• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.97-100
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• 1997

We treated a 56 year old male ailing of painful herpetic eruption on his 2nd, 3rd and 4th left cervical spinal segment. On the 18th day, patient also suffered an abrupt left facial palsy, accompanied with ongoing postherpetic neuralgia even though the skin eruption had been cured. This patient visited our pain clinic on his 46th day of illness and was teated with continuous cervical epidural block for 9 days, and stellate ganglion block plus oral analgesics and antidepressant for 12 days. The combination of treatments resulted in marked improvement of facial palsy and postherpetic neuralgia. A possible explanation of facial palsy accompanied with herpes zoster on cervical spinal segment could be related to Hunt's hypothesis that geniculate ganglion forms a chain connecting the high cervical ganglion below. Another possibility may be related to a compression injury of the facial nerve by long-term severe edema on the soft tissue of the face, the periauricular area and parotid gland around the facial nerve, and edema on the facial nerve itself emerging out from the cranium.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.46-49
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• 2011

Background and Objectives Cervical necrotizing fasciitis is a fulminant disease associated with necrosis of connective tissue, spread along the fascial plane, and high mortality. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of this rare fatal disease. Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 19 patients treated for cervical necrotizing fasciitis from January 1999 to January 2009. Mean age was 53.7 years. Results The most common predisposing illness was tonsillitis (36.8%), followed by odontogenic infection (15.7%). Diabetes mellitus was most common underlying disease. Liver cirrhosis and chronic renal failure were found in 2 patients each. All patients were treated with combination of parenteral antibiotics and wide surgical debridement by transcervical and/or thoracotomy approach. Multiple surgical debridements were performed in 7 patients. Tracheotomy was performed in most of the patients (88.8%). Period of total hospitalization and Intensive care unit was 23 days and 10.1 days. Two patients died of disease and overall survival rate was 89.4%. Conclusion Early surgical management and care in intensive care unit are essential for cervical necrotizing fasciitis. Possible complications such as respiratory failure, mediastinitis or sepsis should be carefully evaluated.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.132-134
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• 2019

Green tobacco sickness is an illness caused by dermal exposure to nicotine. The common symptoms of the disease include dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, severe general weakness, fluctuations of blood pressure or heartbeat, abdominal cramping, chills, increased sweating, salivation, and difficulty breathing. A 79-year-old female arrived at the emergency room for an evaluation of sudden onset dizziness. Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography of the brain did not show any relevant abnormal findings. Four days later, with supportive care, she said that she had harvested green tobacco for six hours on the day of admission and the tobacco harvest was the first time in her life. She sweated excessively during the hot and humid weather and the tobacco leaves were wet from rain the night before. The serum cotinine tested at five days of admission was 16ng/ml. She was diagnosed with acute nicotine poisoning by her clinical symptoms and the half-life of cotinine in the blood.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1990

Thirty-day-old piglets were intranasally or subcutaneously inoculated with 2ml of Aujeszky's disease virus, NYJ-1 strain, at the titer of $10^{6.75}$ $TCID_{50}/0.1ml$, that was isolated from the diseased piglets in Korea, and histopathological studies were performed to elucidate the pathognomonic characters of the isolate. Results obtained through the experiments were as follows: 1. Major clinical signs on the 2nd and 3rd days post inoculation (p.i.) were fever, anorexia and dyspnea. On the 6th and 7th days p.i., nervous signs, severe dyspnea and salivation were observed in the group of intranasal inoculation, and one out of 3 piglets in this group died on the 7th day p.i.. General signs were more severe in the group of intranasal inoculation than the group of subcntaneous injection. Between the 8th and l0th days p.i., the signs subsided and the piglets were completely recovered from the illness. 2. Hematologically, most of the inoculated pigs showed a mild lymphocytopenia on the 5th and 6th days p.i.. 3. By necropsy, swelling and hemorrhagic lesions were observed in tonsil, central nervous system and lung. No specific changes were grossly found in other parenchymatous organs. 4. In histopathological study, degeneration and necrosis of nervous cells, non-suppurative meningoencephalitis, diffuse or focal gliosis, perivascular cutting and degeneration of ganglion cells were observed in central nervous system, and swelling and hemorrhagic changes were shown in the tissues of liver, lung and lymph nodes. 5. By indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay using ADV-monoclonal antibody, specific ADV antigens were detected in the tissues of tonsil, brain and spleen of the succumbed piglet. However, in the experimentally slaughtered piglets, the specific reactions were noted only in the tonsils.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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• pp.80-80
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• 2003

Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms, accompanied by marked cell death in the striatum and cortex. Stereotaxic injection of quinolinic acid (QA) into striatum results in a degeneration of GABAergic neurons and exhibits abnormal motor behaviors typical of the illness. The objective of this study was carried out to obtain basic information about whether parthenogenetic mouse embryonic stem (PmES) cells are suitable for cell replacement therapy of HD. To establish PmES cell lines, hybrid F1 (C57BL/6xCBA/N) mouse oocytes were treated with 7% ethanol for 5 min and cytochalasin-B for 4 hr to initiate spontaneous cleavage. Thus established PmES cells were induced to differentiate using bFGF (20ng/ml) followed by selection of neuronal precursor cells for 8 days in N2 medium. After selection, cells were expanded at the presence of bFGF (20 ng/ml) for another 6 days, then a final differentiation step in N2 medium for 7 days. To establish recipient animal models of HD, young adult mice (7 weeks age ICR mice) were lesioned unilaterally with a stereotaxic injection of QA (60 nM) into the striatum and the rotational behavior of the animals was tested using apomorphine (0.1mg/kg, IP) 7 days after the induction of lesion. Animals rotating more than 120 turns per hour were selected and the differentiated PmES cells (1$\times$10$^4$cells/ul) were implanted into striatum. Four weeks after the graft, immunohistochemical studies revealed the presence of cells reactive to anti-NeuN antibody. However, only a slight improvement of motor behavior was observed. By Nissl staining, cell mass resembling tumor was found at the graft site and near cortex which may explain the slight behavioral improvement. Detailed experiment on cell viability, differentiation and migration explanted in vivo is currently being studied.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.191-204
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• 1999

Background: Nasal polyps are benign mass of nasal mucose, chronic sinusitis are swelling of nasal mucose, so nasal polyps and chronic sinusitis take a place at the same time. Nasal polyps are located lateral wall of nose, middle meatus, between middle nasal concha and inferior nasal concha. Objective: To demonstrate the effect of herbal medicine therapy in the chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps before and after treatment using computed tomography (CT). To compared before and after treatment of otitis media using earscope. Materials and methods: Five patients (4 mail and 1 femail) treated in our hospital between August 1998 and July 1999 were studied. Ages ranged from 9 to 23 years (mean age:13 years). All patients had a underlying family history, and past history(allergy or sinusitis of parents or brothers). Illness period was from 1 to 36 months (mean period:10.5 month). To ascertain the efficacy of treatment, CT were checked out. In the CT, three images were obtained 2cm interval on the coronal and axial plan. We classified treatment period into the type of allergic disease. Gamihyunggyeyungyo-tang was administered mainly. Gamigwaghyangjeungki-san, Gamizwakwi-eum and Gamihyangso-san were administered for through oral route additional symptoms. Results: Treatment period was from 126 to 157 days (mean period:140.7 days). To 3 patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyp, treatment period was 140.7 days, to 2 patients with otitis media and chronic sinusitis and nasal polyp, treatment period was 141.5 days. So they had no significance. Not nasal polyp from middle meatus, but also polypoid mucosal change of maxillary sinus is polyps Conclusion: We know that herbal medicine therapy is the effective treatment of pediatric chronic sinusitis and otitis media using earscope and CT. Herbal medicine therapy was effective in increasing immunity, inhibiting allergic reaction and inflammation of respiratory system. we practice ECP(eosinophil cataionic protein) and MAST examination, objectify herbal medicine therapy.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.185-201
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• 1991

의료보호대상자의 상병 및 의료이용 양상, 의료이용에 대한 만족도를 의료보험대상자와 비교분석하기 위하여 1990년 7월 2일부터 7월 14일까지 대구시 1개 동 의료보호대상자 총 89가구와 의료보험대상자 총 96가구를 단순임의 표본추출한 다음 면접조사를 실시하였다. 대상자 1,000명당 15일간의 급성질환 이환율은 의료보호대상자 63, 의료보호대상자 62로 비슷하였으나, 표준화 이환율은 각각 73 및 69로 의료보호대상자가 다소 높았다. 연령별로는 19세 이하군이 각각 94 및 93으로 비교적 높았다. 1년간 만성질환 이환율은 의료보호대상자 123, 의료보험대상자 73이며 표준화한 이환율도 각각 87 및 57로 의료보호대상자가 월등히 높았다. 두 군 모두에서 연령이 증가할수록 이환율이 높았으며, 의료보호 중에는 1종의 의료보호대상자가 의료보험 중에서는 직장의료보험대상자가 그 이환율이 가장 높았다. 15일간의 급성질환 이환율은 의료보호대상자와 의료보험대상자 모두에서 호흡기질환이 각각 33.3%, 37.5%로 가장 많았으며, 1년간의 만성질환 이환율은 의료보호대상자에서는 근골격계 질환이 22.9%로 가장 많았었던 반면에 의료보험대상자에서는 위장관계 질환이 25.0%로 가장 높았다. 급성질환의 평균이환기간은 의료보호대상자가 3.8일로 의료보험대상자의 6.8일에 비해 짧았으나 만성질환의 경우는 11.5개월로 의료보험대상자의 7.8개월에 비해 월등히 길었다. 급성 이환자들의 1차 의료이용시 가장 많이 방문하는 의료기관은 의료보호대상자에서는 약국(55.6%)이었고, 의료보험대상자에서는 의원(45.8%)이었다. 만성질환 이환자의 지난 1년간 1차 의료이용은 두 군 모두에서 각각 31.4%, 53.6%로 의원을 가장 많이 이용하였다. 급성질환 이환자의 15일간 전체 의료기관 평균 이용일수를 보면 1차 의료이용은 두 군 모두에서 각각 31.4%, 53.6%로 의원을 가장 많이 이용하였다. 급성질환 이환자의 15일간 전체 의료기관 평균 이용일수를 보면 1차 이용에서 의료보호대상자 3.6일, 의료보험대상자 5.0일 이었으며 2차 이용에서는 각각 2.8일, 5.4일 이었다. 만성질환 이환자의 지난 15일간 평균이용일수는 1차 이용은 의료보험대상자는 7.2일 이었으며 2차 및 3차 이용은 의료보호대상자 15.0일 및 13.1일, 의료보험대상자 7.7일 및 6.8일 이었다. 급성질환 이환자가 1차 의료이용시 병원, 의원 그리고 약국을 방문하는 가장 많은 이유는 의료보호대상자 및 의료보험대상자 두 군 모두에서 '가까운 거리'였다. 만성질환 이환자에서 1차 의료이용시 병원을 이용하는 가장 많은 이유는 두 군 모두에서 '의료인의 명성'이었으며, 의원이용의 이유는 의료보호대상자의 경우 '의료보호혜택'이었고 의료보험대상자에서는 '가까운 거리'였다. 약국의 이용시에도 '가까운 거리'가 중요한 이유였다. 의료보장제도의 재원에 대한 물음의 정답률은 의료보호대상자 53.4%, 의료보험대상자 48.8%였다. 의료보장제도의 실시 목적에 대한 물음에 두 군 모두에서 의료비용절감이라고 대답한 경우가 각각 55.3% 및 55.7%였다. 의료기관 이용만족도 평가에서 의료인의 태도에 대한 만족도는 의료보호대상자 및 의료보험대상자 두 군 모두 약국이 47.9%, 46.5% 로 가장 높았으며 의료의 질에 대한 만족도는 병원이 각각 50.5%, 45.1%로 가장 높았다. 의료비에 대한 만족도는 의원이 각각 55.8%, 35.9%로 가장 높았고 의료기관의 환경에 대해 가장 만족하는 경우가 병원으로 각각 54.3%, 34.8%였다. 의료기관 이용절차에 대한 만족도는 약국이 각각 70.6%와 78.5%로 가장 높았다. 이상의 소견으로 우리나라 의료보호대상자는 만성질환 이환율이 의료보험대상자에 비해 매우 높아 이로 인한 경제적 어려움이 가중될 것으로 생각되며, 급성질환 이환자의 의료이용이 약국 중심으로 이루어지고 만성질환 이환자의 의료 이용이 약국중심으로 이루어지고 만성질환 이환자의 미치료율이 의료보험대상자에 비해 높다는 사실 등은 현재 의료보호제도가 효과적으로 실시되지 못하고 있을 가능성을 시사하며 병의원이용과 관련하여 의료인과 의료보호대상자의 의료보호사업에 대한 인식 및 태도 변화를 위한 홍보 및 계몽이 요구되며 또한 이용절차의 간소화를 위한 제도마련이 이루어져야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2010

Patterns are symbolic expressions of life style or sentiment of people as a product of culture. Furthermore, it is a type of language that the shape or implication does not change much over time. Patterns shown on the Korean medical containers are related to human life and health that they are not very diverse and splendid but closed used in real life. The medical containers include the alcohol container or tea-ware in broad sense, but under this study, it would be handled only for the Korean medical containers directly used to protect human health and treatment of diseases. They would be the Medicine Mortar and Pestle that is used to grind the herbal medical ingredients, pots that hold the liquid decoction, containers to keep the medical ingredients in general conceptual use for medical purposes. The patterns inscribed are classified in animal pattern, plant pattern or alphabet pattern. Turtle, crane, ginseng, and life patterns have the contemplation to pray for long life without disease or good fortune, while plum pattern, dragon pattern and the like are used in the medical containers used mainly in royal families with the social status and dignity shown. As such, patterns have not only ornament elements but also the symbolic implication to represent long life without illness for human. It provides the basic data of medical wisdom contained in the pattern and willingness of human to protect life from illness. On the basis of such research, it would require ensuing studies to make comparison and analysis with the medical containers with the patterns in the adjacent countries in the days to come.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.163-167
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• 1996

Aseptic meningitis, the most common infection of the central nervous system, is an acute illness mostly caused by enteroviruses. Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) has been used for the detection of enteroviral RNA but the detection has been mostly performed in a single CSF specimen obtained during the illness. A major objective was to evaluate the relation of sampling time to the recovery of enteroviral RNA in CSF. Thirty seven CSF specimens were obtained from 24 patients between May and August 1993, when an outbreak of asceptic meningitis by echovirus type 9 occurred. Enteroviral RNA in CSF was detected by polymerase chain reaction(PCR). Data about onset of symptom development were obtained by review of medical records. Enteroviral RNA was detected by PCR in 29 of 37 CSF specimens. PCR yielded positive results in 4 of 5 CSF specimens obtained on day 1 to 3, 10 of 11 on day 4 to 6, 8 of 10 on day 7 to 9, 6 of 8 on day 10 to 12, 1 of 3 on day 13 to 15 postonset. Of 11 patients from each of whom more than one CSF were obtained on different day postonset, PCR yielded positive resutls in 2 of 3 cases in whom enteroviral RNA detection was negative in the first CSF. These results indicate that two or more CSF specimens obtained within 12 days postonset are required for improving the accuracy of the diagnosis of enteroviral meningitis.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2000

This study was conducted to provide the data for the improvement of cerebral ischemia patient nursing services through the investigation of burden and hospital service satisfaction by family caregivers who were nursing the cerebral ischemia inpatients. The study subjects consisted of 125 family caregivers who were enrolled in four university hospitals with over 300 beds and one Chinese medicine hospital with over 100 beds. The Data were collected from all of the personal subjects using standardized questionnaires by interview from March 1 to March 30 in 2000. Data were analyzed by using t-test, ANOVA. Scheffe's multiple comparison, and Pearson's Correlation Coefficients. The results were as follows: 1. The mean score of burden felt by family caregivers who were nursing the stroke patient was 2.18. In relation to the characteristics of patients, higher scores were shown in male patients who were over 80 years old, and patients who had from 4 to 12 days care giving, over three month duration of admission, from one month to three month duration of illness. The burden felt by family caregivers revealed higher score of dependency in the Activities of Daily Living. 2. The mean score of hospital service satisfaction perceived by family caregivers was 3.35. The highest hospital service satisfaction score was shown in female caregivers, and caregivers whose patients graduated from element school, and treatment method was Chinese medicine, the duration of admission was under 1 month. As a result. the family caregivers' burden was seemed to be high when the patients who were old, male and as care giving time, duration of admission, duration of illness were getting longer. In conclution, hospital service satisfaction was good, but the satisfaction was tend to decrease that family caregivers who were male, higher education background and duration of patients' admission getting longer.