• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권5호
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• pp.328-334
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• 2011

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world and is the only major disease that is continuing to increase in both prevalence and mortality. The second Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey revealed that the prevalence of COPD in Korean subjects aged ${\geq}45$ years was 17.2% in 2001. Further surveys on the prevalence of COPD were not available until 2007. Here, we report the prevalence of spirometrically detected COPD in Korea, using data from the fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES IV) which was conducted in 2007~2009. Methods: Based on the Korean Statistical Office census that used nationwide stratified random sampling, 10,523 subjects aged ${\geq}40$ years underwent spirometry. Place of residence, levels of education, income, and smoking status, as well as other results from a COPD survey questionnaire were also assessed. Results: The prevalence of COPD (defined as forced expiratory volume in 1 sec/forced vital capacity <0.7 in subjects aged ${\geq}40$ years) was 12.9% (men, 18.7%; women, 7.5%). In total, 96.5% of patients with COPD had mild-to-moderate disease; only 2.5% had been diagnosed by physicians, and only 1.7% had been treated. The independent risk factors for COPD were smoking, advanced age, and male gender. Conclusion: The prevalence of COPD was 12.9% in the KNHANES IV data. Most patients with COPD were undiagnosed and untreated. Based on these results, a strategy for early COPD intervention is warranted in high risk subjects.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.559-573
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• 1997

연구배경 : 기관지 천식은 장기간 증세의 호전과 악화를 반복하는 질환으로 질병의 치료 경과와 예후 인자에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 관해(remission)에 대한 연구에 있어서도 아직 정확한 기준이 없는 실정이다. 방 법 : 연구자는 1992년 3월부터 1994년 3월까지 연세대학교 의과대학 세브란스병원 알레르기 크리닉에 등록된 403명의 환자중 2년이상 경과 관찰중인 기관지 천식환자 97명(남자 47명, 여자 50명)을 대상으로 천식의 치료 경과와 예후인자에 관하여 조사하였다. 환자들은 임상 양상에 따라 5군으로 분류하여, 1군(비 조절군), 2군(고 단계 치료 조절군), 3군(단기 조절군), 4군(중기 조절군), 그리고 5군(장기 조절군)으로 하였다. 치료 기간중 NHLBI/WHO 기준에 따른 1, 2단계의 치료로 천식조절상태가 1년 이상이고 methacholine 검사가 음성화되었고 객담에 호산구가 검출되지 않는 환자를 methacholine 음성화군으로 정하였다. 이들에 대하여 병력, 천식의 유형, 알레르기 피부반응 검사와 아토피 점수, 혈청 총 IgE, 특이 IgE, methacholine 천식 유발 검사, 말초 호산구수, 객담 호산구 도말검사, 폐기능 검사와 임상적 상태를 조사하였다. 결 과 : 대상환자중 1군은 20례(20.6%), 2군은 26례(26.9%), 3군은 23례(23.7%), 4군은 15례(15.5%), 5군은 13례(13.4%)였다. 각 군간에 성별, 천식의 가족력, 흡연력, 말레르기성 비염, 아스피린 알레르기의 유무에는 차이가 없었다. 장기 조절군 일수록 발병 당시 나이가 젊었으며 유병기간이 짧고 내원 당시의 폐기능이 좋았다. 내원시 천식의 약물 치료 단계는 낮았으며 치료 시작후 처음 3개월 동안의 스테로이드 투여양과 발작수가 적었다. 그리고 내원후 처음 증상이 조절되기까지의 기간이 짧았다. 내원 당시에 피부반응검사, 객담 호산구와 말초 혈중 호산구수, 혈청 총 IgE, 비특이적 기관지 반응성 각 군간에 상관성이 없었다. 치료 기간중 methacholine검사가 음성화되고, 객담내 호산구수가 발견되지 않는 례는 7명이었으며 평균 증상 조절 기간은 $20.3{\pm}9.7$개월 이었으며 재발이 없었다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과를 종합하면 성인 기관지 천식 환자중 발령 연령이 어리며 유병 기간이 짧으며 폐기능이 좋고, 약물 치료 단계가 낮으며 치료 초기에 스테로이드 요구량이 적으며, 발작의 빈도가 적고, 그리고 치료 시작후 증상 조절시까지 기간이 짧은 환자가 장기 조절군에 많음을 알 수 있었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.343-350
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• 2008

Asthma and allergic diseases are one of the most common disorders in children. Due to its increased prevalence, as well as the increased morbidity and mortality from these diseases, asthma and allergic diseases have come to be recognized as a major worldwide public health issue. In addition, socioeconomic burden of asthma and allergic diseases has increased in Korea also. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) investigated the worldwide prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases using simple standardized methods because of the comparison of asthma and allergic diseases between the countries. In Korea, several epidemiologic studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of asthma in children. Although these studies showed increased prevalence of asthma among Korean children (from 3.4% in 1964 to 10.1% in 1989), these findings were based on data from small numbers of subjects. The first Nationwide Study of Asthma and Allergies in Korean Children, which utilized the Korean version of ISAAC written and video questionnaire, was conducted in 1995 and the second Nationwide Study of Asthma and Allergies in Korean Children was conducted in 2000, directed by the Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Diseases. We report here the prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases in Korean children and adolescents, and show the changes that occurred over this 5 year period. We also describe the risk factors for development of these diseases in Korean children. We developed Korean versions of the ISAAC written (WQ) and video (AVQ) questionnaires for allergic diseases. In 1995, the enrolled population consisted of 25,117 children selected from 34 elementary school and 14,946 children selected from 34 middle school across the nation, the response rate was 94.8%. In 2000, 27,831 children selected from 34 elementary school and 15,214 children selected from 34 middle school, and the response rate was 96.4%. From these studies, we can confirm that increase of the prevalences of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis in Korea, except the prevalence of food allergy. Especially, the video questionnaire showed increases in the lifetime and 12 month prevalence rates of wheeze at rest, exercise-induced wheeze, nocturnal wheeze, nocturnal cough, and severe wheeze over this period of time in middle school children. In addition, the increase of prevalences of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis was noted significantly. Risk factor analysis showed that body mass index (BMI), passive smoking and living with a dog or cat were associated with higher risk of wheeze. Also the occurrence of fever during infancy and the frequent use of antibiotics were associated with the risk of wheeze. In conclusion, during the 5 year period from 1995 to 2000, the prevalences of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis has increased in Korean children. BMI, passive smoking, living with a dog or cat, the fever episodes in infancy, and the frequent use of antibiotics in infancy are important risk factors to development of asthma and atopic dermatitis. In the near future, the birth cohort study will be needed to investigate the causes of this increase and the natural course of allergic diseases, then we develop the methods to control asthma and allergic diseases.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.65-87
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to perform basic study on environmental and respiratory diseases in Ulsan and vicinities. Also, this study evaluated the actual state of environmental disease and health education at middle and high schools in Ulsan and surroundings. Methods: For this study, we conducted a survey on the health of the general public, environmental effects, and investigated the characteristics of environmental disease, health and hygiene education, etc. The populations of this study were middle and high school students in Ulsan, Korea. This study investigated the knowledge of environmental disease and health education at schools in Ulsan and vicinities from November 2009 to December 2009. All statistical calculations were performed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows, and gained the following results by implementing Frequency Analysis, Cross-tabulation Analysis and ANOVA. Results: As more and more environmental diseases are increased, the interest of the people has been increasing on this. The incidence rates of asthma and atopy were represented the top 25% of the country in Korea. The source of heavy metal, PAHs and VOCs in Ulsan includes the Petrochemical Complex at Nam-gu and Ulju-gun, the Nonferrous Metal Industrial Complex at Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, and the Heavy Industrial Complex at Dong-gu and Buk-gu. Especially, there are a number of fossil fuel combustion facilities such as waste incineration plants and boilers at Nam-gu and the Onsan Industrial Complex. It may help greatly to investigate the characteristics of environmental pollutants such as environmental air pollutant and indoor contaminant to better manage the local student's health. Conclusions: It has been revealed that the hazardous chemicals and environmental contaminants are main substances of cause for asthma, atopy, dermatitis, and allergy disease. Therefore, through with collecting basic data such as environmental disease of inhabitants, health education, conscious and knowledgeable level in parents of students and students, We have to exert to improve knowledge and prevention with health life in school through development of health education program systematically for preventing of environmental disease.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.40-59
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• 2018

Objectives : We report on the contents and reviews of the guidelines for clinical trials of herbal medicine for psoriasis. Methods : After reviewing the existing reports, the guidelines were drafted by the writing committee on guidelines for Korean medicine clinical trial center in Kyung Hee university Korean medicine hospital. Since then, the guidelines have been consulted by the experts in diseases, clinical trials and pharmaceuticals. In addition, the guidelines have been certified by the Korean medicine clinical trial center association and Korean Medicine Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology Society. Results : The guidelines for clinical trials are divided into 8 categories: (1) general contents, (2) evaluation standards of effectiveness, (3) outcome valuables, (4) selection of study participants, (5) designs of clinical trials, (6) safety evaluations, (7) combination therapies in psoriasis treatment and (8) Korean medical considerations. Conclusions : There are 3 major contents for discussion: (1) obscurity of Korean medical considerations to differentiate from existing guidelines, (2) the absence of Korean version of PASI and DLQI, which are validity parameters and (3) realistic institutional problem using the herbal medicine.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1453-1462
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• 2003

