No abstract available.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis*

An analysis and CT findings in 21 adult patients of spontaneous intracerebral hematoma(SICH) mixed with CSF who were admitted to the Fatima Hospital from December 1986 to May 1989. The following results were obtained; 1) We could differentiated SICH that have inhomogenous density and thought that it is composed of blood, CSF and blood-CSF mixture. 2) Previously reported pathways that intracerebral hematoma rupture into the ventricle are caudate nucleus and thalamus but intracerebral hematoma can be mixed with CSF through the subarachnoid space of Sylvian fissure as an another route. 3) Intracerebral hematoma mixed with CSF was removed easily, safely and enoughly with simple aspiration method as like resoluted hematoma in subacute or chronic phase. 4) The prognosis of patients with SICH mixed with CSF was very good unlike to that of patients with pure intracerebral hematoma and/or ventricular hemorrhage.
Adult ; Caudate Nucleus ; Hematoma* ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Prognosis ; Rupture ; Subarachnoid Space ; Thalamus

No abstract available.
Glomus Tumor*

Three cases of chronic subdural hematoma superimposed on posttraumatic subdural hygroma are presented, with discussion of the development of the chronic subdural hematoma particularly. In all of these three cases the chronic subdural hematoma had occurred consequently to the posttraumatic subdural hygroma, but these diagnoses were done in variable periods of 20 days to 60 days. Therefore, it is suggested that the posttraumatic subdural hygroma have, at least, some relation to the genesis of the chronic subdural hematoma.
Diagnosis ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic* ; Subdural Effusion*

The bronchopulmonary sequestration is a term used to describe an area of embryonic lung tissue supplied by an anomalous systemic artery. Two forms are recognised -extralobar and intralobar- with different clinical presentations. We have experienced a case of aspergillosis within an intralobar sequestration. The patient was 32 year-old female and had no specific complaints. The lung mass containing cystic lesion was found incidentally and confirmed to be intralobar sequestration on the operative field which showed aberrant artery in the inferior pulmonary ligament. The right lower lobectomy was done.
Adult ; Arteries ; Aspergillosis* ; Bronchopulmonary Sequestration ; Female ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Lung

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Nickel ; Titanium

PURPOSE: This study was aimed at assessing the difference of the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia among rural and urban middle school students in relation to dietary habit. METHODS: With a questionnaire, blood samples were obtained from 439 apparently healthy rural and urban middle school students residing in Ulsan. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin level of 12.6 g/dL or less for boys and 11.9 g/dL or less for girls. Iron deficiency was defined as serun ferritin level less than 12 micrograms/L or/and transferrin saturation less than 14%. Iron deficiency anemia was defined as iron deficiency plus low hemoglobin. RESULTS: 1) In boys, the prevalence rate of anemia was 17.2%. Among these anemias, 5.4% were found to be iron deficiency anemia. In girls, the prevalence of anemia increased with age. The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was 6.9%. 2) In girls, the prevalence rate of anemia in rural area was higher than that of anemia in urban area (12.6% in rural, 6.1% in urban, P<0.01). 3) The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency in the students with menstruation was 10.6% and 33.1%, which was higher than the prevalence of 2.5% and 7.5% in those who did not have the menarche (P<0.001 and P<0.001, respectively). 4) Dietary intake of rural and urban middle school students was estimated lower in energy, iron than the recommeded dietary allowance (RDA). In girls, dietary intake of rural middle school students was estimated lower in iron, niacin, and vitamin C than that of urban middle school students. 5) Nutritional factors such as energy, carbohydrate, protein, and phosphorus showed positive correlation with RBC, hemoglobin (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: It is recommended to enforce the nutritional education to take enough iron in middle school students to reduce the high prevalence rate of anemia among pubertal students.
Anemia* ; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ; Ascorbic Acid ; Education ; Female ; Ferritins ; Food Habits ; Humans ; Iron* ; Menarche ; Menstruation ; Niacin ; Phosphorus ; Prevalence ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Transferrin ; Ulsan*

Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening disease with a high mortality rate. Although many therapeutic trials have been performed for improving the mortality of severe ARDS, limited strategies have demonstrated better outcomes. Recently, advanced rescue therapies such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) made it possible to consider lung transplantation (LTPL) in patients with ARDS, but data is insufficient. We report a 62-year-old man who underwent LTPL due to ARDS with no underlying lung disease. He was admitted to the hospital due to influenza A pneumonia-induced ARDS. Although he was supported by ECMO, he progressively deteriorated. We judged that his lungs were irreversibly damaged and decided he needed to undergo LTPL. Finally, bilateral sequential double-lung transplantation was successfully performed. He has since been alive for three years. Conclusively, we demonstrate that LTPL can be a therapeutic option in patients with severe ARDS refractory to conventional therapies.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ; Humans ; Influenza, Human* ; Lung Diseases ; Lung Transplantation* ; Lung* ; Middle Aged ; Mortality ; Pneumonia* ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult*

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the effect of intern and resident's perspective of death on the attitude to Patients care. METHODS: Participants were recruited from interns and residents working in Chosun University Hospital. The questionnaires on perspective of death and attitudes to patient care include i) the perspectives of death and degree of fear of death ii) the attitude of telling truth to dying patients iii) the attitude to the disease frequently associates with the thought of "living with it is worse than dying", and iv) the avoidant or acceptable attitude when they are treating patients with low chance of recovery thus facing death. RESULTS: Eighty-eight interns and residents participated in this survey. The most frequent reply on the perspective of death was "death is a part, and a process of life" (48.9%). This group also choose more those types of diseases in which they think "living is worse than dying if oneself get it" (p=0.014). This group also showed more avoidant inclination in treating patients with low chance of recovery and facing death compared with other groups (p=0.068). Paradoxically those people who answered that they have no fear to death showed significantly more avoidant behavior against the care of dying patients (p=0.050). CONCLUSION: This study showed that interns' and resident's perspectives of death affect their pattern of patients care, particularly with avoidant patterns against patients. This study suggests the importance of the medical education on thanatology that including the ethical and moral aspects of death.
Education, Medical ; Humans ; Patient Care* ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Thanatology

Schizophrenia was once known as a functional psychosis, a disorder with no structural basis. However, nowadays research has identified and confirmed many structural abnormalities in schizophrenia. One prominent such feature is the combination of ventricular enlargement and decreased cerebral volume. Periventricular leukomalacia causes cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, visual impairment, and seizures. Recent studies reveal that periventricular leukomalacia causes ventricular enlargement and many brain circuit disruptions. Ventricular enlargement caused by periventricular leukomalacia is the most common pathological marker of schizophrenia. In this study, we report a case with periventricular leukomalacia on MRI findings in a 28-year-old schizophrenia patient. This patient showed auditory hallucinations and somatic delusions. We highlight the structural abnormalities, especially periventricular leukomalacia, in this case of schizophrenia.
Adult ; Brain ; Cerebral Palsy ; Delusions ; Hallucinations ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Leukomalacia, Periventricular ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Magnetics ; Magnets ; Psychotic Disorders ; Schizophrenia ; Seizures ; Vision Disorders