가 78%, 하부식도가 22% 였다. 결 론 : 성인에서의 선천성 기관지 식도루는 반복되는 호흡기 증상을 동반하고 수분섭취후 발작적인 기침을 하는 특정을 갖고 있어 단순히 우하엽 폐의 고질적인 기관지 확장증이나 반복적인 폐렴 혹은 폐농양등으로 간과 될 수 있어 주의를 요하며 이런경우 원인질환을 의심하여 조기진단 및 치료가 가능하도록 호흡기 내과의사의 관심이 요망된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 1993

성인에서의 선천적 식도기관지루는 매우 드문 질환이지만 반복되는 폐렴의 병력과 물이나 유동식을 섭취할 때 발작적인 기침이 동반되는 경우 그 가능성을 의심하여야 하며 대개 식도조영술로 누관의 존재를 확인할 수 있으며 누관의 절제와 동반하는 폐의 기관지확장증 및 폐화농으로 인해 손상된 폐엽의 절제에 의해 치유될 수 있다. 저자들은 반복되는 폐렴 및 폐화농으로 발견되어 선천성 식도기관지루로 사료된 5예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2019

Background and Objectives Idiopathic unilateral vocal fold paralysis (IVFP) is believed to be due to inflammation and edema of the recurrent laryngeal nerve caused by viral diseases such as upper respiratory tract infections. Corticosteroid has a potent anti-inflammatory action which should minimize nerve damage. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral steroid therapy on IVFP. Materials and Method Study was performed for the IVFP patient from January 2012 to August 2017. Patient's dermography, direction and location of paralyzed vocal cords, history of hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, and other underlying disease, smoking history, alcohol consumption and upper respiratory tract infection, and symptoms were investigated. Treatment was divided into three groups: the observation group, low-dose group, and high-dose group, and the recovery rate and time of vocal cord paralysis were analyzed in each group. Results Thirty-seven patients were enrolled in this study. There was no relationship between oral steroid use, dosage and recovery of vocal cord paralysis. Oral steroids showed a rapid recovery of vocal cord paralysis, but there was no statistically significant difference in the time of recovery of vocal palsy with or without steroids (p=0.673). In addition, there was no statistically significant difference in recovery rate between the period to start of treatment, presence of diabetes mellitus, and treatment modality, but the recovery rate was high in the group with upper respiratory tract infection history (p=0.041). Conclusion In IVFP, oral steroid therapy has no significant difference in time and extent of recovery compared to the case of spontaneous recovery.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.10-17
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• 2015

Objectives: An outbreak of acute febrile illness occurred in the Republic of Korea Air Force boot camp from May to July 2011. An epidemiological investigation of the causative agent, which was of a highly infective nature, was conducted. Methods: Throat swabs were carried out and a multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was performed to identify possible causative factors. Results: The mean age of patients who had febrile illness during the study period was 20.24 years. The multiplex RT-PCR assay identified respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as the causative agent. The main symptoms were sore throat (76.0%), sputum (72.8%), cough (72.1%), tonsillar hypertrophy (67.9%), and rhinorrhea (55.9%). The mean temperature was $38.75^{\circ}C$ and the attack rate among the recruits was 15.7% (588 out of 3750 recruits), while the mean duration of fever was 2.3 days. The prognosis was generally favorable with supportive care but recurrent fever occurred in 10.1% of the patients within a month. Conclusions: This is the first epidemiological study of an RSV outbreak that developed in a healthy young adult group. In the event of an outbreak of an acute febrile illness of a highly infective nature in facilities used by a young adult group, RSV should be considered among the possible causative agents.