1.Clinical Application of the Argon Laser in Dermatology.
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1987;25(3):373-378
The argon laser has been used in the treatment of a variety of cutaneous vascular and pigmented lesions. In 1983, authors reported on the therapeutic effect from argon laser treatment of nevus flammeus. This study was undertaken to evaluate the therapeutic effect and complication of the argon laser on many cutaneous lesions except nevus flammeus. The data of the 67 patients who were treated between November, 1984 and March, 1986 and could be followed up over 3 months at the Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital were analyzed. Patients were treated with Coherent Radiation Model No. 920 Laser with a spot size of 1 mm in diatemer. The pawer ranges were between 1.6 and 2.6 W using pulsed wave or continuous wave according to the size and the shape of the lesions. The argon laser is an effective modality in the treatment of superficial vascular lesions and especially when telangiectasia is prominent. In pigmented lesions, argon laser is effective for pigmented nevi excluding intradermal nevi and has been found effective in small sized nevus spilus and lentigines.
Argon*
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Dermatology*
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Humans
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Lentigo
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Nevus
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Nevus, Intradermal
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Nevus, Pigmented
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Port-Wine Stain
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Seoul
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Telangiectasis
4.Treatment Strategy for Antipsychotic-Induced Side Effects.
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry 1998;5(2):166-174
While the therapeutic efficacy of antipsychotic drugs is not in doubt, a variety of undesirable side effects are common. They can be a disincentive to good compliance with treatment, resulting in increased possibilities for relapse and hospitalization. They can be distressing and disabling and thus interfering with patient safety and quality of life. Furthermore, they may be counter-therapeutic by exacerbating the condition that the drug was prescribed for. In this article, we will provide an overview of management of antipsychotic-induced side effects, with a particular emphasis on the most common side effects as well as less common but serious side effects. In addition, some practical issues regarding the management of side effects will b discussed.
Antipsychotic Agents
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Compliance
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Hospitalization
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Motivation
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Patient Safety
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Quality of Life
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Recurrence
6.Recurrence of Depigmentation in a Halo Nevus after Autologous Suction Blister Grafting.
Jin Chun SUH ; Seon Kyo SEO ; Gun Yoen NA
Annals of Dermatology 1999;11(3):157-160
In this report we will highlight an interesting 3 year case of a halo nevus on the back of a 13-year-old Korean girl. This was a single halo nevus with a central pinkish mole and a depigmented patch, 20 mm in diameter. The patient underwent an autologous suction blister graft on the lesion. The halo nevus was completely repigmented except for the marginal rim. At a 4 month follow-up, a new whitish halo was observed around the central pinkish mole. At this point the central nevus was excised and examined with a H & E stain and an immunohistochemical stain with an anti-Ig G antibody. After the excision of the central mole, repigmentation was completed and this condition persisted at a 3-year-follow-up.
Adolescent
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Blister*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Nevus
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Nevus, Halo*
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Recurrence*
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Suction*
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Transplants*
7.Effect of EuroQol-5 Dimension on Visual Analogue Scale in Korean Population.
Seon Ha KIM ; Soo Jin JO ; Min Woo JO
Korean Journal of Health Promotion 2013;13(2):69-75
BACKGROUND: The EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) is the most frequently used questionnaire in cost-utility studies such as the quality-adjusted life year measure. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to the relationship between an individual's visual analogue scale (VAS) score and EQ-5D dimensions. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between the EQ-5D and VAS quality of life measures after adjusting for socio-demographic factors in the Korean general population. METHODS: The Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is a national representative sample, was used to analyze the impact of the EQ-5D dimensions on the VAS. The known-group construct validity of the VAS was assessed by factors that included age, income and comorbidities. The ordinary linear regression models were applied to test for the effect of the EQ-5D dimensions after adjusting for socio-demographic and clinical factors. RESULTS: We found that the VAS showed good construct validity. The VAS significantly declined as age increased, and as education and income levels decreased. VAS scores decreased for all EQ-5D dimensions as the response level rose. The explanatory power of the VAS increased from 23.0% in the first model, which included only the EQ-5D dimensions and levels, to 25.0% in the full model, which included socio-demographic and clinical factors. CONCLUSIONS: While the EQ-5D dimensions were significant factors in determining the VAS, they did not, however, explain a sufficient amount of variance in the VAS. Further research is required on adding more dimensions to the EQ-5D preference-based instrument.
Comorbidity
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Korea
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Linear Models
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Nutrition Surveys
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Quality of Life
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Quality-Adjusted Life Years
8.Epidermal Cyst of the Penis.
Seon Hyu PARK ; Hung Won PARK ; Soo Jin KIM
Korean Journal of Urology 1970;11(2):89-92
A case of epidermal cyst arising from the frenulum of the penis in an eighteen year-old male was presented with review of literatures.
Epidermal Cyst*
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Humans
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Male
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Penis*
9.Clinical Observations on Behcet's Syndrome.
Kyung Jin RHIM ; Jeong Seon CHOI ; Sook Ja SON
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1980;18(6):561-571
The clinical triad of relapsing iritis, ulcers of the mouth and genitalia was first described in 1937 by Halusi Behcet. This entity, originally confined to the above triad of symptoms, appears to be a systemic disease manifested by skin lesions, thrombophlebitis, neurologic or visceral syptoms. The exact etiology of this syndrome has not been established. However, in recent years, many investigators suggested that the autoimmune mechanism could be the cause of this disease, and imrnunotherapeutic agents have been shown to have beneficial effects in controlling recurrent episodes of major manifestations. (countiuned..)
Behcet Syndrome*
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Genitalia
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Humans
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Iritis
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Mouth
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Research Personnel
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Skin
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Thrombophlebitis
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Ulcer
10.Two Cases of Crossed Testicular Ectopia.
Sung Tae CHO ; Byung Soo CHUNG ; Jin Seon CHO
Korean Journal of Urology 2000;41(12):1558-1560
No abstract available.