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Discordant Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Twins (쌍생아에서 선천 거대세포바이러스 감염 증례)

  • Kim, Yi-Seul;Kang, Ji-Man;Lee, Ji-Hoon;Chang, Yoon Sil;Park, Won Soon;Kim, Yae-Jean
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2017
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common congenital infections. The first case of discordant congenital CMV infection in twins occurred in Korea. A 31-year-old woman became pregnant with twins (dichorionic-diamniotic). An elective caesarean section was performed at 37 weeks. The first baby was male, weighing 2,410 g with an Apgar score of 8/9. The second baby was female, weighing 1,380 g with an Apgar score of 5/8. She had experienced intrauterine growth retardation, and presented with microcephaly, micrognathia, and joint stiffness. During the work-up for discordant twins, the second baby's serum test was positive for CMV immunoglobulin M. Her urine, blood, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were CMV polymerase chain reaction positive. The first baby's CMV tests were negative. Ophthalmologic exam and audiometry performed on the second baby showed CMV retinitis and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. She was treated with intravenous ganciclovir. Currently, she is bed-ridden and has significant developmental delay. Although the causes of discordant congenital CMV infection in twins are unclear, this case shows that discordant congenital CMV infection should be considered in twins with significant differences in intrauterine growth or clinical symptoms after birth.

Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of Esophagus - A case report - (식도의 악성 위장관 간질종양 - 1례 보고 -)

  • Kang, Shin-Kwang;Won, Tae-Hee;Ku, Kwan-Woo;Yoon, Soo-Young;Yu, Jae-Hyun;Na, Myung-Hoon;Lim, Seung-Pyung;Lee, Young
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.109-112
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    • 2003
  • Stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, especially of the esophagus, are rare. We had a case of malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) of the esophagus. A 46 years old woman was admitted for abnormal mass shadow in the chest radiograph. The mass was originated from the lower thoracic esophagus, and compressed the right lower pulmonary vein and the inferior vena cava. We removed the tumor externally without injuring of the esophageal mucosa via right posterolateral thoracotomy. The tumor was positive for CD 34 and CD 117, and diagnosed malignant CIST of the esophagus.

Myxofibrosarcoma Originating from Chest Wall (흉벽에서 발생한 점액성섬유육종)

  • Cha, Byung-Ki;Lee, Mi-Kyung;Lee, Sam-Youn;Choi, Chong-Bum;Choi, Soon-Ho
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.39 no.2 s.259
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    • pp.166-170
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    • 2006
  • Myxofibrosarcoma represents one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities in adult and elderly patients. However, it only rarely occurs in the chest wall. A 58 years old woman presented with a huge painless lump (8 ${\times}$ 6.5 cm) in the right lower parasternal area which recurred a few months following excision from General surgery of our hospital. Histology showed an infiltrative deep seated dermal and subcutaneous tumor. It had a distinctive lobular growth pattern with prominent myxoid change and moderate cellularity. Tumor cells were spindleshaped with varying degrees of pleomorphism and frequent mitotic figures. Numerous blood vessels with curvilinear growth pattern were also seen. Immunostains for S-100, CD68, Mac 387, and FX IIIa were all negative, but positive for Vimentin. The histologic feature was of an intermediate grade myxofibrosarcoma. Wide excision was performed and recovered in good condition without any physical disabilities and was discharged at one month later. Currently she is waiting for the skin graft without chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Intracardiac Migration of a Renal Stent from the Left Renal Vein to the Right Ventricle during the Treatment of Nutcracker Syndrome - A case report - (Nutcracker Syndrome를 위해 왼콩팥정맥에 삽입한 스텐트의 우심실 이동 - 1예 보고 -)

  • Kim, JaeBum;Choi, Sae-Young;Park, Nam-Hee;Kum, Dong-Yoon;Park, Hoon;Hwang, Eun Ah
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.100-103
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    • 2010
  • We report her on a rare case of a renal stent that migrated into the right ventricle in a patient with nutcracker syndrome. A 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital and she was suffering from flank pain. The computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated that the left renal vein was compressed between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery (nutcracker syndrome). A self expandable stent was placed across the left renal vein for treating her nutcracker syndrome. The next day after the procedure, the follow up chest radiograph showed that the displaced stent had migrated into the right ventricle. After percutanous endovascular stent removal had failed, the stent was ultimately removed by performing cardiac surgery. At the $6^{th}$ postoperative month, there have been no abdominal or cardiac symptoms.

Analysis of Repeated Measured VAS in a Clinical Trial for Evaluating a New NSAID with GEE Method (퇴행성 관절염 환자를 대상으로 새로운 진통제 평가를 위한 임상시험자료의 GEE 분석)

  • Lim, Hoi-Jeong;Kim, Yoon-I;Jung, Young-Bok;Seong, Sang-Cheol;Ahn, Jin-Hwan;Roh, Kwon-Jae;Kim, Jung-Man;Park, Byung-Joo
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.381-389
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    • 2004
  • Objective : To compare the efficacy between SKI306X and Diclofenac by using generalized estimating equations (GEE) methodology in the analysis of correlated bivariate binary outcome data in Osteoarthritis (OA) diseases. Methods : A randomized, double-blind, active comparator-controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial was conducted at 5 institutions in Korea with the random assignment of 248 patients aged 35 to 75 years old with OA of the knee and clinical evidence of OA. Patients were enrolled in this study if they had at least moderate pain in the affected knee joint and a score larger than 35mm as assessed by VAS (Visual Analog Scale). The main exposure variable was treatment (SKI 306X vs. Diclofenac) and other covariates were age, sex, BMI, baseline VAS, center, operation history (Yes/No), NSAIDS (Y/N), acupuncture (Y/N), herbal medicine (Y/N), past history of musculoskeletal disease (Y/N), and previous therapy related with OA (Y/N). The main study outcome was the change of VAS pain scores from baseline to the 2nd and 4th weeks after treatment. Pain scores were obtained as baseline, 2nd and 4th weeks after treatment. We applied GEE approach with empirical covariance matrix and independent(or exchangeable) working correlation matrix to evaluate the relation of several risk factors to the change of VAS pain scores with correlated binary bivariate outcomes. Results : While baseline VAS, age, and acupuncture variables had protective effects for reducing the OA pain, its treatment (Joins/Diclofenac) was not statistically significant through GEE methodology (ITT:aOR=1.37, 95% CI=(0.8200, 2.26), PP:aOR=1.47, 95% CI=(0.73, 2.95)). The goodness-of-fit statistic for GEE (6.55, p=0.68) was computed to assess the adequacy of the fitted final model. Conclusions : Both ANCOVA and GEE methods yielded non statistical significance in the evaluation of non-inferiority of the efficacy between SKI306X and Diclofenac. While VAS outcome for each visit was applied in GEE, only VAS outcome for the fourth visit was applied in ANCOVA. So the GEE methodology is more accurate for the analysis of correlated outcomes.