In order to study the effect of oral administration of Mawhangyounpye-tang against to asthma, astham was induced to allergy-sensitive Balb/c mouse with ovalbumin using method of Hatfield et al (1997). The changes of diameter lumen of upper portion of the trachea, lung weight, gross appearance of lung, histological profiles of lung and trachea, numbers of cellular compartments in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), numbers and morphology of the mast cells in the trachea, numbers of mucus-secretory cell in the broncus, morphology of the bronchus, ultramicroscopical appearance of surface of trachea and number of cilia and mucous-secretory cells by scanning electron microscope. Obtained results were as follows. 1. The diameters of trachea lumen were significantly decreased in asthma induced control groups and these decreasing were result from hypertrophy of mucous membrane. However, these phenomena were dramatically recovered in the Mawhangyounpye-tang dosing groups. 2. Lung weights and black spots, which were result from infiltration of inflammatory cells, were significantly increased in asthma induced control groups but these phenomena were dramatically recovered in the Mawhangyounpye-tang dosing groups. 3. Hypertrophy of mucous membrane of trachea and bronchus and !bronchioles in the lung, peritracheal, peribronchus and peribronchiolar inflammatory cell infiltration, and mucoid exudate deposit in the lumen were observed in asthma induced control groups but these phenomena were dramatically recovered in the Mawhangyounpye-tang dosing groups. 4. Cellular compartments including neutrophil and eosinophil were dramatically increased in the BALF of asthma induced control groups but these phenomena were dramatically recovered in the Mawhangyounpye-tang dosing groups. 5. Mast cell degranulation and decreasing of the numbers of mast cells were detected in the trachea of asthma induced control groups. However, these phenomena were dramatically recovered in the Mawhangyounpye-tang dosing groups. 6. Shed, decreasing of cilia cell and increasing of mucous-secretory cells in the surface of the trachea of asthma induced control groups but these phenomena were dramatically recovered in the Mawhangyounpye-tang dosing groups. In conclusion, it Is considered that Mawhangyounpye-tang has somewhat favorable effect on the asthma because the asthma specific series of abnormalities in respiratory system were decreased after oral administratin of Mawhangyounpye-tang in this study. In future, it is needed that the toxicological and dosagespecific study of Mawhangyounpye-tang to use against asthma with safe.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.63-67
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• 2009

Background and Objectives: In patients with asthma, increased obstruction and resistance of airway result in impairment in the generation of voice. Allergy and nasal polyposis, which are frequently observed in patients with asthma, are other factors that affect the vocal performance. Bronchodilators and steroids are commonly used in the treatment of asthma, and these agents also have been reported to be associated with voice changes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the voice quality in patients with mild to-moderate asthma by subjective and objective methods. Materials and Methods: A total of 36 patients with asthma established in the Department of Respiratory Medicine were included in this study. 23 were women and 13 were men, with a mean age of 51.7 years. The average duration of asthma was 77.0 months. All patients had mild-to moderate asthma. Acoustic and aerodynamic analyses were performed and the movements of the vocal cords were examined by videolaryngostroboscopy (VLS). Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and GRABS scales were used for subjective evaluations. Results: 50% of patients suffered from dysphonia and FO was 119.3${\pm}$23.7 Hz in male and 198.2${\pm}$18.4 Hz in female patients. There were no significant differences in average shimmer and NHR between females (4.90${\pm}$2.95% ; 0.1O${\pm}$0.04 dB) and males (4.64${\pm}$2.45% ; 0.20${\pm}$0.15 dB). However, the value of jitter was greater for females (2.60${\pm}$1.92%) than for males (1.21${\pm}$0.84%). The VHI score was above the normal limit in 35%, and VLS findings were shown diverse abnormality in 89% asthmatics from mucosal change to hyperfunction of supragottis and contact granuloma. But duration of illness and steroid dose did not correlate with these findings. Conclusion: Subjective and objective abnormality was shown in more than 50% of asthmatic patients. We suggest that persons who suffer from asthma should be examined for possible voice disorders by laryngologist. Additionally, appropriate medical care and voice therapy should be provided for those who have voice disorders associated with asthma.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.52-70
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• 2018

Objectives : Atopic dermatitis(AD) and environmental factors are closely related, but there is lack of oriental medical examination. So we compared the relationship between AD and various environmental factors in Oriental medicine and Western medicine. Methods : We described the relationship between AD and environmental factors through the latest papers and a review of the oriental medicine literature. Results : The regional diversity of AD incidence implies a close relationship between climate factors and AD, and high altitude and low pH springs also have an effect on AD. Air pollutants from industrialization and urbanization aggravate AD. The increase in indoor residence time and the increase in room temperature and humidity have also increased the sensitization to allergens such as house dust mite. In oriental medicine, wind(風) is one of the environmental factors and is an inflammatory state due to external irritation. Wind-Humidity(風濕) refers to erythematous wetting dermatitis with itching and exudation, Wind-Fever(風熱) refers to acute inflammatory reaction with erythematous papules and plague, and Blood-Weakness(血虛) refers to aggravation and chronicization of inflammation due to persistence of skin barrier impairment. Conclusions : We examined the relationship between AD and various environmental factors. We also described the oriental medical viewpoints of the environmental factors in the occurrence of AD and skin barrier impairment.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.535-542
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• 2004

연구배경 : 본 연구는 만성 기침 환자의 원인 진단을 위하여 흔히 사용되는 검사의 진단 성적을 알아보고, 이들에 대한 경제적 진료모델을 구축하기 위하여 시행하였다. 방 법 : 3주 이상의 만성 기침 환자를 대상으로 첫 내원일에 혈청 총 IgE, 말초혈액 호산구, 객담 호산구, 메타콜린 기관지유발검사, 부비동 촬영을 시행하는 동시에 prednisolone 0.5mg/kg를 7일간 경구 투약하고 추적 방문토록 하였다. 추적일에 환자 증상의 개선도에 따라 스테로이드 반응군과 불응군으로 분류하고 검사의 진단성적을 조사하였다. 조사된 환자 검사 결과와 스테로이드 반응률을 근거로 만성 기침 환자를 진료하는데 소요되는 의료 비용을 가상적인 3가지 진료 모델에 대입하여 비교하였다. 결 과 : 60명의 만성 기침 환자가 최종 분석되었고, 스테로이드 경구 투여로 기침의 호전이 있었던 경우는 90.0%였다. 내원시에 단순흉부방사선 검사, 기본 폐기능 검사, 객담 호산구 검사, 부비동방사선 검사를 시행하면서 동시에 단기간 스테로이드를 투여하여 약제 반응성을 살피는 것이 진단 성적을 유지하면서 향후 치료 방침을 세우는 비용-효과적 방법이었다. 결 론 : 만성 기침 환자를 진료할 때 검사를 시행하는 동시에 스테로이드를 단기간 투여하는 것이 검사의 진단적 한계를 극복하고 최종 진료 지침을 세우는 동시에 사회적 의료비용을 줄이는 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.386-394
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• 2003

연구배경 : 만성폐쇄성폐질환과 기관지 천식은 만성 기도 염증과 기류 장애를 특징으로 하고 있으며, 일부에서는 합병되어 나타나기도 한다고 알려져 있으나 그 정도에 대한 연구는 미미한 실정이다. 저자는 두 질환의 병태 생리의 차이와 합병 정도를 평가하기 위하여 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 만성폐쇄성폐질환과 기관지 천식의 진단은 미국 흉부학회의 지침서 기준에 의하였고, 대상 환자들에게는 폐기능 검사, 최대호기유속 측정, 속효성 ${\beta}_2$-항진제에 대한 기관지 반응성, methacholine 유발 반응 검사, 객담내 호산구치 및 ECP, 혈청내 총 IgE치, 알레르기 피부반응 검사 등을 시행하였다. 결 과 : 대상 환자 59명중 남자가 49명, 평균 연령은 66.46세, 흡연자가 42명이었다. 속효성 ${\beta}_2$-항진제에 대한 양성 반응을 보인 경우는 37.3%였으며, 최대 호기유속 측정상 일중 변이성을 보인 경우는 47.5%이었고, 두 가지 검사에 모두 양성을 보인 경우는 27.1%이었다. 만성폐쇄성폐질환과 기관지 천식이 합병된 환자의 유도객담은 호산구와 ECP농도의 유의한 상승을 보였다. 그러나 기관지 천식이 합병되지 않은 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자의 유도 객담에서는 중성구의 유의한 상승을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 중증의 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자에서 최대호기유속의 변화율은 현저히 감소하였지만 천식의 합병과 만성폐쇄성폐질환의 중증도간에는 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과를 요약하면 중등도와 중증의 환기장애를 동반한 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자의 약 27% 정도에서 기관지 천식이 동반되었으나, 환기장애의 중증도와 기관지 천식의 합병률 간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다.