1.The effect of cisplatinum on serum and renal electrolytes.
Dong Kyu KIM ; Jae Wook KIM ; Yong Bum KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;34(5):664-672
No abstract available.
Electrolytes*
2.Cavitary lung abscess mistaken for pneumothorax after drainage of pus.
Bum Kee HONG ; Jung Hyun CHANG ; Se Kyu KIM ; Sung Kyu KIM ; Won Young LEE
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1993;40(4):449-453
No abstract available.
Drainage*
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Lung Abscess*
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Lung*
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Pneumothorax*
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Suppuration*
3.Earlyclicical result of coronary artery bypass surgery for ischemic heart disease.
Jong Bum CHOI ; Huung Kon KIM ; Tae Geun RIM ; Yang Kyu PARK ; Ok Kyu PARK
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1993;26(4):271-275
No abstract available.
Coronary Artery Bypass*
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Coronary Vessels*
4.Total Serum IgE Level in Each Age Group of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.
Sung Bum KANG ; Sang Bae LEE ; Jin Wou KIM ; Jeung Kyu KIM ; Chung Won KIM
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1988;26(4):507-512
We evaluated median value and lower confidence limit of total serum IgE level in each age group of 1,493 pure atopic dermatitis patient without respiratory atopic diseases. The results were as follows . 1. The median value of total serum IgE level of each age group in patients with atopic dermatitis distributed from 56.5 IU/@Ll to 660It.J/C. The distributions of the median value of total serum IgE levels of total patients with atopic dermatitis, total male patients with atopic dermatitis, and total female patients with atopic dermatitis were 185 IU/C, 220 IUj'@C, and 165 IUj'C. There was no statistical significance of median value of total serum IgE level between mole patients and female patients. 2. The 95% and 99% lower confidence limit(one-sided) of total serum IgE level of ea.ch age group in patients with atopic dermatitis distributed from 32.6 IU /n4 to 287IU/v4 and from 31 IU/m0 to 202 IU4. The 95% lower confidence limit (one-sided) of total serum IgE level of total patients with atopic dermatitis, tatal male patients with atopic dermatitis, and. total female patients with atopic dermatitis were 170 II.J/m0, 185 IU,m/l, and 133 IUm/l. The 99% lower confidence limit.(one-sided) of total serum IgE level of total patient with atopic dermatitis, total male patient with atopic dermatitis, and total female patients with atopic dermatitis were 165 IU/ml, 180 IU/ml, and 125 IU/ml.
Dermatitis, Atopic*
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin E*
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Male
5.A case of serous surface papillary carcinoma.
In Gu WHANG ; Hak Bum SEO ; Young Tae KIM ; Kyu Wan LEE ; In Sun KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1992;35(4):613-617
No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Papillary*
6.Significance of the preoperative examinations in predicting the defect size of ventricular septal defect.
Keun KIM ; Bong Hyun CHANG ; Jong Tae LEE ; Kyu Tae KIM ; Sang Bum LEE
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1992;25(3):289-295
No abstract available.
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular*
7.Pure Epithelioid Malignant Schwanoma: A case report.
Hye Yeon KIM ; Kyu Bum LEE ; In Sun KIM ; Kap No LEE ; Seung Yong PAIK
Korean Journal of Pathology 1986;20(4):496-502
The pure epithelioid malignant schwanoma is a rare form of malignant schwanoma and differs from the ordinary epithelioid malignant schwanoma because of the absence of a spindle cell component. We present a case of purely epithelioid malignant schwanoma arising in the parapharyngeal area from vagus nerve without difinite evidence of von Recklinghausen's disease. The patient was a 28-year-old man with palpable right neck mass and swallowing difficulty during 2 years. The mass was an ovoid encapsulated tumor and measured 5x3x3 cm in dimension. The cut surface showed brownish tan homogeneous nodular appearance with partly myxoid area. Microscopically the tumor showed nodular pattern composed of epitheliod cells which were arranged in both tight clusters and stringy cords. The cells were ovoid in shape and had vesicular nuclei with single prominent eosinophilic nucleolei and sometimes abundant intracytoplasmic mucin. Mitoses were infrequent. Ultrastructural study showed rudimentary cell junction and degenerated cytoplasmic organelles including scattered mitochondriae, short segments of rough endoplasmic reticulum and lipid droplets. There were no definite basement membrane and melanosome. Immunohistochemical study showed the cells being positive for S100 protein, neuron specific enolase and myelin basic protein and negative for cytokeratin.
Male
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Humans
8.A Case of Purpura fulminans Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Jang Su KIM ; Chang Kyu LEE ; In Bum SUH ; Hyeun Ah LEE ; Young Kee KIM ; Kap No LEE
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1999;2(2):216-219
Purpura fulminans is a potentially disabling and life-threatening disorder characterized by acute onset of progressive cutaneous hemorrhage and necrosis on distal extremities, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. We experienced a case of purpura fulminans due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. A 42-year-old women presented with skin petechiae, ecchymosis and gangrene on distal extremities with laboratory evidence of DIC. The latex agglutination test with CSF was positive at Streptococcus pneumoniae. To our knowledge, this is the first report of purpura fulminans caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Korea.
Adult
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Dacarbazine
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Ecchymosis
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Extremities
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Female
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Gangrene
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Korea
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Latex Fixation Tests
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Necrosis
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Purpura Fulminans*
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Purpura*
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Sepsis
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Skin
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Streptococcus pneumoniae*
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Streptococcus*
9.A Case of Twin Pregnancy with Fetus Papyraceus Prenatally Diagnosed.
Kyung Hwa KANG ; Sang Wook YI ; Bum Su KIM ; Kyu Seop JIN ; Seung Bo KIM
Korean Journal of Perinatology 2000;11(1):61-64
No abstract available.
Fetus*
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Humans
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Pregnancy, Twin*
10.Relation of Left Ventricular Mass to Body Size and Left Ventricular Wall Stress in Normal Adults.
Jae Bum SOH ; Sung Sik SHON ; Seok Hwan KIM ; Jin Won JEONG ; Yang Kyu PARK ; Ock Kyu PARK
Korean Circulation Journal 1996;26(1):69-77
BACKGROUND: Increased left ventricular mass in patients with essential hypertension, coronary artery disease, chronic renal failure or in general population has been suggested as a useful predictor of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Many studies have reported that left ventricular mass is correlated postively with body size. Thereafter normalization of left ventricular studies, but it is uncertain which is appropriate. This study was designed to determine the appropriate method for normalization of left ventricular mass to exclude influence of body size in normal adults. METHODS: We measured left ventricular mass 100 normal adults by M-mode echocardiogram using ASE cube method without(Devereux and Reichek's method) and with correction(Devereux and Alonso's method). Left ventricular mass were normalized for body weight, height, body surface area, body surface area1.5, height2.0 and height2.7 RESULTS: 1) Left ventricular mass by Devereux and Reichek's method correlated well with that by Devereux and Alonso's method(r=1.0,p<0.001). 2) Corrected left ventricular mass correlated well with weight(r=0.64, p<0.001), height(r=0.49, p<0.05), body surface area(r=0.53, p<0.01) and body mass index(r=0.58, p<0.001). 3) Correlation coefficients of left ventricular mass/weight with weight, of ventricular mass/height with height, of ventricular mass/height2.0 with height, of ventricular mass/height2.7 with height, of ventricular mass/body surface area with body surface area and of ventricular mass/body surface area1.5 with body surface area were 0.12, -0.05, -0.29, -0.42, 0.13 and -0.11 respectively. 4) Peak systolic wall stress correlated with age and left ventricular mass, but end systolic wall stress did not correlated with left ventricular mass. CONCLUSIONS: The current indexation method of left ventricular mass for height may reduce the variability associated with body size. Furthermore, it could be used reliably in normal Korean adults.
Adult*
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Body Height
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Body Size*
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Body Surface Area
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Body Weight
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Echocardiography
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
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Mortality