1.Exacerbated Hepatitis Accompanied by Myositis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease -Suggestion of Coxsackievirus B as a Causative Agent.
Dae Ghon KIM ; Jae Kyeong LEE ; Eun Hee LEE
The Korean Journal of Hepatology 1998;4(4):305-316
OBJECTIVES: Our aims of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics and the prognos is of the disease which develops in patient swith chronic liver disease as acutely exacerbated hepat it is accompanied by myosit is. Finally we try to identify and is olate the causative agent. METHODS: The patient swith chronic liver diseases, who developed muscle weakness and paralysis, were classified to group A or group B, according to the level of creatinine kinase ( CK) activity. The group A consists of patients with less than 3-fold increase of normal CK activity and the group B includes patients with over 3-fold increase of it. We evaluated clinical characteristics, blood chemistry, clinical course, and causes of deathin patients of study groups, compared with those of patients with chronic liver disease with normal CK activity as controls. The causative agent was suggested by conventional culture and RT-PCR analysis in two cases of group B. RESULTS: 1. There was no significant differences in age, sex, underlying disease, or liver function test bet ween control and study group ( control and group A or B) before entry. 2. The clinical symptoms and signs , such as drowsy mental state, generalized weakness/myalgia caused by hepatic encephalopathy and myositis , occurred frequently in the study group. 3. Significant elevation of aspartic acid transaminase (AST ) and alaninetr ans aminase ( ALT ) was noted in Group B. AST / ALT ratio is over 2 in group A or B. Synthetic function of the liver such as prothrombin time ( PT ) or serum albumin level is significantly decreased. Blood urea nitrogen ( BUN) and creatinine were increased as a result of impaired renal function. 4. Culture of coxs ackievirus was positive by immunofluor escence as say IFA) as a caus ative agent and also was positive in reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analys is using universal primer of enterovirus in two recent cases of group B. 5. Death rate increased significantly in study group, compared with that of control group ( 20.7% versus 5.6%). Major cause of death, 12 patients died of which, is hepatic failure. CONCLUSION: The patients with chronic liver disease abruptly developed a exacerbated hepaticdys function and muscle paralysis and/or weakness. This exacerbated hepatitis accompanied by myositis was suggested to be caused by coxsackie B viral infection. Furthermore, this infection increase deathrate and resulted in poor prognosis. Thus, further study should be continue to confirm the causative agent and classify the subtype.
Aspartic Acid
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Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Cause of Death
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Chemistry, Clinical
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Creatinine
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Enterovirus
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Hepatitis*
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Humans
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Liver Diseases*
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Liver Failure
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Liver Function Tests
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Liver*
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Mortality
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Muscle Weakness
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Myositis*
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Paralysis
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Phosphotransferases
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Prognosis
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Prothrombin Time
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Serum Albumin
2.Early response of cardiopulmonary exercise test(CPET) in patients with locally advanced Non-Small Cell Lung cancer treated with radiation.
Kyeong Cheol SHIN ; Deok Hee LEE ; Kwan Ho LEE
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2000;49(4):466-473
BACKGROUND: Patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer are often treated with radiation alone or in combination with chemotherapy. Both modalities have a potentially damaging effect on pulmonary function. In order to examine changes in the cardiopulmonary exercise function of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer before and after conventional radiotherapy, we conducted a prospective study involving patients with such cancer, that had received radiation therapy. METHODS: Resting pulmonary function test, thoracic radiographic finding and cardiopulmonary exercise test(CPET) were assessed prior to and 4 weeks following radiation therapy in 11 male patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Patient with endobronchial mass were excluded. RESULTS: The forces vital capacity(FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second(FEV1)and maximal voluntary ventilation(MVV) did not decreased between before and 4 weeks after radiation but the diffusing capacity(DLCO) had decreased by 11% 4 weeks after radiation, which was not statistically significant. No changes in maximal oxygen consumption(VO2max), carbon dioxide production(VCO2), exercise time and work load were attributed to radiation therapy. Follow up cardiopulmonary exercise testing revealed unchanged cardiovascular function, ventilatory function and gas exchange. No difference in cardiopulmonary exercise test performance was observed between pre- and post-radiation. CONCLUSION: Cardiopulmonary exercise function did not decrease within the short-term after the radiation of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Carbon Dioxide
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung*
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Drug Therapy
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Exercise Test
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Follow-Up Studies
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Forced Expiratory Volume
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms
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Male
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Oxygen
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Prospective Studies
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Radiotherapy
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Respiratory Function Tests
3.Hypertrichosis during Ingestion of Health Functional Food.
Hee Kyeong LIM ; Min Kyung SHIN ; Mu Hyoung LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2012;50(11):1015-1016
No abstract available.
Eating
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Functional Food
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Hypertrichosis
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Minoxidil
4.Comparison of chewing ability and quality of life before and after the dental implantation.
Kyeong Won KIM ; Kyeong Soo LEE ; Pock Soo KANG ; Woo Shik KIM ; Hee Kyeong LEE
The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics 2009;47(2):215-221
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Recently the populations of patients receiving implant surgery are greatly increase for maintaining oral health. PURPOSE: This study was conducted for implanted patients to assess the chewing ability patient satisfaction level and changes in quality of life before and after the implant surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The current study subjected 109 adult patients, older than 20 years of age, who received implant surgery from December, 2006 to October, 2007 at the 6 dental clinics located at Daegu and Ulsan metropolitan cities. Twice of surveys were conducted for the patients before and after receiving the dental implant surgery. RESULTS: As the motivation of receiving implant surgery, 45.9% of the patients selected the surgery for the chance of "chewing function recovery", and "failure of treatment and complications" was found to be the most worrisome at the time of surgery by recording 38.5%. The satisfaction level before the implant surgery scored 30.37, while the score was increased to 45.01 after the surgery by showing a significant difference before and after receiving the surgery (P < .001). Regard on the surgery, 91.8% of the patients responded as "Satisfy", and 89% of the study subjects responded that they have willingness to recommend the surgery to their families and friends. The chewing ability score measured by using the surveys on edible foods, the score before the surgery was 15.24, while the score was increased to 19.11 after the surgery by showing a significant difference before and after receiving the surgery (P < .001). The quality of life score was also found to be increased to 11.17 after the surgery from 9.99 before the surgery by showing a significant difference (P < .001). CONCLUSION: In a future, the studies on the numbers of implanted loss teeth and the location of tooth loss are necessary, more long-term follow study are needed, and it is thought to be necessary to enlarge the sample size of subjects in conducting the studies.
Adult
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Dental Clinics
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Dental Implantation
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Dental Implants
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Friends
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Humans
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Mastication
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Motivation
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Oral Health
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Patient Satisfaction
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Quality of Life
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Sample Size
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Tooth
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Tooth Loss
5.Primary Duodenal Cancer Combined with Gastric Cancer after Treatment of Cervical Cancer -triple primary cancer.
Byoung Hee LEE ; Dong Ho CHOI ; Han Jun KIM ; Kyeong Geun LEE ; Kwang Soo LEE
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 2003;65(6):576-581
Multiple primary tumors are defined as cases involving primary malignant tumors of different histologic origins in one person. The absolute number of reported cases of double primary malignant tumors has increased in recent years diagnostic procedures. Primary adenocarcinoma of duodenum is a rare disease and represents less than 0.5% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Therefore, synchronous multiple primary cancers of the stomach and duodenum are very rare. Recently, we experienced a case of triple primary malignant tumors of different site originating from the stomach, duodenum and cervix in 71- year-old woman. She had had radiation therapy and chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix 8 years previously. We performed subtotal gastrectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy with radical lymph node dissection. She remained healthy without any evidence of recurrence 12 months after the operation.
Adenocarcinoma
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Cervix Uteri
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Drug Therapy
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Duodenal Neoplasms*
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Duodenum
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Female
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Gastrectomy
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Humans
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Lymph Node Excision
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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Rare Diseases
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Recurrence
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Stomach
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Stomach Neoplasms*
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*
6.The clinical epidemioiogic study of congenital anomalies in the newborn infants.
Hye Kyeong PARK ; Chang Hee LEE ; Kae Hyun NAM ; Kwon Hawe LEE ; Tai Ho CHO
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993;36(7):1383-1390
No abstract available.
Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
7.A case of Stein-Leventhal syndrome with severe obesity.
Kyeong Sang KIM ; In Hee JUNG ; Hong Jin LEE ; Won Il PARK ; Kyung Ja LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1992;35(8):1164-1168
No abstract available.
Obesity, Morbid*
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome*
8.Evaluations of the Elderly Nutrition Improvement Program in the community health center: Effects of nutrition counseling and education program on elderly dietary behavior.
Kyeong Sook YIM ; Young Hee MIN ; Tae Young LEE
Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association 1997;3(2):197-210
Low energy intakes, poor nutritional quality, and low food diversity are among the factors affecting the nutritional status of elderly in Korea. Therefore, a nutrition counseling and education program was conducted to promote dietary change and to improve nutritional status of elderly. The 7 step program consisted of a individual nutrition counseling and weekly or biweekly group nutrition education programs. Pre- and post-test measurings of dietary behaviors, attitudes, nutrition knowledge, and 24-hour dietary recall data were collected. Positive changes in the attitude related to diet were noted, whereas nutritional knowledge scores were not improved. Significant increases were noted in the frequency of vegetable consumption in female and diversity of food consumption in male. The densities of vitamin C(male & female), B1, B2, and niacin, calculated using the INQ(Index of Nutritional Quality), were significantly improved by nutrition counseling and education programs. These results suggest the appropriateness of nutrition intervention programs for the improvement of elderly nutrition.
Aged*
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Community Health Centers*
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Counseling*
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Diet
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Education*
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Female
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Humans
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Korea
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Male
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Niacin
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Nutritional Status
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Nutritive Value
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Vegetables
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Vitamins
9.The effect of prednisolone on serum theophylline concentration in Korean pediatric patients with asthma.
Hyea Kyeong CHUNG ; Hee Jung LEE ; Un Ki YOUN ; Ji Sub OH
Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 1993;3(1):50-58
No abstract available.
Asthma*
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Humans
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Prednisolone*
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Theophylline*
10.Detection of a Familial Y/l5 Translocation by FISH, G-Banding, C-Banding, and Ag-NOR Stain.
Kyung Mee LEE ; Kyeong Hee KIM ; Jin Yeong HAN ; Goo Hwa JE ; Lisa G SHAFFER
Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology 1997;17(6):1176-1181
Prenatal chromosome analysis of amniotic cells at 18 weeks of gestation showed a male fetus to carry a large 15p+ derivative chromosome inherited from his mother. Extra genetic material on the short arm of chromosome IS was silver-negative with Ag-NOR (nucleolus organizer regions) stain, but stained darkly with C-banding method like the distal heterochromatic segment of the Y long arm. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using two DNA probes (DYZ1 and D15Zl) showed a red fluorescent signal on 15p+ In addition to a green chromosome 15 centromere signal, confirming 15p to be from the distal Yq heterochromatin.
Arm
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Centromere
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
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DNA Probes
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Fetus
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Fluorescence
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Heterochromatin
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization
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Male
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Mothers
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Pregnancy