• 제목/요약/키워드: intervention treatment

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한의사 대상 온라인 설문조사를 통한 안면부 매선침 임상 활용 현황 조사 (Current Status and Strategies of Thread Embedding Acupuncture on Face: A Survey of Korean Medicine Doctors)

  • 유승호;서준원;김세윤;임정현;지수환;김병찬;남상수;구본혁;김고운;조재흥;송미연;정원석;김형석;신우철
    • 한방재활의학과학회지
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    • 제34권2호
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    • pp.165-172
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    • 2024
  • Objectives This study aims to report current status and strategies of thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) on face through survey of Korean medicine doctors. Methods The survey was conducted online via e-mail to certified Korean medicine doctors. The questionnaire is developed by Korean medicine doctors in Kyung-Hee Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong. The survey mainly consisted with multiple-choice questions on the current status, cost, and adverse reactions. Results TEA was predominantly utilized for cosmetic purposes, and the billing cost was commonly determined based on the number of threads used. The reported incidence of adverse reactions during TEA was 69.9%. The most frequent self-resolving adverse reaction was bruising, while the most common adverse reaction requiring medical intervention or resulting in sequelae was the 'dimple phenomenon'. According to the questionnaire, the primary factor associated with adverse reactions was the treatment area. Conclusions This study provided insights into the practical use of TEA on face in Korean medical clinic.

넙다리뒤근 단축이 있는 성인에게 이완 기법의 적용이 하지의 유연성과 균형에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Relaxation Techniques on Flexibility and Balance of the Lower Limb in Adults with Hamstring Shortening)

  • 이정우;전성민;김하영;배종연;손송찬;송은진;심상은;이형욱;이혜경;조백광;조성빈;주진희;진하연;황정현;김민희
    • PNF and Movement
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.55-70
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three relaxation techniques, namely, Static Stretching Exercise (SSE), Eccentric Contraction Exercise (ECE), and Suboccipital Muscle Release (SMR) on the flexibility and balance of the lower limb in adults with hamstring shortening. Methods: The participants were 45 adults in their 20s with hamstring shortening. They performed three exercises (i.e., SSE, ECE, and SMR) for two weeks. We measured flexibility, muscle tone and stiffness, proprioception, and balance before and after the intervention, applying each relaxation technique. Data were analyzed using two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). The significance level was set at α=0.05. Results: Flexibility increased in the SSE, ECE, and SMR groups, with the SSE group showing the greatest improvement. Muscle tone and stiffness decreased in all groups, with the ECE group exhibiting the highest reduction. Proprioception increased in the SSE, ECE, and SMR groups, with SSE demonstrating the greatest enhancement. Balance also increased in all groups, with the ECE group showing the most pronounced improvement. Conclusion: Overall, all three relaxation techniques for hamstring shortening resulted in improved flexibility, muscle tone and stiffness, proprioception, and balance of the lower limb in adults with hamstring shortening. The findings of this study underscore the importance of selecting an appropriate technique according to the purpose of treatment and the condition of the patient.

Safety and Effectiveness of Passeo-18 Lux Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter in Infrainguinal Endovascular Revascularization in the Korean Population: A Multicenter Post-Market Surveillance Study

  • Tae Won Choi;Je Hwan Won;Hwan Jun Jae;Yong Sun Jeon;Sang Woo Park;Gi-Young Ko;Nam Yeol Yim;Jong Yun Won;Chang Won Kim;Jinoo Kim
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제25권6호
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    • pp.565-574
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    • 2024
  • Objective: To evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes of the Passeo-18 Lux drug-coated balloon (DCB) in endovascular revascularization procedures under real-world conditions in a Korean population with atherosclerotic disease of the infrainguinal arteries, including below-the-knee (BTK) arteries. Materials and Methods: Eight institutions in the Republic of Korea participated in this prospective, multicenter, single-arm, post-market surveillance study. Two hundred patients with Rutherford class 2-5 peripheral arterial disease and infrainguinal lesions suitable for endovascular treatment were competitively enrolled. Data were collected at baseline, the time of intervention, discharge, and 1-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up visits. The primary safety endpoint was freedom from major adverse events (MAE) within 6 months (except when limiting the time frame for procedure- or device-related mortality to within 30 days), and the primary effectiveness endpoint was freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) within 12 months after the procedure. Results: A total of 197 patients with 332 target lesions were analyzed. Two-thirds of the patients had diabetes mellitus, and 41.6% had chronic limb-threatening ischemia. The median target lesion length was 100 mm (interquartile range: 56-133 mm). Of the target lesions, 35.2% were occlusions, and 14.8% were located in the BTK arteries. Rate of freedom from MAE was 97.9% at 6 months, and the rate of freedom from CD-TLR was 95.0% and 92.2% at 12 and 24 months, respectively. Subgroup analysis of 43 patients and 49 target lesions involving the BTK arteries showed rate of freedom from MAE of 92.8% at 6 months and rates of freedom from CD-TLR of 88.8% and 84.4% at 12 and 24 months, respectively. Conclusion: The results of the present study, including the BTK subgroup analysis, showed outcomes comparable to those of other DCB studies, confirming the safety and effectiveness of Passeo-18 Lux DCB in the Korean population.