'Study on Oui-Ga-Sil( 胃家實 )' (위가실(胃家實)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Han, Gyu-Eon;Ryu, Bong-Ha;Park, Dong-Won;Ryu, Gi-Won;Jang, In-Gyu
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.65-80
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    • 1989
  • About Oui-Ga-Sil(胃家實) in order to considerate the contents recorded in Nai-Gyung Sang-Han-Lon and latter literature, definition, etiopathology, syndrome, differential diagnosis, therapy, Prognosis and prevention were classified. And the results were as follows: 1. Oui-Ga(胃家)was a term which indicated the whole digestive system such as stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. Sil(實)could be defined as the peculiar concept pertaining to the acute and last stage which was invaded to inside bowels because of abundance with evil influence. 2. Eliology of Oui-Ga-Sil was abunt gastric fever originally, injured mucus because of mistreatment, the invasion to inside of outside evil influence through meridian. Pathology was the opening and shutting appearance of gastric abundance with intestinal emptiness, and intestinal abundance with gastric emptiness, Oui-Ga-Sil could be occurred because of gastric abundant dryness and splenic humidifying capacity decrease. 3. Symptom of Oui-Ga-Sil was classified as for the sunlight outside syndrome and the inside abundant syndrome. The sunlight outside syndrome was body fever, sweating, no chilling, on the contrary hatred of fever. The chief complaint of inside abundant syndrome was daily fever, talking in delirium, hand and foot sweating, abdominal distention, difficult defection and those could be pertained to sunlight bowel syndrome. 4. Diagnostic views of Oui-Ga-Sil were that pulse was descending abundant large strong and smooth quick, a coated tongue was yellow, deep yellow, old yellow, thick, scorching dry rough or gray black. On abdominal diagnosis, pressing by hand, patient was conscious of pain, excessive pain, rejection against press, impossible press or intermittent abdominal pain and bowel cutting pain without press. 5. Differential diagnosis was that the sunlight of Nai-Gyung-Fever-Theory was outside desease making meridian the prime object, Baik-Ho-Tang syndrome was making figureless abundant fever the pivotal point. And important differential standard of splenic shrink syndrome was that a daily fever, an irritation with fever were not occurred. 6. Theory of Oui-Ga-Sil was that Seng-Gi-Tang classes had been used in attacking downward or making balance, and moxibustion on Jung-Wan, honey boiling induction theory had been also used. Attacking downward therapy was invigorating method to preserve mucus, and if mucus had been exausted with complicating emptiness prognosis had been appeared badly. 7. Preventing from Oui-Ga-Sil diet by rule, fitness to cold and warmth may be needed to prevent outside evil influence attack and inside evil influence occurrence. Prudence with being very busy, fatigue, wine and woman may be also needed not to be an injury to splanic and gastric spirit.

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Recurrent Paravalvular Leakage after Mitral Valve Replacement with Annular Reconstruction for Paravalvular Leakage Due to a Paravalvular Abscess - A case report - (판막주위농양에 의해 발생된 판막주위누출 환자에서 승모판막 치환술과 승모판륜 재건술을 함께 시행한 후 재발된 판막주위누출 - 1예 보고 -)

  • Park, Chan-Beom;Kim, Yong-Han;Kweon, Jong-Bum;Park, Kuhn;Chung, Mee-Young;Jin, Ung;Roh, Tae-Ho;Kim, Chi-Kyung
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.268-272
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    • 2008
  • Paravalvular abscess is defined as infective necrosis of the mitral annulus and surrounding tissue that requires debridement of the necrotic tissue and patch reconstruction before valve implantation. Paravalvular abscess is associated with high operative mortality, postoperative complications, and recurrence. We report here a case of a 59-year old woman that had undergone mitral valvular replacement with a mechanical valve 13 years ago. The patient was determined to have paravalvular leakage due to paravalvular abscess as seen during follow-up. The patient underwent repeat mitral valvular replacement with annular reconstruction. However, the patient with mitral annular reconstruction and valvular replacement on the fifteenth postoperative day due to recurrence of paravalvular leakage. The patient is now receiving follow-up eight months after surgery.

Treatment of Pseudoarthrosis due to Nonunion of the Acromial Fracture with LCP - Case Report - (견봉 골절의 불유합으로 기인한 가관절증의 잠김 금속판을 이용한 치료 - 증례보고 -)

  • Kim, Yong-Min;Park, Kyoung-Jin;Kim, Dong-Soo;Choi, Eui-Sung;Shon, Hyun-Chul;Cho, Byung-Ki;Park, Ji-Kang;Keum, Sang-Wook;Jeong, Ho-Seung
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.130-134
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    • 2013
  • A painful pseudoarthrosis will develop due to a delay in diagnosis and treatment, and surgical care is required. Treatment of pseudoarthrosis is really difficult because the acromion is a thin flat bone that is difficult to be fixed firmly. A 52-year-old woman with multiple trauma had an acromial fracture that was not detected until it had caused pain after ambulation. Open reduction and internal fixation with a variable angle locking compression plate for distal radius and autogenous iliac bone graft were performed. At nine months after the operation, there was partial tear in the supraspinatus tendon, and arthroscopic repair of the supraspinatus tendon was performed. At nine months after the operation, radiographs showed a complete union. At three months after tendon repair, the patient had excellent function of the shoulder. We have reported a case of a successful treatment of nonunion and pseudoarthrosis of acromial fracture that is difficult to be fixed.

