1.Clinical Study of Anisometropia.
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(12):2638-2644
No Abstract Available.
Anisometropia*
2.Effect of High-dose Intrevenous Immune Globulin in the Treatment of Neonatal Immune Hemolytic Jaundice Unresponsive to Phototherapy.
Sang Lak LEE ; Yoon Jung CHO ; Cheon Soo KIM
Korean Journal of Perinatology 1999;10(2):176-182
OBJECTIVE: Immune hemolytic jaundice is caused by the destruction of antibody-sensitized erythrocytes and is associated with antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic effects mediated by Fc receptor-bearing cells of the reticuloendothelial system. Intravenous immune globulin(IVIG) may have exerted its effect through Fc receptor blockade. We studied the effect of high-dose intravenous immune globulin(HDIVIG) in neonatal hemolytic jaundice unresponsive to phototherapy. METHODS: We selected only those with Coombs test(+) immune hemolytic jaundice who had admittcd at the NICU of the Dcpartment of Pediatzics of Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University between January 1995 and December 1998. They were unresponsive to phototherapy. Ten newborn infants(9 ABO incomplatibilities, l minor group incompatabillity due to anti-E) received HDIVIG therapy combined with phototherapy. IVIG was given as a dose of lg/kg for 6 hours, and serial hemoglobin, reticulocyte count, and bilirubin levels were evaluated. If the serum bilirubin level went up and reached the level above 22mg/dl, we conducted exchange transfusion for the patient. RESULTS: HDIVIG induced a significant decrease of serum billirubin levels in 8(80%, group I, HDIVIG responsive poup) of 10 cases and only 2 cases(group II, HDIVIG unreponsive group) required exchange tnnsfusions. No side effect was observed after HDIVIG therapy. CONCLUSION: We suggest HDIVIG may be effective in the treatment of phototherapy-resistant hyperbilirubinemia due to blood group incompatibility. More studies are needed to confirm the optimal dosage and therapeutic indication of HDIVIG in the therapy of neonatal immune hemolytic jaundice.
Bilirubin
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Blood Group Incompatibility
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Erythrocytes
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Humans
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Hyperbilirubinemia
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Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
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Infant, Newborn
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Jaundice*
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Mononuclear Phagocyte System
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Phototherapy*
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Receptors, Fc
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Reticulocyte Count
3.A case of Idiopathic Neonatal Chylothorax Treated with Thoracostomy and Medium Chain Triglyceride - Containing Diet.
Kyu Dong CHA ; Yoon Jung CHO ; Sang Lak LEE
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology 1999;6(2):253-257
Chylothorax is the most common cause of pleural effusion in the neonatal period and is defined as an effusion of lymph in the pleural cavity. We report a case of chylothorax in a 13-day-old male who was admitted due to respiratory difficulty. Chest AP showed pleural effusion of the left lung and milky yellow fluid was aspirated via thoracentesis upon which laboratory and lipoprotein electrophoresis of pleural fluid revealed findings compatible with that of chylothorax. Due to reaccumulation of chyle after daily thoracentesis, chest tube was inserted at the 4th hospital day, and MCT containing diet was given. He was discharged on the 21st hospital day in good health, and revealed no recurrence for 3 months during outpatient follow up visits.
Chest Tubes
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Chyle
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Chylothorax*
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Diet*
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Electrophoresis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Lipoproteins
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Lung
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Male
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Outpatients
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Pleural Cavity
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Pleural Effusion
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Recurrence
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Thoracostomy*
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Thorax
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Triglycerides*
4.Neonatal Systemic Candidiasis : Comparison of Clinical Manifestations between Fullterm and Preterm Infants.
Ji Min PARK ; Yoon Jung CHO ; Sang Lak LEE
Korean Journal of Perinatology 2001;12(1):22-29
No abstract available.
Candidiasis*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature*
5.Effects of Thera-Band(R) Resistance Training Including Isometric Exercise in Total Knee Replacement Patients.
Youn Jung KIM ; Mi Nyeo YOON ; Sang Sook HAN
Korean Journal of Health Promotion 2011;11(2):82-90
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of an exercise program using isometric and isotonic thera band exercises. METHODS: Data were collected from 30 total knee replacement patients hospitalized in the orthopedics department at 'B' hospital (control=15, experimental=15). The control group performed isometric exercises for one week while the experimental group performed three or more rounds of both isometric and isotonic exercises, including Thera-Band(R) exercises, everyday for four weeks. RESULTS: The experimental group improved significantly in muscular strength (Z=-1.99, P=0.047) and self-efficacy (Z=19.48, P=0.000), and showed lower levels of depression than the control group (Z=8.60, P=0.003). However, no difference was found in pain experience between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Exercise programs using the isometric and Thera-Band(R) resistance training improve muscular strength and self-efficacy and relieve depression in total knee replacement patients.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Depression
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Exercise
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Humans
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Orthopedics
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Resistance Training
6.Bone Mineral Density in patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur.
Taek Rim YOON ; Sung Taek JUNG ; Ki Sang PARK
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1997;32(5):1252-1259
The bone mineral density (BMD) has been measured for evaluation of the osteoporosis. Of the various methods of measuring the BMD, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) has been known to be an accurate, objective, and easily reproducible method. The authors measured BMD in patients with intertrochanteric fracture of the femur for comparison with results in the normal control. The BMD was measured in thirty-two patients with intertrochanteric fracture by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry from March 1993 to March 1995. And the relationship between the severity of osteoporosis and intertrochanteric fracture of the femur was studied. The comparison of BMD between fracture patients and normal control was done in the population below 79 years old of age (23 fracture patients and 90 normal controls). The average BMD in the intertrochanteric fracture group was 0.558g/cm2 in the neck, 0.425g/cm2 in Ward's triangle and 0.568g/cm2 in the trochanter, while in the normal control group it was 0.870g/cm2 in the neck, 0.681g/cm2 in Ward s triangle and 0.772g/cm2 in the trochanter. In comparison with the normal control group, the BMD in fracture group was about 79% of the normal control group. The BMD in the proximal femur was decreased by about 14% with the age increasing decennially after 50 years. The BMD at Ward s triangle and trochanter was much lower in type III and IV of Tronzo classification than in type I and II .The BMD did not show significant correlation with the height and weight of the patients.
Absorptiometry, Photon
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Aged
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Bone Density*
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Classification
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Femur*
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Humans
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Neck
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Osteoporosis
7.Hailey-Hailey Disease with a Family Histroy and Unique Nail Lesions.
Min Ja JUNG ; Sang Jun LEE ; Yoon Whoa CHO ; Jee Yoon HAN ; Kye Yong SONG
Annals of Dermatology 1999;11(4):271-275
Hailey-Hailey disease(benign familial chronic pemphigus) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by blisters at sites of friction such as the neck, axillae and groin which are caused by suprabasal epidermal acantholysis. We report two cases of Hailey-Hailey disease in the one family. One of the two cases has asymptomatic multiple longitudinal white bands in the fingernails associated with typical skin lesions. The nail lesions have not been described until reported by Burge in 1992 and it may be a characteristic finding in Hailey-Hailey disease.
Acantholysis
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Axilla
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Blister
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Friction
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Groin
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Humans
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Nails
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Neck
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Pemphigus, Benign Familial*
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Skin
8.Objective Criteria for Radiologic Diagnosis of Epiglottitis in Korean Adults.
Young Gi MIN ; Yoon Seok JUNG ; Sang Kyu YOON ; In Cheol PARK ; Joon Pil CHO
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2000;11(3):321-324
BACKGROUNDs: A retrospective study was performed to define objective radiologic parameters in diagnosing epiglottitis on soft-tissue lateral neck radiographic study. METHODS: Parameters of soft-tissue structures(epiglottis width, third vertebral body width, ratio of epiglottic width to third vertebral body width) in 30 adult patients compared with those of age and sex-matched controls with foreign body in throat whose radiographic reading was normal. RESULTS: Epiglottis width of more than 11mm, ratio of epiglottis width(EW) to the third vertebral body width(C3W) of more than 0.5 were, respectively, found to be 100% sensitive and specific in differentiating between patients with and without epiglottitis. CONCLUSION: These preliminary results suggest that EW/C3W ratio of more than 0.5, EW of more than 11mm, respectively, may be useful in the diagnosis of epiglottitis in adult patients.
Adult*
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Diagnosis*
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Epiglottis
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Epiglottitis*
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Foreign Bodies
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Humans
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Neck
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Pharynx
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Retrospective Studies
9.A Case of Kaposi's Sarcoma with Disseminated Papules on both Lower Legs.
Sang Jun LEE ; Min Ja JUNG ; Yoon Whoa CHO ; Jee Yoon HAN ; Kye Yong SONG
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1998;36(2):300-303
Kaposis sarcoma is a multicentric neoplastic vascular tumor involving the skin or internal organs. We report a case of classic Kaposis sarcoma in a 69-year-old male who had positive serum cytomegalovirus antibodies and disseminated multiple erythematous to purplish colored confluent papules and edema on both lower legs. The histopathological finding showed abnormally proliferated and dilated vessels, vascular spaces, spindle cells, and extravasated erythrocytes. He was treated with radiotherapy, but died due to ventricular tachycardia.
Aged
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Antibodies
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Cytomegalovirus
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Edema
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Erythrocytes
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Humans
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Leg*
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Male
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Radiotherapy
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Sarcoma, Kaposi*
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Skin
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Tachycardia, Ventricular
10.Expressions of transforming growth factor beta in patients with rheumatioid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Chae Gi KIM ; Wern Chan YOON ; Yong Ho SONG ; Sang Gyung KIM ; Jung Yoon CHOE
Immune Network 2001;1(3):244-249
No abstract available.
Arthritis*
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Osteoarthritis*
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Transforming Growth Factor beta*
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Transforming Growth Factors*