1.Hemorheological Alteration in Patients Clinically Diagnosed with Chronic Liver Diseases.
Bohyun JANG ; Ji Won HAN ; Pil Soo SUNG ; Jeong Won JANG ; Si Hyun BAE ; Jong Young CHOI ; Young I CHO ; Seung Kew YOON
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2016;31(12):1943-1948
Since liver function is changed by chronic liver diseases, chronic liver disease can lead to different hemorheological alterations during the course of the progression. This study aims to compare alterations in whole blood viscosity in patients with chronic liver disease, focusing on the gender effect. Chronic liver diseases were classified into three categories by patient’s history, serologic markers, and radiologic findings: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (n = 63), chronic viral hepatitis B and C (n = 50), and liver cirrhosis (LC) (n = 35). Whole blood viscosity was measured by automated scanning capillary tube viscometer, while liver stiffness was measured by transient elastography using FibroScan®. Both systolic and diastolic whole blood viscosities were significantly lower in patients with LC than NAFLD and chronic viral hepatitis (P < 0.001) in male patients, but not in female patients. In correlation analysis, there were inverse relationships between both systolic and diastolic whole blood viscosity and liver stiffness (systolic: r = −0.25, diastolic: r = −0.22). Whole blood viscosity was significantly lower in male patients with LC than NAFLD or chronic viral hepatitis. Our data suggest that whole blood viscosity test can become a useful tool for classifying chronic liver disease and determining the prognosis for different types of chronic liver diseases.
Blood Viscosity
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Capillaries
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Elasticity Imaging Techniques
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Female
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Hemorheology
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Hepatitis
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Hepatitis B
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Humans
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Liver Diseases*
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Liver*
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Male
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Prognosis
2.Development and Application of Cognitive Perceptual Assessment for Driving of People with Brain Injury - Comparison with Cognitive Behavioral Driver's Inventory.
Jun Wook LEE ; Soon Ja JANG ; Dong A KIM ; Si Woon PARK ; Won Kook JUNG ; Jung Hun YOO ; Jang Han LEE ; Sun I KIM
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2004;28(6):523-531
OBJECTIVE: We developed the Cognitive Perceptual Assessment for Driving (CPAD) to assess the driving ability of people with acquired brain injury. To find out the usefulness of this tool as a screening test for safe driving, we compared it with the Cognitive Behavioral Driver's Inventory (CBDI). METHOD: Subjects were 101 people with acquired brain injury who had driven a car before the injury. Each subject was evaluated with CPAD and CBDI. CPAD consisted of 8 tasks and 10 variables. We calculated CPAD score using 10 variables and compared CPAD with CBDI result and score. RESULTS: The average CPAD score was 49.65 7.97. According to CBDI test, the number of CBDI passing group was 36, borderline group was 27, and failing group was 38. CPAD variables and score showed significant correlation with CBDI score (p<0.05). There was significant difference in CPAD variables and score among the 3 groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: CPAD can be a useful tool for assessing the driving ability of the people with acquired brain injury.
Brain Injuries*
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Brain*
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Mass Screening
3.A role of neuropsychological test in the patients with chronic liver disease.
