Authors examined 40,000 minifilms(boys and girls each 10,000 in junior and senior high schools) which were taken for survey of pulmonary tuberculosis for junior and senior high school students and checked the prevalence of scoliosis. It was considered lateral curvature of spine more than 10 degrees as nonpostural scoliosis, which were analyzed prevalence rate, degree of curvature, distribution of size of curvature, pattern of curve and direction of curvature. Following results were obtained. 1. The overall prevalence rate was 1.56; male 1.38. and female 1.70%(Junior high school 1.06%, Senior high school 2.05%). 2. Scoliosis secondary due to bony abnormality was found in 5 cases. 3. The most common pattern of curvature was the thoracic curve. 4. In sihgle curve, right to left ratio was 1.7, especially senior high school girls had more right curve and junior high school boys had more left curve. 5. The prevalence of senior high school students was greater than that of junior high school students and the degree of curvature was also severe in senior high school students than in junior high school students.
Busan ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Prevalence ; Scoliosis ; Spine ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

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Nose* ; Paranasal Sinuses*

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Biopsy* ; Salivary Glands* ; Sjogren's Syndrome*

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Child* ; Heart* ; Humans

Tuberculous meningitis is qutie a common disease and delay in treatment is associated with poor prognosis. But the study on the prognosis of tuberculous meningitis is rare in Korea. We analyzed the clinical and laboratory findings of 159 cases seen between 1986 and 1990 at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital. The specific aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical presentation, course and outcome and to determine the factors that may have influence on the outcome of tuberculous meningitis. The following results were obtained. 1. The highest incidence of age was noted in third decade as 37 cases (23.3%)and there was a tendency that the annual incidence of tuberculous meningitis declined since 1989. 2. The most presenting symptoms on admission were headache in 114 cases (71.7%), fever and chilling in 112 cases (70.4%), nausea and vomiting in 71 cases (44.7%), altered consciousness in 38 cases(23.9%) in order and clinical stage on admission revealed 83 cases of stage 2 and 14 cases of stage 3. 3. Associated tuberculous lesions other than central nervous system were found in 56 cases (35.2%) including miliary tuberculosis (15.7%), pulmonary tuberculosis (13.8%), spinal tuberculosis (3.1%), renal tuberculosis and so on. 4. Comparing with those who have not developed neurological sequelae on discharge, the mean protein value of cerebrospinal fluid on admission was increased and the mean glucose value and WBC count were decreased in patients who have developed neurological sequelae. 5. Brain computed tomography scan was performed in 122 cases and it revealed no abnormal findings in 54 cases (44.3%), enlarged ventricle in 44 cases (36.1%), basal enhancement in 25 cases (20.5%), lacunes in 18 cases (14.8%) and tuberculous granu-lomas in 8 cases (6.6%). 6. The neurological sequelae were developed in 53 cases (33.3%) including altered consciousness (13.2%), cranial nerve palsies (10.1%), death (5.0%), hemiparesis (4.4%), paraparesis(3.1%)and so on. 7. Prognosis of tuberculous meningitis app.
Brain ; Central Nervous System ; Cerebrospinal Fluid ; Consciousness ; Cranial Nerve Diseases ; Fever ; Glucose ; Headache ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Nausea ; Paresis ; Prognosis ; Tuberculosis, Meningeal* ; Tuberculosis, Miliary ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Tuberculosis, Renal ; Tuberculosis, Spinal ; Vomiting

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Animals ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Rats*

PURPOSE: Early diagnosis of congenital hearing loss through the neonatal hearing screening test minimizes language defect. This research intends to identify frequency of congenital hearing loss in infants through neonatal hearing screening test with the aim of communicating the importance of hearing test for infants. METHODS: From May 20, 2003 to May 19, 2004, infants were subjected to Automated Auditory Brainstem Response test during one month of birth to conduct the test with 35 dB sound. Infants who passed the 1st round of hearing test, were classified into 'pass' group whereas those who did not were classified into 'refer' group. Infants who did not 'pass' in the hearing test conducted within one month of birth were subjected to re-test one month later, and if classified as 'refer' during the re-test, they were subjected to the diagnosis for validation of hearing loss by requesting test to the hearing loss clinic. RESULTS: There was no difference among the 'pass' and 'refer' group in terms of form of childbirth, weight at birth and gestational age. In the 1st test, total of 45 infants were classified into 'refer' group. Six among 35 who were subjected to re-test (17%) did not pass the re-test, and all were diagnosed with congenital hearing loss. This corresponds to 0.35% (3.5 per 1, 000) among total number of 1, 718 subjects. CONCLUSION: In our study the congenital hearing loss tends to be considerably more frequently than congenital metabolic disorder. Accordingly, newly born infants are strongly recommended to undergo neonatal hearing screening test.
Diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem ; Gestational Age ; Hearing Loss* ; Hearing Tests ; Hearing* ; Humans ; Infant ; Mass Screening* ; Parturition

Oral or rectal sodium phosphate(NaP) preparation is commonly used for the colonic cleansing. Since the sole route of excretion of absorbed phosphate is renal, diminished renal function will limit the ability to excrete a sudden phosphate load. To date, about 20 adult cases of hyerphosphatemia associated with oral or rectal sodium phosphate solution have been reported, but not a single case in Korea to our knowledge. We report two cases of hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia after the administration of NaP(Colclean(R)) to reemphasizes the potential hazard of sodium phosphate bowel preparation in patients with compromised renal function.
Adult ; Colon ; Humans ; Hyperphosphatemia* ; Hypocalcemia* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Korea ; Laxatives* ; Sodium

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the stomach is an uncommon disease. Bone marrow involvement is reported even in patients with only a mucosal lesion. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of marrow involvement and its implications for diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: In total, 132 patients who were diagnosed with gastric MALT lymphoma at the National Cancer Center in Korea between January 2001 and December 2016 were enrolled in the study. The patient data were collected and analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: Of the 132 patients, 47 (35.6%) were male, with a median age of 52 years (range, 17 to 81 years). The median follow-up duration was 48.8 months (range, 0.5 to 169.9 months). Helicobacter pylori infection was detected in 82 patients (62.1%). Most patients (80.3%) had stage IE1 according to the modified Ann Arbor staging system. Ninety-two patients underwent bone marrow evaluation, and four patients (4.3%) had marrow involvement. Of these patients, one presented with abdominal lymph node involvement, while the other three had stage IE1 disease if marrow involvement was disregarded. All three patients had no significant symptoms and were monitored after local treatment without evidence of disease aggravation. CONCLUSIONS: Bone marrow involvement was found in 4.3% of the patients with gastric MALT lymphoma. Bone marrow examination may be deferred because marrow involvement does not change the treatment options or outcome in gastric MALT lymphoma confined to the stomach wall.
Bone Marrow Examination ; Bone Marrow* ; Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Helicobacter pylori ; Humans ; Korea ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphoid Tissue ; Lymphoma ; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone* ; Male ; Prevalence* ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Stomach

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Sleep duration affects health in various ways. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations of sleep duration with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Korean adult population. METHODS: This cross-sectional analysis was conducted for total of 1,360 participants who completed baseline health examinations for the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study-Kangwha study in 2010 to 2011. Sleep habits were measured by an interviewer-assisted questionnaire. Sleep duration was calculated based on the number of hours per day participants had slept over the past 1 year. CKD was defined as either proteinuria or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m². Multiple logistic regression models were applied to examine associations between sleep duration and CKD. RESULTS: Women with very long sleep duration (≥ 9 hours/day) were at significantly increased odds for having high serum creatinine (odds ratio [OR], 2.936; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.176 to 7.326), low eGFR (OR, 3.320; 95% CI, 1.372 to 8.034), and CKD (OR, 3.112; 95% CI, 1.315 to 7.363), compared those with a typical sleep duration (7 to < 8 hours/day), after adjusting for sociodemographic status, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, comorbidities, and sleep quality. Among women, for every 1 hour increase in sleep duration per day, there was a 24.6% increase in the presence of CKD (OR, 1.246; 95% CI, 1.019 to 1.523). However, among men, sleep duration was not significantly associated with CKD. CONCLUSIONS: Very long sleep duration was independently associated with a higher prevalence of CKD among Korean women. Gender may influence this association.
Adult ; Comorbidity ; Creatinine ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Epidemiology* ; Female ; Genome* ; Glomerular Filtration Rate ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Prevalence ; Proteinuria ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic* ; Social Class