The Value of Adding Ductography to Ultrasonography for the Evaluation of Pathologic Nipple Discharge in Women with Negative Mammography

  • Younjung Choi;Sun Mi Kim;Mijung Jang;Bo La Yun;Eunyoung Kang;Eun-Kyu Kim;So Yeon Park;Bohyoung Kim;Nariya Cho;Woo Kyung Moon
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제23권9호
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    • pp.866-877
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    • 2022
  • Objective: The optimal imaging approach for evaluating pathological nipple discharge remains unclear. We investigated the value of adding ductography to ultrasound (US) for evaluating pathologic nipple discharge in patients with negative mammography findings. Materials and Methods: From July 2003 to December 2018, 101 women (mean age, 46.3 ± 12.2 years; range, 23-75 years) with pathologic nipple discharge were evaluated using pre-ductography (initial) US, ductography, and post-ductography US. The imaging findings were reviewed retrospectively. The standard reference was surgery (70 patients) or > 2 years of follow-up with US (31 patients). The diagnostic performances of initial US, ductography, and post-ductography US for detecting malignancy were compared using the McNemar's test or a generalized estimating equation. Results: In total, 47 papillomas, 30 other benign lesions, seven high-risk lesions, and 17 malignant lesions were identified as underlying causes of pathologic nipple discharge. Only eight of the 17 malignancies were detected on the initial US, while the remaining nine malignancies were detected by ductography. Among the nine malignancies detected by ductography, eight were detected on post-ductography US and could be localized for US-guided intervention. The sensitivities of ductography (94.1% [16/17]) and post-ductography US (94.1% [16/17]) were significantly higher than those of initial US (47.1% [8/17]; p = 0.027 and 0.013, respectively). The negative predictive value of post-ductography US (96.9% [31/32]) was significantly higher than that of the initial US (83.3% [45/54]; p = 0.006). Specificity was significantly higher for initial US than for ductography and post-ductography US (p = 0.001 for all). Conclusion: The combined use of ductography and US has a high sensitivity for detecting malignancy in patients with pathologic nipple discharge and negative mammography. Ductography findings enable lesion localization on second-look post-ductography US, thus facilitating the selection of optimal treatment plans.

Potentials of Phyllanthus amarus, Viscum album and Moringa oleifera supplements to mitigate heat stress in female rabbits in humid tropics

  • Olatunji Abubakar Jimoh;Blessing Oluwaseun Olakanye;Ayoola Mercy Ajewole;Saanu Olajumoke Akinbuyide;Johnson Sunday Adetifa;Abdul-Quadri Ayodeji Jimoh;Adewale Oluwatosin Mayowa;Feyisayo Pemisire Adesina
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제66권1호
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    • pp.79-92
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    • 2024
  • Global warming is a key challenge subjecting animals to heat stress conditions resulting in multiple physiological alterations in tropical climate. Dietary approach seems to be the more friendly approach to curb the adverse effects of heat stress in rabbits. Some herbs have been categorized to have high potential for promotion of immune responses for amelioration of heat stress. Thus, this research aims to evaluate the potential of Mistletoe (Viscum album), Moringa (Moringa oleifera) and Phyllanthus (Phyllanthus amarus) leaf meal as herbal supplements for the alleviation of heat stress in female rabbits by measuring improvement in sex and stress hormonal responses in serum biochemistry. 80 Rabbit does were exposed to 4 dietary groups supplemented with each of Mistletoe, Moringa, Phyllanthus and a control in an 84-day trial at the summit of thermal stress in South west Nigeria. Growth indices were monitored throughout the study, blood samples were compiled at the end of the trial to assess serum biochemistry, stress and sex hormonal responses of the Does using standard protocols. The results revealed that final weight and weight gain of Does fed on Phyllanthus were significantly (p < 0.05) higher (11.46% and 14.25%, respectively) than Does on control. The herbal supplements enhance glucose, protein, albumin and globulin, reduced cholesterol, and creatinine of Does under heat stress conditions. Among the herbal treatment groups, mistletoe, moringa and phyllanthus had 12.42%, 18.39% and 16.90%, respectively, lower corticosterone than control groups which had 39.76ng/ml. Triiodothyronine of Does fed control were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than Does on Moringa oleifera and Phyllanthus amarus supplements. Estradiol and Follicle stimulating hormone of rabbit Does fed on moringa supplement were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than other treatments. In conclusion, the herbal supplements tend to mitigate the detrimental outcome of thermal stress on Does by suppressing stress hormones. Moringa oleifera and Phyllanthus amarus enhanced sex hormones while Phyllanthus amarus confered growth promoting effects on the Does.

