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
3.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 coexistence with linear and plaque porokeratosis.
Hyung Soon LEE ; Joon CHUNG ; Sung Ku AHN ; Seung Hun LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1992;30(2):234-238
We report herein a case of the coexistence of linear and placue porokeratosis in a 20-year-old female patient. The patient showed the typical clinical picures of linear and plaque porokeratosis on the right wrist, dorsum of the hand, dorsolater; I aspect of the fingers and axilla, respectively. Histopathologically, these lesions showed the typical cornoid lamella. We tried to remove the lesions with 75 100% trichloroacctic acid but could not gain a sat.isfact.ory effect.
Axilla
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Female
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Fingers
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Hand
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Humans
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Porokeratosis*
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Wrist
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Young Adult
9.Balloon Catheter Dilatation in Esophageal Achalasia: Long Term Follow-Up.
So Eun KIM ; Shin Hyung LEE ; Chang Joon LEE ; Cheol Yong SHIN ; Hyun Mee PARK
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1994;31(6):1039-1044
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of balloon catheter dilatation in the treatment of esophageal achalasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven patients(three males and four females) with esopha-geal achalasia were treated with balloon catheter dilatation. Balloon catheters of variable sizes were used depending on patient's conditions. The patients were followed up over a period of 12-39months. RESULTS: Balloon catheter dilatation in esophageal achalasia was successful in all patients without esophageal perforation. All patients were relieved from dysphagia. Recurrence was not found in 5 patients on long term follow-up study, but was seen in 2 patients after 18 and 21 months, respectively. CONCLUSION: Balloon catheter dilatation was a safe and effective method in the treatment of esophageal achalasia with low recurrence rate of 29% on follow-up study.
Catheters*
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Deglutition Disorders
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Dilatation*
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Esophageal Achalasia*
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Esophageal Perforation
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Follow-Up Studies*
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Humans
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Male
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Recurrence
10.Case of Variant Angina diagnosed with 24-hour Holter monitoring.
Kyung Il PARK ; Sung Yoon LEE ; Joon Hyung DOH ; June NAMGUNG ; Won Ro LEE
Korean Journal of Medicine 2005;68(2):243-243
No abstract available.
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory*