1.A Case of Eosinophilic Cystitis in Child.
Korean Journal of Urology 2000;41(8):1036-1039
No abstract available.
Child*
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Cystitis*
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Eosinophils*
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Humans
3.Pyogenic Osteomyelitis of the Spine
Nam Hyun KIM ; In Hee CHUNG ; Soon Mahn CHUNG ; Min LEE
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1977;12(4):719-730
We analysed 26 cases of pyogenic osteomyelitis of the spine who were treaed at Younsei University Hospital during 25 years from January 1952 to August 1977 by operative or conaervative treatment. The diagnosis of pyogenic osteomyelitis of the spine is not easy and very confused. The cause and entry of the offending organism is mainly by venous drainage from the genitourinary and lower extremity circulation and the next is direct spreading from the adjacent focus. The typical clinical symptom is severe pain and tenderness over the lesion accompanied by febril history and the clinical course is relatively rapid than tuberculosis of the spine. In blood examination leukocytosis is uncommon but it showed relative increase of neutrophils in 62%, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in 89%. Radiological findings are narrowing of joint space, erosion and/or destuctive change of vertebral body, vertebral marginal sclerotic change, and new bone formation and less frequently abscess shadow. The results obtained from this study were as follows, 1) The incidence of pyogenic osteomyelitis of the spine among total cases of the pyogenic osteomyelitis was 2.5% and the ratio of the pyogenic osteomyelitis of the spine to the spine tuberculosis was 2.8%. 2) The sexual incidence was in 11 and 15 each male and female. and the avrage, prevalent age was 34 years of age. 3) The pathogenic organism was isolated in 20 cases from the diseased focus during surgical procedure; stapyhloccus in 16 cases, pseudomonas in two and in a case of E.coli and proteus each. 4) The lumber vertebrae was mostly involved, i.e.lumbar in 11 cases, cervical in four, thoracic in nine, lumbosacral and sacrum in one each. 5) The operative treatment was performed in 23 cases and conservative in 3 cases with the satisfatory result in all cases. 6) We conclude that the focal curettage with anterior interbody fusion through anterior approach was better than the conservative treatment.
Abscess
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Blood Sedimentation
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Curettage
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Diagnosis
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Drainage
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Joints
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Leukocytosis
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Lower Extremity
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Male
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Neutrophils
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Osteogenesis
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Osteomyelitis
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Proteus
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Pseudomonas
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Sacrum
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Spine
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Tuberculosis
4.Effects of Vasoactive Drugs on Blood Flow in Rabbits: Photoplethysmographic Assessment
Moon Sang CHUNG ; Min LO ; Min Young CHUNG ; Han Koo LEE ; Sang Hoon LEE
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1987;22(6):1397-1415
The dynamic blood flow is regulated by the numerous complex mechanisms. Since blood flow varies directly with the radius of the vessel, blood flow is markedly affected by small changes in the caliber of the vessels. Using the hotoplethysmography, we assessed the relative changes of blood flow after topical application of the vasoactive drugs to the femoral arteries of the rabbits. It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the immediate and delayed effects of the vasoactive drugs such as epinephrine, methylergonovine, chymopapain, and lidocaine in course of time when the drugs applied topically to the vessel. 60 rabbits were divided into 6 experimental groups. In group I, the femoral artery was surgically exposed only. In Group g-A, epinephrine was applied to the femoral artery after surgical exposure. In Group Il-B, after spplication of epinephrine, the effect of epiniphrine was reversed with lidocaine. Another drugs were applied as follows methylergonovine in Group Hl-A, methylergonovine and lidocaine in Group Ill-B as in group Il-B, Chymopapain in Group lV. The relstive changes of blood flow were measured by the photoplethymograph for 3 weeks. The results are as follows ; 1. The amplitude of the photoplethysmographic wave decreased immediately after the topical application of epinephrine, methylergonovine and chymopapain. Such an effect could be observed until the 3rd week after the topical application of the drugs, 2. The delayed dffect of reducing the amplitude could be seen during the 1st week in the epinephrine and methylergonovine treated groups. However, it was seen after 1st week in the chymopapain treated group. 3. The delayed effect of epinephrine and methylergonovine could be reversed with lidocaine. 4. It seems that lidocaine can be used clinically to preyent the delayed effect of epinephrine and methylergonovine.
Blood Vessels
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Chymopapain
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Epinephrine
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Femoral Artery
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Lidocaine
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Methylergonovine
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Photoplethysmography
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Rabbits
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Radius
5.Detection of Treponema pallidum in Tissue by FTA - ABS Complement Test.
Kee Yang CHUNG ; Min Geol LEE ; Jung Bock LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1987;25(4):486-491
Using the FTA-ABS complernent test, 32 skin speciruens from 27 patients with primary and secondary syphilis and a stomach specimen from a patient with suspected gastric syphilis which were confirmed by clinical history, physical examination, VDRL, FTA-ABS, and 19S(IgM)-FTA test, were tested. The following results were obtained. 1. In the darkfield examination, 7 of the 9 specimens(78%) were positive and in the FTA-ABS complernent test, 20 of the 33 specimens(61%) were positive. 2. The ratio of agreement between the darkfield examination and the FTA-ABS complement test was 89%. 3. In the chancres, macular syphilids, and condyloma lata, T. pallida were diffusely scattered in the epidermis, dermoepidermal junction, connective tiasue, and vascular walls, whereas in the papular syphilid T. pallida were mainly aggregated in the the epidermis, dermoepidermal junction, papillary dermis as well as the blood vessel walls in the papillary dermis. From these results, the FTA-ABS complement test can be considered to be a useful method for both the diagnosis and research of syphilis. It is especially helpful in cases where serological or histopathological study can not confirrn the diagnosis as when internal organs are involved.
Blood Vessels
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Chancre
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Complement System Proteins*
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Dermis
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Diagnosis
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Epidermis
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Humans
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Physical Examination
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Skin
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Stomach
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Syphilis
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Syphilis, Cutaneous
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Treponema pallidum*
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Treponema*
6.Biologic Significance of Hepatocyte Hepatitis B Core Antigen Expression in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection II.
Hye Kyung LEE ; Kwang Min LEE ; Dong Kyu CHUNG
Korean Journal of Pathology 1992;26(4):355-359
Routine use of commercially available antisera against hepatitis B core antigen(HBcAg) has permitted a reevaluation of the histochemical distribution of the antigen in liver tissue. HBcAg, classically described almost exclusively in the nucleus, was found with a very high frequency in the cytoplasm of liver cells as well. To elucidate the biologic significance of HBcAg expression and its relation to the natural course of hepatitis B virus(HBV) infection, the patterns of activity in 33 needle liver biopsies of HBsAg carriers were analysed. A good correlation of liver HBcAg with disease activity was demonstrated. HBcAg was present in the hepatocyte nuclei(nHBcAg) or cytoplasm(cHBcAg), or in both(mixed). Pure nHBcAg was seen mainly in non-aggressive reactive liver tissue and cHBcAg was predominantly associated with chronic active hepatitis(95%). The results suggest that expression of HBcAg correlates with the liver pathology and the possibility of HBcAg to be an immunological target for T cell mediated hepatocyte damage.
Biopsy
7.Elastofibroma: Report of a case.
Hye Kyung LEE ; Kwang Min LEE ; Dong Kyu CHUNG ; Eul Sam CHUNG
Korean Journal of Pathology 1992;26(6):635-637
Elastofibroma is a rare entity of slowly-growing, solid, ill-defined fibroblastic mass occurring almost exclusively in elderly persons and arising mainly from the connective tissue between the lower portion of the scapula and the chest wall. This entity has been considered to be a degenerative pseudo-neoplastic process caused by mechanical friction. We report an additional case of elastofibroma removed from the subscapular region of a 58-year-old woman. Microscopically the tumor was made up of a mixture of swollen eosinophilic collagen and elastic fibers occasionally associated with fibroblasts and mature fat cells. The elastic fibers showed a degenerated beaded appearance or were fragmented into small globules or droplets in a linear pattern.
Female
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Humans
8.The Successful Dissolution of 2 Cases of Fat Bezoars by Pancreatic Lipase.
Kyu Sik SHIM ; In Sik CHUNG ; Jin Min CHUNG ; Chang Don LEE ; Yong Suk LEE ; Hee Sik SUN ; Whan Kook CHUNG
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1985;5(1):41-44
Gastric bezoars are large masses or concretions, composed with plant fiber, hair and miscellaneous foreign bodies, found in the stomach and occur usually as sequele of gastric surgery. We experienced 2 cases of fat bezoars which developed after drinking of melted beef fst. They had postprandial epigastric fullness and pain, those were relieved on supine and left recumbent position. Upper gastrointestinal series showed a large movable mass in the stomach in hoth cases. On gastrofibercopic examination, a large egg sized white bezoar was cordirmed in both cases and a gastrie ulcer at antrum associated in one case. In attempt to removal of the bezoars, we tried to break them, but failed because of its character. The patients were treated with pancreatic lipase containg digestives, Pancreon-F and Azintal. From one day after this treatment, symptoms were completely relieved. Five days later, we confirmed disappearance of bezoars by gastrofiberscopy. and upper gastrointestinal barium
Barium
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Bezoars*
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Drinking
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Foreign Bodies
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Hair
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Humans
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Lipase*
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Ovum
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Plants
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Stomach
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Ulcer
9.Depression in Parkinsonian patients.
Sung Kil MIN ; Ho Seok LEE ; Sang Sup CHUNG
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 1993;32(2):188-194
No abstract available.
Depression*
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Humans
10.Clinical analysis of 98 patients undergoing concomitant cholecystectomy and exploration of the common bile duct.
Kyung Ho CHA ; Min CHUNG ; Tae Hoon LEE
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1991;40(2):185-192
No abstract available.
Cholecystectomy*
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Common Bile Duct*
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Humans