Jai Won BYUN ; Geun Tae PARK ; Jang Han LEE ; Sun I KIM ; Ho Soon CHOI ; Dong Hyun AHN ; Byung Ik KIM ; Min Ho LEE
Korean Journal of Medicine 2004;66(2):135-146
BACKGROUND: Minimal (subclinical) hepatic encephalopathy (mHE) currently diagnosed by psychometric tests or neurophysiological test adversely affects daily functioning. In view of its sociomedical relevance, simple and reproducible tests for routine diagnosis are required. The aims of this study are to evaluate cognitive function of patients with chronic liver disease by computerized neuropsychological test (STIM), and the difference of cognitive function according to Child classification. METHODS: Between June, 2002 and February, 2003 We enrolled 61 randomized consecutive patients diagnosed with chronic liver disease by biochemical tests, ultrasonographic finding or histology. This study used finger tapping, visual CPT, spatial memory test, Wisconsin card sorting test chosen from Neuscan and STIM system (Neurosoft company, U.S.A) and global-local processing test. RESULTS: In the present study, significant correlation was found between neurologic abnormalities and the degree of liver disease. The result of neuropsychological test showed that cognitive function was decreased according to the severity of chronic liver disease, especially liver cirrhosis. Cirrhotic patients, especially Child C group, exhibited selective deficits in complex attentional and fine motor skills, visuospatial perception, with preservation of memory. CONCLUSION: The STIM in this study is simple, objective and reproducible method because it can subdivide evaluation of cognitive function and computerize the measurement of response. We assume that STIM may be used early detection method of mHE if the study will be in a large scale. Because psychomotor deficits found in mHE could have a disadvanting influence on daily functioning of patients, e.g., driving abilty of a car or performance at work, we concluded early detection of mHE and aggressive treatment of mHE in clinically asymptomatic cirrhotic patients is necessary for improvement of their quality of life.
Child
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Classification
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Diagnosis
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Fingers
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Humans
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Liver Diseases*
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Liver*
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Memory
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Motor Skills
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Neuropsychological Tests*
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Psychometrics
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Quality of Life
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Wisconsin
4.A Case of a Pseudoaneurysm in Chronic Pancreatitis.
Jin A KIM ; Mun Woo LEE ; Seong Han JEONG ; Won Jun CHOI ; Seon Mee PARK ; Sei Chin YOON ; I Chan JANG
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1998;18(2):276-280
The bleeding pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition but one of the lethal complications in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Early diagnosis and emergent intervention can reduce mortality and promise better outcomes. We experienced a case of a bleeding pseudo- aneurysm in a chronic pancreatitis patient. The 44-year-old male was suffering from con- tinuous, vague epigastric pain and black tarry stool. An abdominal CT scan revealed a homogeneously enhancing round mass in the pancreatic pseudocyst, and celiac angi- ography found that a pseudoaneurysm had originated from the pancreaticoduodenal artery. The patient was treated with Whipple's operation and was later discharged, having improved in his condition.
Adult
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Aneurysm
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Aneurysm, False*
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Arteries
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Early Diagnosis
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Male
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Mortality
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Pancreatic Pseudocyst
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Pancreatitis, Chronic*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
5.Schisandra Chinensis Baillon regulates the gene expression of phase II antioxidant/detoxifying enzymes in hepatic damage induced rats.
Han I JANG ; Gyeong Min DO ; Hye Min LEE ; Hyang Mok OK ; Jae Ho SHIN ; Oran KWON
Nutrition Research and Practice 2014;8(3):272-277
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the antioxidant activities and hepatoprotective effects of Schisandra chinensis Baillon extract (SCE) against tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced oxidative hepatic damage in rats. MATERIALS/METHODS: Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were pretreated with SCE (300, 600, and 1,200 mg/kg BW) or saline once daily for 14 consecutive days. On day 14, each animal, except those belonging to the normal control group, were injected with t-BHP (0.8 mmol/kg BW/i.p.), and all of the rats were sacrificed 16 h after t-BHP injection. RESULTS: Although no significant differences in AST and ALT levels were observed among the TC and SCE groups, the high-dose SCE group showed a decreasing tendency compared to the TC group. However, erythrocyte SOD activity showed a significant increase in the low-dose SCE group compared with the TC group. On the other hand, no significant differences in hepatic total glutathione (GSH) level, glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were observed among the TC and SCE groups. Hepatic histopathological evaluation revealed that pretreatment with SCE resulted in reduced t-BHP-induced incidence of lesions, such as neutrophil infiltration, swelling of liver cells, and necrosis. In particular, treatment with a high dose of SCE resulted in induction of phase II antioxidant/detoxifying enzyme expression, such as glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC). CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, we conclude that SCE exerts protective effects against t-BHP induced oxidative hepatic damage through the reduction of neutrophil infiltration, swelling of liver cells, and necrosis. In addition, SCE regulates the gene expression of phase II antioxidant/detoxifying enzymes independent of hepatic antioxidant enzyme activity.
Animals
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Catalytic Domain
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Erythrocytes
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Gene Expression*
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Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
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Glutathione
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Glutathione Peroxidase
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Glutathione Reductase
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Glutathione Transferase
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Hand
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Incidence
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Liver
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Necrosis
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Neutrophil Infiltration
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Rats*
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Schisandra*
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tert-Butylhydroperoxide
6.Assessment of Post-stroke Unilateral Neglect Using 3-Dimensional Virtual Reality Program.
Deog Young KIM ; Jang Han LEE ; Chang Il PARK ; Yong Wook KIM ; Won Hyuk CHANG ; In Young KIM ; Sun I KIM ; Joongson CHON ; Hyun Jung CHANG
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2005;29(1):1-8
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical usefulness of newly developed 3-dimensional virtual reality (VR) program to assess the unilateral neglect. METHOD: Sixteen unilateral neglect patients and forty healthy subjects were included in this study. Forty healthy subjects were classified into two groups (control group I, II) based on the previous computer experience. This VR program was composed of two sessions, the first session was to search the midpoint of the monitor and the second session was to scan the randomized target movement. Head-mounted display and 3-dimensional position sensor were used during VR program. The unilateral neglect patients performed the line bisection test and the letter cancellation test. The correlations of the clinical measurements and the parameters of the 3-dimensional VR program were analyzed. RESULTS: All parameters of the VR program in patient group were significantly different with those in control group I, II (p <0.05). Left directional parameters were significantly different with right directional parameters of the VR program in patient group (p <0.05), but not in control group I, II. The parameters of the VR program were significantly correlated with clinical measurements (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: The assessment of unilateral neglect using 3- dimensional virtual reality program may be clinically useful.
Humans
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Stroke
7.Sensitization rates to inhalant allergens in children and adolescents of Incheon and Asan area and the relationship between polysensitization and prevalence of allergic diseases.
Hyung Young KIM ; Ju Hee SEO ; Young Ho JUNG ; Eun LEE ; Song I YANG ; Mina HA ; Ho Jang KWON ; Jong Han LIM ; Hwan Chul KIM ; Kee Jae LEE ; Inho PARK ; Young Wook LIM ; Jong Hyun LEE ; Yeni KIM ; Youn Hee CHOI ; Jeesuk YU ; Jeongseon KIM ; Seung Do YU ; Bo Eun LEE ; Soo Jong HONG
Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease 2013;1(1):41-49
PURPOSE: Sensitization to allergens is considered as major mechanism of allergy and related to the development of allergic diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate overall sensitization rates of inhalant allergens and the relationship between polysensitization and prevalence of allergic diseases in children and adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional pilot study of 122 elementary school students, 114 middle school students, and 115 high school students from Incheon and Asan was conducted by using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISSAC) questionnaire. The skin prick tests were performed with 14 common inhalant allergens on 339 students. RESULTS: The inhalant allergen that has a significantly different sensitization rate according to age was Dermatophagoides farinae. And the inhalant allergen that has significantly different sensitization rate according to region was Japanese hop. In addition, girls have higher sensitization rate to any mold allergens than boys. In case of having sensitization more than two allergens, the risks of diagnosis of asthma and allergic rhinitis on questionnaire were increased. Asthma is related to sensitization of dog or cat and allergic rhinitis is related to sensitization of house dust mites. However, atopic dermatitis is not related to sensitization of any inhalant allergens. CONCLUSION: The sensitization rates of inhalant allergens may differ among age, gender, and region in children and adolescents of Incheon and Asan area. The polysensitized children and adolescents with inhalant allergens showed higher prevalences of allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis on questionnaire than monosensitized group.
Adolescent
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Allergens
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Animals
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group
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Asthma
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Cats
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Child
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Dermatitis, Atopic
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Dermatophagoides farinae
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Dogs
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Fungi
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Humans
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Humulus
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Hypersensitivity
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Pilot Projects
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Prevalence
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Pyroglyphidae
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Rhinitis
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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Skin
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Surveys and Questionnaires
8.Cefepime-Induced Nonconvulsive Status Epileticus Presenting as Coma in a Patient with ESRD on Hemodialysis.
