1.Clinical observation of the ocular complications in Leprosy patients.
Yong Joon LEE ; Joon Hyung LEE
Korean Leprosy Bulletin 2011;44(1):43-51
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of ocular complications in leprosy patients. METHODS: Screening ocular examinations were performed in 572 leprosy patients, who resided in National sorokdo hospital from May to October, 2011. RESULTS: Overall prevalence of ocular complications was 87.1%. Ocular complication was significantly associated with increasing age. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of the ocular complication among males and females. Lepromatous leprosy patients had the greatest prevalence of ocular lesion. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant rate of ocular complications in leprosy patients in the National sorokdo hospital, and had a potentially sight-threatening ocular complication. Health professionals need to be new eye symptoms and signs require prompt ophthalmology review to prevent avoidable blindness, due to the life-long risk of sight-threatening ocular complications.
Blindness
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Eye
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Female
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Health Occupations
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Humans
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Incidence
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Leprosy
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Leprosy, Lepromatous
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Male
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Mass Screening
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Ophthalmology
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Prevalence
2.T lymphocyte responses to house dust mite in asthmatic children.
Joon Sung LEE ; Hyung Kook KIM ; Sung Hoon CHO
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 1993;3(1):59-67
No abstract available.
Child*
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Dust*
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Humans
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Lymphocytes*
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Pyroglyphidae*
4.Neuropsychological effects of chronic alcoholism on the tactual-spatial performance and memory.
Jong Sub LEE ; Chan Hyung KIM ; Sung Hoon LEE ; Won Joon HWANG ; Kae Joon YOO
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 1993;32(1):59-69
No abstract available.
Alcoholism*
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Memory*
5.Clonidine Treatment of Clozapine-Induced Hypersalivation.
Hyung Keun LEE ; In Joon PARK ; Young Joon KWON ; Hee Yeon JEONG
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry 2000;7(1):80-84
BACKGROUND: Hypersalivation can be a troublesome side effect of clozapine, limiting its usefulness in the management some cases of schizophrenia. But the pharmacodynamic basis of clozapine-induced hypersalivation remains obscure. Object : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the alpha2-adrenergic agonist clonidine on clozapin-induced hypersalivation in the patients who were receiving clozapine. METHOD: Twenty one schizophrenic inpatients on clozapine participated in the study. The amount of saliva was measur on the 7th day at 8pm after starting clozapine treatment. Of them, 15 patients who had experienced hypersalivation treated with 0.1mg/day of clonidine. RESULT: Of 21 schizophrenic patients treated with clozapine in the psychiatric inpatients clinic, 15(71.4%) complain hypervalivation. After clonidine treatment, mean salivary flow-rate was decreased significantly in these patients. CONCLUSION: Clozapine-induced hypersalivation could be decreased by administration of alpha2-adrenergic agonist clonidine are compliance could be improved. Also our study supports the notion that increased adrenergic tone contributes to clozapine induce hypersalivation.
Clonidine*
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Clozapine
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Compliance
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Humans
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Inpatients
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Saliva
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Schizophrenia
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Sialorrhea*
6.Low-attenuation mediastinal masses on CT.
Hee Suk LEE ; In Joo CHEONG ; Seung Hyeon KIM ; Shin Hyung LEE ; Chang Joon LEE
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1991;27(5):647-655
No abstract available.
7.Clinical Aspect of Bacterial Endogenous Endophthalmitis.
Seung Joon LEE ; Mi Ae LEE ; Hyung Woo KWAK
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(1):112-118
Bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare, but devastating complication of septicemia.It has occurred in the process of systemic infection and its underlying conditions are Diabetes Mellitus, advanced liver disease and immunosuppressive state or drug abuse. Klebsiella endogenous endophthalmitis is especially rapidly progressive and visual outcome is typically poor. To evaluate the clinical aspect of this disease, particularly predisposing factors, causative microorganism, outcome of therapeutic modality and initial time of therapy, we performed a retrospective study on 9 eyes of 9 patients who had been treated with this diagnosis from September 1988 to January 1999 at Kyung-Hee Medical Center. Mean time between the onset of disease and the initiation of therapy was 4.33 days. Underlying systemic diasease consist of Daibetes Mellitus, advanced liver disease and chronic renal failure [5 patients:DM with advanced liver disease, 3 patients:DM alone, 1 patient:DM with CRF].The visual outcome was poor but it turned out better in two patients compared with initial visual acuity, no change in one patient and worse in six patients. We found that Diabetes Mellitus and advanced liver disease were leading underlying predisposing factors of Klebsiella Pneumoniae and visual outcome was poor despite the various intensive treatments.High index of suspicion and aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic approach might improve visual outcome.
Causality
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Diagnosis
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Endophthalmitis*
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
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Klebsiella
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Liver Diseases
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Retrospective Studies
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Visual Acuity
8.A Case of Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome Including Diabetic Mellitus.
Byoung Hoon LEE ; Byung Rai CHO ; Myoung Ik LEE ; Keun Chan SOHN ; Hyung Joon YOO
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1989;32(6):857-861
No abstract available.
Laurence-Moon Syndrome*
9.A Case of Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome Including Diabetic Mellitus.
Byoung Hoon LEE ; Byung Rai CHO ; Myoung Ik LEE ; Keun Chan SOHN ; Hyung Joon YOO
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1989;32(6):857-861
No abstract available.
Laurence-Moon Syndrome*
10.CT Findings of the Brain Damages Resulting from the High Voltage Electric Injuries.
Young Keun KIM ; So Eun KIM ; Hyang Yi SHIM ; Shin Hyung LEE ; Chang Joon LEE
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1994;30(2):231-234
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the CT features and pathogenesis of the electric brain injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the CT scans of 3 patients injured by high-voltage electricity. We evaluated the findings early and delayed periods in each patients. RESULTS: The early CT findings were diffuse brain edema, scalp swelling, and focal hemorrhagic contusion. The findings of delayed period were cerebral infarction, pneumocephalus, brain abscess, and pneumatocele. CONCLUSION: CT was useful to correlate the pathogenesis and variable features of electric brain injuries.
Brain Abscess
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Brain Edema
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Brain Injuries
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Brain*
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Cerebral Infarction
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Contusions
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Electric Injuries*
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Electricity
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Humans
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Pneumocephalus
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Scalp
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed