1.Change in Plasma Homocysteine Concentration during the Recovery Phase of Renal Transplantation.
Jin Ho JEON ; Dong Ho YANG ; Sea Yong HONG
Korean Journal of Nephrology 1999;18(3):476-482
A prospective study of vitamin B6, B12, folate, and homocysteine levels was carried out in 7 kidney transplant(KT) recipients. The first sample for the basal level was drawn on the morning of the KT day before the start of cyclosporine injection. Thereafter, serial blood samples were taken every day until the serum creatinine level decreased below 1.5 mg/dl and then every 2 or 3days until discharge. The serum creatinine level decreased to below 1.5 mg/dl within 3days except for cases 4 and 6. The homocysteine levels decreased markedly in synchronisation with serum creatinine levels increased during the first 7days and then declined together with serum creatinine levels but went up again after a few days. The levels of B6, and vitamin B12 do not continue to decrease after the levels of serum creatinine have decreased to 1.5mg/dl, while homocysteine levels go up progressively. In conclusion, contrary to our expectation, the level of homocysteine rebounds a few days after KT following a transient decline. A deficiency of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 does not seem to cause hyperhomocysteinemia in KT recipients. It is necessary to pay attention to hyperhomocysteinemia in KT recipients, especially when the recipients have an atherosclerosis-related complication.
Creatinine
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Cyclosporine
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Folic Acid
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Homocysteine*
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Hyperhomocysteinemia
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Kidney
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Kidney Transplantation*
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Plasma*
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Prospective Studies
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Vitamin B 12
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Vitamin B 6
2.A case of body stalk anomaly antenatally detected by ultrasonogram.
Kwon Hae LEE ; Ho Yong JEON ; Kae Hyun NAM ; So Yeong JIN ; Tai Ho CHO
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993;36(1):100-105
No abstract available.
Ultrasonography*
3.The Incidence of the Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract.
Seung Wook JUNG ; Hyun Jin CHO ; Ho Jong JEON
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1998;54(6):883-890
The Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) is known to play a causal role in oncogenesis and to be associated with endemic Burkitt's lymphomas, B cell lymphomas in immunocompromised patients, and nasopharyngeal carcinomas. More recently, EBV has also associated with Hodgkin's disease, B cell lymphomas in non-immunocompromised patients, and T-cell lymphomas. Twenty eight cases of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of gastrointestinal tract were investigated to determine both the immunophenotype by using immunohistochemical staining and the incidence of the EBV nuclear antigen by using the polymerase chain reaction. Twenty-four of the 28 cases(85.7%) were B-cell type, and 4 of the 28 cases(14.3%) are of T-cell type. The EBV nuclear antigen was detected in three of the 28 cases(10.7%), including two cases of B-cell lymphoma of the stomach and one case of T-cell lymphoma of the small bowel. The EBV nuclear antigen was more frequently found in malignant lymphomas arising in the intestine(1/4) than in stomach(2/16). EBV positivity (25%) in T-cell NHLs was rather higher than EBV positivity (8.3%) in B-cell NHLs. Further expanded evaluations on the role of EBV in the tumorigenesis of a gastrointestinal malignant lymphomas are necessary because the cases of gastrointestinal lymphomas examined were very limited.
B-Lymphocytes
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Burkitt Lymphoma
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Carcinogenesis
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Gastrointestinal Tract*
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Herpesvirus 4, Human*
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Hodgkin Disease
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Incidence*
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Lymphoma
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Lymphoma, B-Cell
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin*
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Lymphoma, T-Cell
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Stomach
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T-Lymphocytes
4.Studies on the VP4 and VP7 Genes of Bovine Rotaviruses from Field Samples Using RT-PCR and RFLP Analysis.
Seong Jin JEON ; Shien Young KANG ; Chung Ho CHANG ; Chung Won CHUNG ; Won Yong KIM
Journal of the Korean Society of Virology 1998;28(2):165-174
Characterizations of the VP4 (P type) and VP7 (G type) genes of Korean isolates of bovine rotavirus were performed using RT-PCR/RFLP and nucleotide sequencing analysis. After RT-PCR amplification of partial length (1094bp) of the VP4 and full length (1062bp) of the VP7 genes, amplified PCR products were digested with restriction endonucleases and digestion patterns were compared with those of reference rotaviruses. With the VP4 genes, four RFLP (AD) profiles were observed; three (A, B and C) were the same as those of bovine rotavirus NCDV (P[1]), IND (P[5]) and B223 (P[11]), respectively, Profile D was the same as that of porcine rotavirus OSU (p[7]). With the VP7 genes, five RFLP profiles (I-V) were observed; three of them (1, II and III) were the same as those of bovine rotavirus NCDV (G6), Cody I-801 (G8), and B223 (G10), respectively, Profile IV and V were atypical to those of reference bovine rotaviruses used in this study. These two profiles were identified as G6 and G5, respectively, after analyzing and comparing the nucleotide sequences. The G typing analysis revealed that 61.9% (26/42) were G6, which included G6 subtype; 28.6% (12/42) were G5; 7.1% (3/42) were G10; 2.4% (1/42) were G8. The P typing analysis revealed that 54.8% (23/42) were P(5); 28.6% (12/42) were P(7); 11.8% (5/42) were P(11); 4.8% (2/42) were P(1). Our results showed that G6/P(5) were the most prevalent rotaviruses in diarrheic calves in Korea. Also, this is the first report that G5P(7) rotaviruses were identified from cattle with diarrhea.
Animals
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Base Sequence
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Cattle
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Diarrhea
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Digestion
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DNA Restriction Enzymes
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Korea
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length*
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Rotavirus*
5.A Case of Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Syndrome.
Hyun Jin JEON ; Hyeong Don BANG ; Kwang Ho KIM ; Kwang Joong KIM
Annals of Dermatology 2003;15(3):107-109
Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor widely used to control plasma uric acid levels. Serious and life threatening adverse effects such as the allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome(AHS) are rare. We describe a 32-year-old female patient who was treated with allopurinol and developed fever, rash, and renal and liver dysfunction.
Adult
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Allopurinol*
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Exanthema
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Female
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Fever
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Humans
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Hypersensitivity*
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Liver Diseases
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Plasma
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Uric Acid
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Xanthine Oxidase
6.Successful Hysterectomy and Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Cardiac Arrest due to Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Kwang Ho LEE ; Seong Jin CHOI ; Yeong Gwan JEON ; Raing Kyu KIM ; Dae Ja UM
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2016;31(4):359-363
Postpartum hemorrhage is a common cause of maternal mortality; its main cause is placenta accreta. Therapeutic hypothermia is a generally accepted means of improving clinical signs in postcardiopulmonary resuscitation patients. A 41-year-old pregnant woman underwent a cesarean section under general anesthesia at 37 weeks of gestation. After the cesarean section, the patient experienced massive postpartum bleeding, which led to cardiac arrest. Once spontaneous circulation returned, the patient underwent an emergency hysterectomy and was placed under therapeutic hypothermia management. The patient recovered without neurological complications.
Adult
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Anesthesia, General
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Cesarean Section
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Emergencies
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Female
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Heart Arrest*
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Hypothermia
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Hypothermia, Induced*
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Hysterectomy*
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Maternal Mortality
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Placenta Accreta
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Postpartum Hemorrhage*
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Postpartum Period*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnant Women
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Resuscitation
7.Extranodal NK/T Cell Lymphoma Accompanied by Heavy Eosinophilic Infiltration and Peripheral Blood Eosinophilia, Involving Skeletal Muscles.
Jin Ho PAIK ; Yoon Kyung JEON ; Heounjeong GO ; Chul Woo KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 2011;45(Suppl 1):S70-S74
The patient was a 52-year-old female with swelling in both lower legs and peripheral blood eosinophilia. Biopsy specimen revealed the heavy infiltration of eosinophils with sparse small lymphocytes showing mild atypia. The diagnosis was Kimura disease. The symptoms including eosinophilia were relieved by steroid treatment. At 17 months from initial biopsy, the patient developed swelling of the buttock. At 25 months, fever and dyspnea with multiple lung nodules developed. Wedge resection revealed multiple aggregates of CD3(+), CD56(+), Epstein-Barr virus(+) large atypical lymphocytes with necrosis. The patient was finally diagnosed with extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (NKTL). Epstein-Barr virus in situ hybridization retrospectively performed on the previous biopsies demonstrated Epstein-Barr virus infection in small CD3(+) lymphocytes. The patient expired after 26 months despite chemotherapy. Blood eosinophilia correlated well with disease activity during the clinical course. This case shows not only unusual histologic features, which hampered the correct diagnosis, but also a unique clinical manifestation of NKTL.
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia
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Biopsy
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Buttocks
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Dyspnea
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Eosinophilia
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Eosinophils
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Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
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Female
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Fever
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Herpesvirus 4, Human
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization
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Leg
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Lung
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Lymphocytes
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Lymphoma
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Middle Aged
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Morphinans
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Necrosis
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Retrospective Studies
8.Extranodal NK/T Cell Lymphoma Accompanied by Heavy Eosinophilic Infiltration and Peripheral Blood Eosinophilia, Involving Skeletal Muscles.
Jin Ho PAIK ; Yoon Kyung JEON ; Heounjeong GO ; Chul Woo KIM
Korean Journal of Pathology 2011;45(Suppl 1):S70-S74
The patient was a 52-year-old female with swelling in both lower legs and peripheral blood eosinophilia. Biopsy specimen revealed the heavy infiltration of eosinophils with sparse small lymphocytes showing mild atypia. The diagnosis was Kimura disease. The symptoms including eosinophilia were relieved by steroid treatment. At 17 months from initial biopsy, the patient developed swelling of the buttock. At 25 months, fever and dyspnea with multiple lung nodules developed. Wedge resection revealed multiple aggregates of CD3(+), CD56(+), Epstein-Barr virus(+) large atypical lymphocytes with necrosis. The patient was finally diagnosed with extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (NKTL). Epstein-Barr virus in situ hybridization retrospectively performed on the previous biopsies demonstrated Epstein-Barr virus infection in small CD3(+) lymphocytes. The patient expired after 26 months despite chemotherapy. Blood eosinophilia correlated well with disease activity during the clinical course. This case shows not only unusual histologic features, which hampered the correct diagnosis, but also a unique clinical manifestation of NKTL.
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia
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Biopsy
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Buttocks
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Dyspnea
;
Eosinophilia
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Eosinophils
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Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
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Female
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Fever
;
Herpesvirus 4, Human
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization
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Leg
;
Lung
;
Lymphocytes
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Lymphoma
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Middle Aged
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Morphinans
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Necrosis
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Retrospective Studies
9.A Case of Leiomyosarcoma of the Rectum.
Jin Ho KIM ; Seong Taek OH ; Hae Myung JEON ; In Chul KIM
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 1998;14(3):643-648
Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is a extremely rare disease without well documented report on its management and prognosis. The most complicated problem lies on the correct diagnosis. Many pathologic and histologic criteria have been proposed to make it clear. The treatment of rectal leiomyosarcoma is controversial. Some authors recommand wide local excison for low-grade tumors as much as 2 cm in diameter. However, radical abdominoperineal resection is the procedure of choice. Leiomyosarcoma of the rectum is resistant to radiotherapy, and no single effective chemotherapeutic drug has been found yet, although adriamycin is effective in one third of all cases. The local recurrence rate was much higher in patients receiving wide local excision and the overall 5-year or 10-year survival rate is similar. We report a case of rectal leiomyosarcoma and review the literature.
Diagnosis
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Doxorubicin
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Humans
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Leiomyosarcoma*
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Prognosis
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Radiotherapy
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Rare Diseases
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Rectum*
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Recurrence
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Survival Rate
10.Three Cases of Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies.
Beom Seok JEON ; Jae Kyu RHO ; Ho Jin MYONG
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1984;2(1):84-90
No abstract available.
Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies*