• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.2492-2500
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 베트남전 참전 군인 중 고엽제 후유(의)증 환자와 한국전쟁 참전 상이군인을 대상으로 전반적인 심리적 특성을 파악하기 위해 로샤 검사를 실시하고 반응결과를 한국전 참전 재향 군인 집단과 비교분석하였다. 이를 위해 베트남 참전 군인 중 고엽제 후유의증 환자 20명과 한국전쟁 참전 재향군인 21명을 대상으로 개별적으로 로샤 검사를 실시했다. 각각의 변인들을 Exner 종합체계(2006)의 구조적 요약의 대표적 군집들을 중심으로 비교분석하였다. 즉 핵심영역, 반응결정인, 결정적 특수지표에서의 차이를 비교분석하였다. 그 결과 베트남 참전 집단은 6.25 참전집단에 비해 (1)인지적 경직성 (2) 문제해결에 있어서의 비효율성, (3)정서억압 (4)과잉경계 (5)불안 (6)우울 등의 가능성이 더 높은 것으로 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들은 베트남전쟁 참전 재향군인에서 과거 전쟁 경험에서의 정신적 외상과 관련된 후유증이 지속되고 있을 가능성을 보여주는 것이다. 마지막으로 본 연구의 제한점과 시사점에 대해 논의하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.395-400
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• 2023

우리나라는 종전국이 아닌, 휴전국으로 그 시기는 약, 70여 년이 흐르고 있는 상황이며 이러한 특수성을 지닌 상황 속에서 우리나라의 보훈제도는 타 국가와 비교하여도 '보훈제도'가 미흡한 실정이다. 또한, 우리나라의 보훈정책은 보훈 선진국(미국·캐나다·호주·프랑스·독일)에 비해 보훈대상자들에 대한 '보훈예우' 제도가 미흡한 실정이며 그 중, 대표적 사례가 '참전군인·제대군인 지원제도'로 뽑을 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구의 비교 대상이 되는 보훈 선진국(미국·캐나다·호주·프랑스·독일)의 주요 보훈정책 제도 분석을 통해 정책적 함의를 도출한 결과 '보훈관련 주요 기념일을 확대'해야 할 것이며, '보훈선양'에 대한 대국민 인식 교육 도입이 필요한 것으로 정책적 대안을 제시하였으며 결국, 전·후 세대에게 분단의 아픔 및 상처를 올바르게 인식시켜 선진국형 보훈제도의 초석을 다져야 할 것이다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.106-110
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• 2002

말초신경초 내에 발생하는 결절종은 일부 보고된 바는 있으나, 발생빈도는 드문 것으로 되어있으며, 발생 부위는 슬관절과 근위 경비관절 부위의 비골신경에서 가장 흔한 것으로 보고 되어 있다. 저자들은 신경학적 증상없이 슬관절부 비골신경 내에 발생한 결절종에 대하여 후유증 없이 치료하여 이를 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2013

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the levels of serum 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and evaluate their association with age, body mass index, smoking, military record-based variables, and estimated exposure to Agent Orange in Korean Vietnam veterans. Methods: Serum levels of TCDD were analyzed in 102 Vietnam veterans. Information on age, body mass index, and smoking status were obtained from a self-reported questionnaire. The perceived exposure was assessed by a 6-item questionnaire. Two proximitybased exposures were constructed by division/brigade level and battalion/company level unit information using the Stellman exposure opportunity index model. Results: The mean and median of serum TCDD levels was 1.2 parts per trillion (ppt) and 0.9 ppt, respectively. Only 2 Vietnam veterans had elevated levels of TCDD (>10 ppt). The levels of TCDD did not tend to increase with the likelihood of exposure to Agent Orange, as estimated from either proximity-based exposure or perceived self-reported exposure. The serum TCDD levels were not significantly different according to military unit, year of first deployment, duration of deployment, military rank, age, body mass index, and smoking status. Conclusions: The average serum TCDD levels in the Korean Vietnam veterans were lower than those reported for other occupationally or environmentally exposed groups and US Vietnam veterans, and their use as an objective marker of Agent Orange exposure may have some limitations. The unit of deployment, duration of deployment, year of first deployment, military rank, perceived self-reported exposure, and proximity-based exposure to Agent Orange were not associated with TCDD levels in Korean Vietnam veterans. Age, body mass index and smoking also were not associated with TCDD levels.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2020