Cho I LEE ; Mi Jin HONG ; Sung Chul HONG ; Jung Hee PARK ; Eugene PARK ; Jang Soo HAN ; Young Jin KIM ; Jong Ho LEE ; Jung Hwan PARK ; Jong Oh SONG ; Young Il JO
Korean Journal of Nephrology 2011;30(5):537-541
Cefepime-induced nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving hemodialysis has only rarely been reported. Here we report a case of cefepime-induced NCSE presenting as coma in a patient with ESRD on hemodialysis. A 73-year-old man, who had been receiving maintenance hemodialysis, developed aphasia and coma during cefepime therapy for epidural abscess. Emergent eletroencephalography (EEG) revealed evidence of NCSE. The abnormal EEG findings were resolved and comatose mentality was completely recovered after cessation of cefepime and administration of anticonvulsive drugs. Cefepime-induced NCSE should be considered if neurological symptoms including comatose mentality develops during cefepime therapy in a patient with renal failure.
Aged
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Anticonvulsants
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Aphasia
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Cephalosporins
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Coma
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Electroencephalography
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Epidural Abscess
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
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Renal Dialysis
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Renal Insufficiency
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Status Epilepticus
9.A Case of Scleredema Associated with Dermatomyositis.
Jung Hee PARK ; Sang Heon LEE ; Jung Hwa LEE ; Sung Chul HONG ; Mi Jin HONG ; Eugene PARK ; Jang Soo HAN ; Cho I LEE ; So Mi KIM ; Hae Rim KIM
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2011;18(4):324-326
Dermatomyositis (DM) is rare systemic inflammatory disease with typical skin manifestations and muscular involvement. Various skin lesions can accompany this disease, such as Gottron's sign, Heliotrope rash, mechanic's hands, V sign and shawl sign. Scleredema is a very rare skin manifestation in DM. We report a case of DM in a 63-year-old woman, who had scleredema on her thighs. A diagnosis of DM was established by clinical manifestation, elevated muscle enzyme levels, electromyogram measures, and muscle biopsy findings. She was successfully treated with the immunosuppressants methotrexate, cyclosporine, and steroids (low dose).
Biopsy
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Cyclosporine
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Dermatomyositis
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Exanthema
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Female
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Hand
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Methotrexate
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Middle Aged
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Muscles
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Scleredema Adultorum
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Skin
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Skin Manifestations
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Steroids
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Thigh
10.Association of acute tubular necrosis with gross hematuria in cirrhosis-related immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
Jang Soo HAN ; So Dug LIM ; Won Hyeok CHOI ; Sung Chul HONG ; Jung Hee PARK ; Eugene PARK ; Mi Jin HONG ; Cho I LEE ; Jung Hwan PARK ; Jong Ho LEE ; Jong Oh SONG ; Young Il JO
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice 2013;32(1):43-46
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy associated with cirrhosis is the most common form of secondary IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Cirrhosis-related IgAN is usually clinically silent with a rare occurrence of gross hematuria, unlike in cases of idiopathic IgAN. Especially, acute tubular necrosis (ATN) associated with gross hematuria is very rare in cirrhosis-related IgAN, although acute renal failure is a frequently reported complication in advanced cirrhosis. Herein, we report an unusual case of ATN requiring renal replacement therapy, associated with gross hematuria in a patient with nonalcoholic, hepatitis B virus-associated cirrhosis. Results of a histopathological analysis revealed obstruction of the lumen of renal tubules by red blood cell casts, a marked tubular necrosis, and IgA deposition in the mesangium. The patient's renal function and gross hematuria were clearly improved after lamivudine treatment.
Acute Kidney Injury
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Erythrocytes
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Fibrosis
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Glomerulonephritis, IGA
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Hematuria
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Hepatitis B
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin A
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Immunoglobulins
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Lamivudine
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Necrosis
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Renal Insufficiency
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Renal Replacement Therapy