1.A Case of Sepsis due to Vibrio damsela.
Hyang Im LEE ; Seon Ju KIM ; Kook Young MAENG ; Soo Jin KIM
Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology 1997;17(4):618-622
Vibrio damsela is a halophilic bacterium that has been reported to cause skin ulcers and death in damselfish (Chromis punctipinnis) as well as wound and soft-tissue infections in human. Most of the previously reported cases in humans haute involved wound infections associated with exposure to seawater or handling fish. We experienced a case of primary septicemia due to V. damsela after eating raw fists in a healthy 66-year-old woman who had neither wounds nor history of exposure to sea- water. She presented fever and diarrhea followed by rapidly pregressive bullae and painful edema on left band and forearm. The patient was Improved by intensive surgical debrldement of necrotic tissue and antibiotic therapy.
Aged
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Diarrhea
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Eating
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Edema
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Female
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Fever
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Forearm
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Humans
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Seawater
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Sepsis*
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Skin Ulcer
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Vibrio*
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Wound Infection
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Wounds and Injuries
2.Curvilinear Incision in Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Research Society 2014;17(2):41-45
The most common complication of total ankle arthroplasty is skin problem including delayed wound healing, skin necrosis, and superficial wound infection. In the present study, we aimed to reduce the wound complications associated with total ankle arthroplasty using a curvilinear incision. We examined 5 patients with ankle osteoarthritis who underwent total ankle arthroplasty using a curvilinear incision from September 2012 to January 2013. Wound dehiscence was noted in 1 case, which was treated with a re-repair procedure at 13 days after the initial surgery. The use of a curvilinear incision in total ankle arthroplasty may reduce the associated wound complications.
Ankle*
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Arthroplasty*
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Humans
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Necrosis
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Osteoarthritis
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Skin
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Wound Healing
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Wound Infection
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Wounds and Injuries
3.Appraisal of the Results of Throat Swab Culture Obtained from Pediatric Outpatient Clinic.
Sung Ho CHA ; Byoung Soo CHO ; Hwan Jo SUH ; Jin Tae SUH ; Seon Ju KIM
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1995;38(7):895-900
No abstract available.
Ambulatory Care Facilities*
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Humans
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Outpatients*
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Pharynx*
4.Cystic Entrapment of Infraspinatus Branch of Suprascapular Nerve Confirmed by Ultrasonography: Case report.
Kyong Ju KANG ; Sam Gyu LEE ; Ju Chan JUNG ; Kwang Jin SEON
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1999;23(3):660-663
Cystic entrapment of infraspinatus branch of suprascapular nerve is a rare cause of shoulder pain with infraspinatus atrophy. We discuss the ultrasonographic diagnosis and ultrasonography- guided aspiration of the cyst as a treatment. Case: A 37-year-old, ship-yard laborer had experienced left shoulder discomfort and pain without trauma history. Physical examination showed profound selective atrophy of left infraspinatus muscle. Simple X-ray of shoulder showed normal findings. Electrodiagnostic examination revealed delayed motor latency of infraspinatus branch of suprascapular nerve and denervation potentials of infraspinatus muscle exclusively. Ultrasonographic finding showed 13.5X21.5 mm sized cystic mass around left infraspinatus notch. Ultrasonography-guided aspiration was done, and then electrical stimulation therapy and strengthening exercise of left shoulder were performed. Symptoms were improved. We report a rare case of cystic entrapment of infraspinatus branch of suprascapular nerve in a patient without traumatic insult.
Adult
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Atrophy
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Denervation
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Diagnosis
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Electric Stimulation Therapy
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Humans
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Physical Examination
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Shoulder
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Shoulder Pain
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Ultrasonography*
5.Factors Associated with Suicidal Behavior of Psychiatric Inpatients
Honey KIM ; Ju Wan KIM ; Hee Ju KANG ; Seon Young KIM ; Ju Yeon LEE ; Jae Min KIM ; Il Seon SHIN ; Jin Sang YOON ; Sung Wan KIM
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2019;58(3):202-208
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the factors associated with suicidal behavior in psychiatric inpatients. METHODS: The medical records of 208 psychiatric inpatients were reviewed retrospectively. The factors related to suicide attempts and ideation at the time of admission, and during outpatient follow-up, were investigated. RESULTS: In total, 120 patients (57.7%) with a history of at least one suicide attempt, and 163 patients (78.4%) who reported active suicide ideation (e.g., a suicide plan or intention to commit suicide) at the time of admission were reviewed. Being unmarried or divorced, substance abuse, impulsivity, and a poor social support system were associated with a history of suicide attempts. The suicidal ideation group had significantly higher rates of coexisting depression, severe depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and impulsivity, as well as a lower incidence of moral objection to suicide and high religiosity. In total, 15 out of 193 patients (7.8%) who were followed-up at outpatient clinics attempted suicide after discharge. Patients who attempted suicide or reported suicidal ideation at the outpatient clinic after discharge were significantly more likely to have a history of previous suicide attempts, or have had active suicide ideation at the time of admission. Good social support and high responsibility to family were inversely associated with suicidal ideation as an outpatient. CONCLUSION: A history of suicide attempts and ideation at the time of hospital admission were the risk factors for future outpatient suicidal behavior. Further study is warranted to develop a checklist and assessment measures of the various risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behavior.
Ambulatory Care Facilities
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Checklist
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Depression
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Divorce
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Impulsive Behavior
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Incidence
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Inpatients
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Intention
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Medical Records
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Outpatients
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Protective Factors
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Single Person
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Suicidal Ideation
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Suicide
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Suicide, Attempted
6.Two cases of Gaucher disease in brother and sister.
Yong Ju KIM ; Ki Young CHEONG ; Jong Jin SEO ; Keon Su RHEE ; Young Hun CHUNG ; Seon Hoe KOO
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1991;34(8):1151-1156
No abstract available.
Anemia
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Gaucher Disease*
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Humans
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Siblings*
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Thrombocytopenia
7.Duplication Cyst of the Pylorus in a Newborn.
Seon Ja CHO ; Kang Ho LEE ; Myoung Jin JU ; Oh Kyung LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 2001;44(9):1052-1056
Enteric duplications are uncommon congenital anomalies. Duplications of the stomach account for only 3.8% of gastrointestinal duplication. More particularly, duplications involving the pylorus are extremely rare. These are characterized by firm attachment to at least one point of the alimentary tract with a well developed coat of smooth muscle and mucous membrane. The most frequent presentation is an abdominal mass with vomiting, mainly discovered during the first year of life. We experienced a 24-day-old boy with non-bilous, non-projectile vomiting and palpable abdominal mass, clinically similar to hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. He was diagnosed as having gastropyloric duplication cyst by abdominal ultrasonography, upper gastrointestinal series and abdominal computerized tomography. Thus we report a newborn infant with gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a duplication of the pylorus which is a rare cause of gastric obstruction.
Gastric Outlet Obstruction
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
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Male
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Mucous Membrane
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Muscle, Smooth
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Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic
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Pylorus*
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Stomach
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Ultrasonography
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Vomiting
8.A Case of Congenital Constricting Band of the Trunk.
Jung Sub YEUM ; Jin Chun SUH ; Dong Ju SHIN ; Seon Kyo SEO
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2002;40(3):266-270
Congenital constricting band of the trunk is a rare malformation with a wide spectrum of associated congenital anomalies. A 3-year-old boy with a congenital constricting band around the waist and anterior thigh and clubfoot deformity is reported. Laboratory test and chest and abdominal X-ray examination were within normal limits and unremarkable. Histopathologic examination revealed compact fibrocollagenous bundles in deep dermis. The compact fibrocollagenous bundles are parallel to the skin surface and have thin wavy nuclei. We think these bundles caused annular constriction on the trunk. We follow up the patient regularly without specific treatment because the constricting band caused no functional impairment and hypertrophic scar had developed at the biopsy site.
Biopsy
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Child, Preschool
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Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
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Clubfoot
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Constriction
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Dermis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Skin
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Thigh
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Thorax
9.A Case of the Torsion of the Term Pregnant Uterus with a Transverse Lie of the Fetus.
Seong Hoon KIM ; Kyu Seob JIN ; Sang Uk YI ; Seon Kyung LEE ; Ju Yeop HUH ; Sung Bo KIM
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;42(2):412-415
Uterine torsion is defined as the mtation of more than 45 degrees around the long axis of the uterus or a rotation which is severe enough to produce symptoms. Torsion of the human pregnant uterus is a very rare complication. The diagnosis is problematic and is often made during a cesrean section due to inhibited labor. Torsion of the human pregnant uterus can be caused by myoma or other uterine abnormalities, ovarian cysts, adhesions, abnormal fetal presentations, or fetal abnormalities ( though no cause can be found in about 20% of cases ). Uterine torsion produces symptoms of varying severity depending on the degree of rotation, and duration of the pregnancy. High mortality rates for both mother and infant have been reported. We experienced one case of the torsion of term pregnant uterus and report this case with a brief review of the concerned literature.
Axis, Cervical Vertebra
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Diagnosis
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Female
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Fetus*
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Humans
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Infant
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Mortality
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Mothers
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Myoma
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Ovarian Cysts
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Pregnancy
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Uterus*
10.A study on the carrier rate of beta-hemolytic streptococci in children of three elementary schools in Kangwondo.
Seon Ju KIM ; Eui Chong KIM ; Ji Young PARK ; Sung Kweon KIM ; Jin Tae SUH ; Sung Ho CHA
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1992;24(3):143-151
No abstract available.
Child*
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Gangwon-do*
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Humans