국내의 갑상선 고주파 절제술에 대한 교육: 현황 및 미래 전망 (Training of Radiofrequency Ablation for Thyroid Nodules in Korea: Current and Future Perspective )

  • 안혜신;정소령;백정환;성진용;김지훈
    • 대한영상의학회지
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    • 제84권5호
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    • pp.1009-1016
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    • 2023
  • 고주파 절제술(radiofrequency ablation)은 미세 침습 치료술의 한 방법으로 양성 갑상선 결절과 갑상선 재발암 환자에서 수술적 치료를 대신하여 이용되고 있다. 국내에서는 2002년 세계 최초로 갑상선 결절에 대한 고주파 절제술을 시작하여, 2008년에는 대규모 연구 결과를 발표하였다. 2009년 대한갑상선영상의학회(Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology)는 고주파 절제술에 대한 첫 권고안을 만들었으며, 2012년과 2018년에 이를 개정하였다. 대한갑상선영상의학회의 지침서는 갑상선 결절의 고주파 절제술에 대한 세계 최초의 지침서로 국내 및 국외에서 갑상선 고주파 절제술을 시행하는 시술자들을 위한 지침이 되었다. 이 지침서들은 한국 및 전 세계 여러 나라에서 고주파 절제술의 확립 및 확산에 크게 기여하였다. 또한 대한 갑상선영상의학회는 2015년부터 참가자 수준에 맞춘 고주파 절제술의 심화 실습 과정을 진행하고 있다. 본 종설에서는 대한갑상선영상의학회에서 실시한 고주파 절제술 교육의 역사를 소개하고, 고주파 절제술의 학습 곡선 및 현재 한국에서의 교육 프로그램을 기술한 후 앞으로 나아갈 방향을 제시해보고자 한다.

Prognostic Prediction Based on Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced MRI Parameters from Non-Enhancing, T2-High-Signal-Intensity Lesions in Patients with Glioblastoma

  • Sang Won Jo;Seung Hong Choi;Eun Jung Lee;Roh-Eul Yoo;Koung Mi Kang;Tae Jin Yun;Ji-Hoon Kim;Chul-Ho Sohn
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제22권8호
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    • pp.1369-1378
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    • 2021
  • Objective: Few attempts have been made to investigate the prognostic value of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI or dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI of non-enhancing, T2-high-signal-intensity (T2-HSI) lesions of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in newly diagnosed patients. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic values of DCE MRI and DSC MRI parameters from non-enhancing, T2-HSI lesions of GBM. Materials and Methods: A total of 76 patients with GBM who underwent preoperative DCE MRI and DSC MRI and standard treatment were retrospectively included. Six months after surgery, the patients were categorized into early progression (n = 15) and non-early progression (n = 61) groups. We extracted and analyzed the permeability and perfusion parameters of both modalities for the non-enhancing, T2-HSI lesions of the tumors. The optimal percentiles of the respective parameters obtained from cumulative histograms were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and univariable Cox regression analyses. The results were compared using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of progression-free survival. Results: The 95th percentile value (PV) of Ktrans, mean Ktrans, and median Ve were significant predictors of early progression as identified by the ROC curve analysis (area under the ROC curve [AUC] = 0.704, p = 0.005; AUC = 0.684, p = 0.021; and AUC = 0.670, p = 0.0325, respectively). Univariable Cox regression analysis of the above three parametric values showed that the 95th PV of Ktrans and the mean Ktrans were significant predictors of early progression (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.06, p = 0.009; HR = 1.25, p = 0.017, respectively). Multivariable Cox regression analysis, which also incorporated clinical parameters, revealed that the 95th PV of Ktrans was the sole significant independent predictor of early progression (HR = 1.062, p < 0.009). Conclusion: The 95th PV of Ktrans from the non-enhancing, T2-HSI lesions of GBM is a potential prognostic marker for disease progression.

뇌성마비아 어머니의 경험 (Lived experience of mothers who have child with cerebral palsy)

  • 이화자;김이순;이지원;권수자;강인순;안혜경
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.93-111
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of the study is to identify the lived experience of mothers who have children with cerebral palsy in order to understand their agony. Moreover, the result of study was to find some nursing intervention for disabled children and their mothers. For this purpose, ten mothers who are willing to cooperate with this research were selected at random from those who have children with the cerebral palsy, currently using the municipal facilities for the handicapped with cerebral malfunction. Data collection was done from October 4, 1994 th December 31, 1994. The data were collected by asking the mothers mentioned above with some unstructured open-ended questions, recorded on the tapes with permission by the interviewee in order to prevent missing of the interviewed contents. These collected data have been substantiated and properly analyzed on the basis of phenomenological approach initiated by Colaizzi's method. The results and validity are proved to be credible by means of the individual checking of the interviewed mothers. The results of this study are as follows : 1. When the mother is first informed of the diagnosis of cerebral palsy on her child, she usually misses the crucial timing needed for proper treatment of the child's disorder because she is notified through the doctor's indifference and his apparently inactive, matter-of-fact attitude. At first she suspects the doctor's diagnosis and tries to attribute it to the unknown cause from a certain genetic problem and then she quickly wants to deny the whole situation that her child is really suffering from the cerebral palsy. The reality is too much for her to accept as it is and she would not believe her child is abnormal. Therefore, she even attempts depend on the power of God for its solution. 2. The mother, who goes thorough this kind of uncommon experiences, is totally devoted to the treatment and care of the child and completely ignores her own life and happiness. At the same time, she feels sorry for her other normal children she believes having not enough care and concern. Also, she feels sorry for the sick child when the child's brothers or sisters show special concern for the patient out of sympathy. It is sorry and not satisfied for her that the child is growing with abnormality and neighbor other around have inappropriate attitudes. Likewise, she is discontent with her husband's lack of concern about the child's treatment. She believes that the health care system in this society isn't fulfilling its due purpose. In the state of her utmost distress and anxiety, she always feels the need of competent consultants, and is angry about that her child is treated as an abnormal being, she is trying to hide the child from other people and to make him or her disappear, if possible. Although she doesn't have harmonious relation with her husband, she id happy when he shows his affection for the child and she feels relieved and thankful when the relatives don't mention about the child's condition Since the child's overall status of health is continuously in unstable conditions, requiring her all-time readiness for an emergency, she feels guilty of her child's illness toward the fEmily members as if it was her own fault to have borne such an abnormal child and she feels responsible for the child morally and financially if necessary Because her life is centered on taking care of the child, she cannot afford to enjoy her own life and happiness. She is a lonely mother, fatigued, with no proper relationship with other people around her. With this sense of guilt and responsibility as a mother of an unusual disease, she has no choice but to grieve her destiny from which she is not allowed to escape. 3. Nevertheless, the mother with the child suffering from the cerebral palsy does not easily give up the hope of getting her child cured and she believes that in the long run, though slower than hoped, her abnormal son or daughter will be eventually cured to become a normal sibling someday. This kind of hope is sustained by the mother's strong faith coming from observing the progress of other similar children getting better. Sometimes she is encouraged to have this faith by other mothers who share the same painful experiences, believing that her child will improve even more rapidly than others with the same palsy. Full of hope, she painstakingly waits for the child's healing. Moreover, she plans to have another child. she thinks that the patient child's brothers and sisters only can truly understand and look after the patients. However, when she notices that the progress of other children under the treatment does not look so hopeful, she is distressed by the thoughts that her child may never get well. Too, she is worried that the patient's brother or sister will be born as the same invalid with the cerebral disease. She is discouraged to have another baby as much as she is encouraged to. She is also troubled by the thought that in case she has another baby, she will have to be forced. to neglect the patient child, especially when she does have an extra hand or some reliable person to help her with taking care of the patient.

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폐 국균증의 외과적 치료(제 3보) (Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergillosis (III))