Purpose: Agent Orange (AO) is a herbicide and defoliant used by the United States and its military allies during the Vietnam War. Pneumonia is a common cause of death among Vietnam veterans in our hospital. There have been no previous studies researching any association between AO exposure and the prognosis for pneumonia. The primary objective of this study was to investigate associations between AO exposure and 30-day mortality due to pneumonia. The secondary objective was to examine the clinical factors associated with therapeutic outcomes in veterans with pneumonia, and to assess the prevalence of combined diseases in AO-exposed veterans. Methods: This study retrospectively included veteran patients diagnosed with pneumonia in the emergency department and hospitalized between February 2014 and March 2018. The enrolled patients were grouped according to their defoliant exposure history, and the clinical information of defoliant-exposed and non-defoliant-exposed groups were compared. Patients were divided according to 30-day mortality, and significant factors influencing mortality were evaluated by using univariate analysis and multivariate analysis. The final multivariate model revealed the effect of AO exposure on therapeutic outcomes of pneumonia. Results: A total of 1006 patients were analyzed. Of these, 276 patients had a history of AO exposure, whereas 730 patients had not been exposed. Factors positively associated with 30-day mortality were malignancy, respiratory rate, blood urea nitrogen, and albumin which was negatively associated with mortality. Conclusion: Exposure to defoliant is not associated with 30-day mortality in patients with pneumonia. However, veterans with defoliant exposure are associated with a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, malignancy, and chronic kidney disease.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2021

Purpose: We investigated the association between defoliant exposure and survival to discharge after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study based on the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) registry. The electronic medical records of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims from 6/9/2008 to 12/31/2016 were analyzed statistically. The case patients group had a history of defoliant exposure while the control group did not. Among the 401 victims studied, a total of 110 patients were male out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Baseline characteristics and the parameters involved in cardiac arrest were analyzed and compared between the two groups after propensity score matching. The primary outcome was survival to discharge, and secondary outcomes were sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to admission. Results: After propensity score matching a total of 50 patients (case=25, control=25) were analyzed. Primary outcome (survival to discharge) was not significantly different between case and control groups [(OR, 1.759; 95% C.I., 0.491-6.309) and (OR, 1.842; 95% C.I., 0.515-6.593), respectively]. In the subgroup analysis, there were also no significant differences between the control group and subgroups in primary and secondary outcomes according to defoliant exposure severity. Conclusion: There is no statistically significant association between defoliant exposure and survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.266-268
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• 2015

The widespread use of diagnostic radiography, especially using magnetic resonance imaging, has helped to increase the diagnosis of paralabral cysts in patients with chronic shoulder pain. These paralabral cysts are frequent in the anterior, the superior, and the posterior compartment of the shoulder joint but are rare in the inferior compartment. Paralabral cysts in the shoulder appear particularly in men in their third and fourth decades but rarely in elderly patients. We report a case of an inferior paralabral cyst in an elderly patient whom we treated through arthroscopic decompression.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1527-1532
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• 2000

Althogh spinal epidural lipomatosis is relatively rare, it is a widely recognized complication of excess exogenous glucocorticoids. We report 4 cases of epidural lipomatosis. None of the patients had definitive history of steroid treatment, obesity, or diabetes mellitus, but all had sciatica and radiating pain. In all cases, the authors removed excess amount of epidural fat with surgery after which significant improvement of symptoms was noted.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.105-107
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• 1986

It is well known that $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ hepatobilliary scan is a noninvasive and accurate method for detecting choledochal cyst. In the case we are reporting, $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ scan of a 17 year old female patient showed the characteristic pattern of a choledochal cyst, confirmed by surgery.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2005

The autoinfective filariform larva of Strongyloides stercoralis causes hyperinfection in immunosuppressed hosts. Here we report on the case of a male patient who was admitted to the emergency room at Gwangju Veterans Hospital with a complaint of dyspnea, and who was receiving corticosteroid therapy for asthma. Many slender larvae of S. stercoralis with a notched tail were detected in Papanicolaou stained sputum. They measured $269\pm21.2{\mu}m$ in length and $11\pm0.6{\mu}m$ in width. The esophagus extended nearly half of the body length. The larvae were identified putatively as autoinfective third-stage filariform larvae, and their presence was fatal. The autoinfective filariform larva of S. stercoralis has not been previously reported in Korea.