1.Five Cases of Microsporum Gypseum Infection in Seoul Area.
Kyung Hwan CHO ; Si Young KIM ; Baik Kee CHO ; Chung Won KIM ; Won HOUGH
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1981;19(6):913-917
Microsporum gypseum, long considered to be of animal origin, has recently been found to be soil inhabitating fungus and abundant in soil throughout the world. M. Gypseum infections tend to increase nowadays in Korea. Nineteen cases of ringworm caused by M. gypseum were reported in Korean literature until 1980 to the best of our knowledge. We present 5 cases of M. gypseum infection confirmed by culture findings on Sabouraud agar media and microscopic examination. The first case was 4 year-old boy with solitary coin sinzed pruritic annular erythernatous plaque ontaining papules, pustules and scales on the right cheek of on month duration. The second case, 7 year-old boy, had solitary walnut sized ovoid plaque consisted with papulopustules, oozing and peripheral scaling on right cheek of one month duration. The third case, 5 year-old boy, had solitary egg sized pruritic erythematous plaque with papuIes, scales and crust on the right lower leg of three weeks duration. The fourth case, 63 year-old female, had solitary egg sized sharply demarcated erythematious scaly patch with central clearing on nose and. nasolabial area of 10 days duration. The last case was 2 year-old girl with solitary coin sized annular erythematous scaly pIaque on left lower leg of two weeks duration.
Agar
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Animals
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Cheek
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Fungi
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Humans
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Juglans
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Korea
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Leg
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Male
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Microsporum*
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Middle Aged
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Nose
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Numismatics
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Ovum
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Seoul*
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Soil
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Tinea
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Weights and Measures
2.The Validity and Reliability of Korean Activities of Daily Living(K-ADL) Scale.
Chang Won WON ; Yong Gyun RHO ; