• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 1991

저자들은 세포학적 검사로 진단이 가능하였던 2예의 Langerhans 세포 조직구증의 세포학적 소견을 기술하였다. 한 예는 3개월된 남아의 구진성 피부병소로 부터 얻은 찰과 도말 표본에서, 다른 예는 3세된 남아의 종창된 경부림프절의 세침천자 세포학적 표본에서 각각 특징적인 조직구의 도말배경을 관찰함으로써 진단이 가능하였다. 진단적인 세포학적 표본의 검색에서 도말된 세포성분은 풍부하고, 도말배경은 깨끗하였다. 특징적인 조직구는 길죽한 핵의 한쪽이 약간 함몰되고, 긴 구열을 가지며, 핵막은 얇고, 염색질은 섬세하며, 핵소체는 인정되지 않았다. 호산성의 세포질은 풍부하고, 활동적인 탐식작용의 증거는 관찰되지 아니하였다. 특징적인 조직구와 더불어 림프구와 드물게 호산구가 도말배경을 이루고 있었다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.496-500
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• 2003

A one-year-old male Japanese Chin with anorexia, retching, dyspnea and continuous coughing was brought to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Chungbuk National University. Chest radiographs showed moderate regional alveolar pattern with mild interstitial patterns in the caudo-dorsal lung fields and the ill-defined mass in the perihilar area which is consistent with perihilar lymphadenopathy. Although the dog showed severe eosinophilia in the complete blood count, the serum profile values were within normal ranges. There was no indication of any parasite infestation in the direct and floatation examination of feces, skin scraping test and heartworm examination. There was no growth of bacteria and fungi in the selected media such as Mueller Hinton broth, Sabouraud Dextrose agar and Potato Dextorse agar, which were inoculated with tracheal fluid collected using endotracheal tube and cultured for 3 days. In the tracheal fluid smear, most prominent cells were eosinophils, which are a almost 80% of total cells and other cells such as leukocytes, neutrophils and ciliated colummar cells were also observed. Any parasite was also not detected in its smear. Prednisolone (PDS; 1 mg/kg, BID SC), aminophylline (10 mg/kg, TID IV) and nebulization with gentamicin (50 mg) plus saline (3 ml) were given for 1 week. At 3rd day of treatment, blood eosinophil value was return to normal range and pulmonary condition was also improved. The allergen test with serum performed during therapy was positive in the 19 index including milk, barley, tomato pomace, catfish, bonito, house dust and wool, and borderline in 10 index including wheat, house dust mites and house fly. The patient is responding well to PDS therapy. Based on these findings, a possible diagnosis of pulmonary infiltration with eosinophils was made in this dog.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2018

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has been one of the most common parasitic diseases in Saudi Arabia. This study exhibits the clinical features, diagnosis, cytokine profile and treatment of CL patients in Al-Taif province. Ninety CL suspects at a tertiary care general hospital were enrolled in one-year study. Patients were interviewed, clinically-examined, and subjected to laboratory tests: skin scraping smear microscopy, OligoC-TesT commercial PCR (Coris BioConcept) and kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) PCR for Leishmania diagnosis. Interferon-gamma (RayBio; Human $IFN-{\gamma}$ ) and nitric oxide (NO) levels in patients' sera were evaluated before treatment with sodium stibogluconate (pentostam) with 20-day intramuscular drug regimen. Positive rates of microscopy, commercial PCR and kDNA PCR were 74.4%, 95.5% and 100%, respectively. Patients came to hospital mostly in winter (45.0%). CL was frequently exhibited in Saudi patients (78.8%), male gender (70.7%), age <20 years (50.0%), rural-dwellers (75.5%) and patients with travel history (86.6%). Lesion was mostly single ulcer (93.3%), occurred in the face (67.7%). Upon pentostam treatment, 85.1% of ulcers showed rapid healing signs. Levels of $IFN-{\gamma}$ and NO were significantly higher in the healing than the non-healing cases (P<0.001). The kDNA PCR proved more sensitive than microscopy and OligoC-TesT commercial PCR. Our results open perspectives for $IFN-{\gamma}$ use as a biomarker predicting treatment response.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.56-59
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• 2005

5개월령의 암컷 토끼가 소양증, 탈모 및 점액화농성 안루로 내원하였다. 전신에서 경미에서 중등도 인설이 관찰되었다. 안면부, 이개내측, 사지 중수골과 중족골의 내측, 좌측슬관절 앞쪽의 탈모, 발적, 구진, 농포와 가피등의 다양한 피부병변이 나타났다. 채취된 인설의 현미경 검사에서 다수의 Cheyletiella spp가 관찰되었다. 다수의 이염색성 백혈구, 호산구 및 림프구가 세포학적 검사에서 나타났으며 곰팡이 배양검사는 음성이었다. 세균배양결과 Pasteurella spp가 검출되었다. 검사결과에 따라 Cheyletiella 피부염으로 진단하였다. 치료는 selamectin 6mg/kg을 2주 간격으로 2회 국소 적용하였으며 치료 1개월 후에 임상증상이 현저하게 경감되었고 피부병변은 대부분 정상으로 회복하였다. 따라서 selamectin의 국소적용은 토끼의 Cheyletiellosis의 치료에 효과적인 것으로 판단되었다.