  • 정성철;김우식;배윤숙;유환국;정승혁;이정호;김병열
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제36권7호
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    • pp.497-503
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    • 2003
  • 폐 국균종은 폐결핵 등 만성 폐질환으로 인하여 파괴된 폐조직에 국균이 2차적으로 기생하여 발생하는데, 치명적 각혈 등의 증상이 발생할 수 있기 때문에 상당수 증례에서 수술적 치료를 필요로 한다. 이에 최근 10년 간의 수술적 경험을 고찰하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 8월부터 2002년 7월까지 폐절제술 후 병리학적으로 폐 국균종으로 확진된 31명의 환자를 대상으로 호발연령 및 성비율, 주소, 술전검사, 술식의 종류, 지저질환, 술 후 합병증 등을 분석 검토하였다. 결과: 호발연령은 30대와 40대(64.5%)이었으며, 술 전 주요증상은 객혈이었다(27명, 87.1%). 31명 모두에서 술 전 항결핵제 투여경력이 있었으며 19명(61.3%)에서 단순 흉부 방사선 사진상 연부조직 음영이 있는 큰 공동이 관찰되었고 흉부 전산화 단층촬영에서는 31명 모두에서 관찰되었다. 국균객담검사상 37.9%, 혈청 면역 확산 검사상 83.3%의 양성률을 보였다. 폐상엽이 19예(61.3%)로 호발부위였으며 대부분에서 폐엽절제술을 시행하였다. 술 후 병리조직검사상 전 예에서 결핵과 동반되어 있었다. 주요 합병증으로는 농흉 3예(9.7%), 지속적인 공기 누출 2예(6.45%), 사강 2예(6.45%), 술 후 출혈 1예(3.23%) 등이었다. 술 후 사망은 1예(3.23%)로 양측성 폐 국균종에서 수술한 반대쪽의 대량출혈로 사망하였다. 결론: 성비, 나이, 임상증상, 폐결핵과의 연관성, 병변부위 및 수술방법, 합병증 등에 대해서 과거 1963년부터 1992년까지 수술받은 80예와 비교하여 볼 때 큰 차이는 없었다. 진단 기법상 혈청검사는 술 전 아주 높은 양성률을 나타내었고 흉부전산화단층촬영의 높은 진단율은 폐 국균종의 진단과 수술에 매우 중요하다고 사료된다. 복합형 폐 국균종의 경우 흉막유착과 폐문의 경화, 잔존폐의 불완전한 확장 때문에 수술에 어려움이 있어 많은 시간 약물요법과 기관지 동맥 색전술 등의 내과적 치료를 선호하게 되는 데 이와 더불어 공동절개술 등의 비교적 비침습적인 수술방법도 추천되며 최근 합병증의 감소와 더불어 단순형 폐 국균종은 조기에 수술을 적극적으로 고려함이 요구된다.

결핵성 농흉의 임상적 특성 (Clinical Characteristics of Tuberculous Empyema)

  • 신무철;이승준;윤석진;김은진;이응배;차승익;박재용;정태훈;김창호
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제60권5호
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    • pp.516-522
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    • 2006
  • 배 경 : 결핵성 농흉은 단순 결핵성 흉막염보다 빈도는 낮으나 공동이나 중증 폐결핵과 흔히 동반되 고, 배농과 함께 장기적인 치료를 요하는 흉강의 만성적 활동성 감염질환이다. 국내에서도 이러한 결핵성 농흉 환자가 드물지 않게 발생하고 있으나 지금까지 이에 대한 연구가 거의 없었다. 방 법 : 1991년 1월부터 2004년 4월까지 경북대학교병원에서 결핵성 농흉으로 진단된 17예의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 조사를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 대상환자 17예 중 12예(71%)에서 폐결핵 치료 과거력(6예) 혹은 현재 치료중인 폐결핵(6예)과 관련이 있었으며, 가장 흔한 증상으로는 객담이 동반된 기침, 발열, 호흡곤란의 순이었다. 중증 폐결핵 병변이 53%, 공동성 병변이 12%, 농기흉이 41%에서 관찰되었다. 흉막액 분석이 가능하였던 8예 모두에서 다형핵백혈구 우세의 삼출액이었으며, 세균성 감염이 47%에서 동반되어 있었다. 객담 항산균 도말검사는 71%, 객담 결핵균 배양검사는 64%에서 양성을 보였으며, 흉막액의 항산균 도말검사는 33%, 흉막액 결핵균 배양검사는 36%에서 양성을 보였다. 추적 관찰된 16예 중에서 외과적 치료를 시행한 3예를 포함한 12예(75%)에서 성공적으로 치료되었고, 2예(12%)는 사망하였다. 결 론 : 결핵성 농흉은 농기흉을 동반한 중증의 폐결핵과 흔히 동반되고, 흉막액의 백혈구 감별계산에서 다형핵백혈구 우세를 보이며, 흉막강의 세균성 감염이 흔히 동반되었다. 따라서 심한 폐병변과 동반되어 완전한 농이나 다형백혈구 우세 소견을 보이는 화농성 흉막액 환자에서 결핵성 농흉을 감별진단에 반드시 고려하여 이에 대한 적극적인 조사와 치료가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.