A Study of the Personal Ornaments and Make-up of Maroccan (모로코인(人)의 장신구(裝身具)와 화장(化粧)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Lee, Soon-Hong
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.15-34
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    • 2001
  • Ornaments are accessories for the decoration of the body or dress. They aren't unavoidably required one, but serve to make one's dress perfect as decorative industrial art objects. In Morocco, ornaments were initially used as a sign of social position or the class or an incantatory symbol. In effect, they were originally employed to adjust one's dress, not just for decoration, and they were of use for household economy. Gold, silver and handcraft available for exchange were a means of increasing one's property and an indication of social standing and wealth. In particular, the dress and jewelry of a bride was a measure of her family's wealth, regarded as a symbol of her chastity and value. The ornaments symbolically back up people's faith in supernatural power, and their real value is based on implicit form or way of decoration, not the external shape. Specifically, there is a tendency to use the form of animal as a protector, not one to frighten people. In the artistic tradition of Morocco, fish pattern stands for water and rain, and eagle and bird are considered to be related to fate. Scorpion and lizard are depicted as an inquirer of sun, and snake is a symbol of abundance and sexual instinct, being viewed to have an ability to cure disease. Turtle pattern is a symbol of saint because it protects one from the evil. The ornaments are made of gold, silver, amber, clam, garnet, glass, nielle, enamel, glaze, coral or tree, and symbolic patterns are used, including hand(a symbol of five numerals), turtle, lizard, scorpion, eye, triangle, bird and eggs. They are very big and diverse, being categorized into ornaments for the head or the chest, neckless, fibula, earring, bracelet and ring. For Moroccans, make-up is a sort of instinctive behavior to meet aesthetic and sexual desire. They also wear make-up for practical purpose of protection, intentionally inflict a wound on the skin for ceremonial or religious purpose, paint the skin with pigment, or have the part of the body tattooed for incantatory purpose. All this actions are regarded as make-up. The raw material of cosmetics is aker, a vegetable dye. They get the lips or cheeks turn red and paint eyebrows with yellow saffran powder to have a bad devil lose its strength. Tattooing is mainly done by women and viewed as a sign of their value or social organization they belong to. Sometimes that is used to represent a woman's being old enough to marry or getting married already or the frequency of marriage. Besides, tattoo is believed to prevent or remedy loose bowels or cough, depending on its location or pattern, and they often change tattoo according to the change of beauty art.

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Fat Embolism Syndrome with Pulmonary Hemorrhage of Unknown Origin (원인을 알 수 없는 폐출혈을 동반한 지방색전 증후군 1예)

  • Jeong, Hye-Cheol;Jung, Ki-Hwan;Kim, Byung-Gyu;Kim, Kyung-Kyu;Lee, Sang-Youb;Park, Sang-Myun;Lee, Sin-Hyung;Shin, Chol;Cho, Jae-Youn;Shim, Jae-Jeong;In, Kwang-Ho;Kim, Han-Gyum;Yoo, Sa-Hwa;Kang, Kyung-Ho
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.383-387
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    • 2000
  • Fat embolism syndrome is a rare but serious complication occurring mostly in patients with long bone fractures and occasionally in patients who have had an underlying disease. For example, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, alcoholic liver disease and connective tissue disease can be risk factors. The 44-year old woman with a sudden dry cough, blood tinged sputum, and exertional dyspnea visited the Korea University Hospital. Petechiae on her anterior chest wall was found. Chest X-ray and CT showed patchy opacities and multifocal ground-glass opacities in both lung fields. An open lung biopsy demonstrated diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage and intravascular macrovesicular fat bubbles. After conservative management, her symptoms and radiologic findings were significantly improved. A case of fat embolism syndrome without any known risk factors is reported.

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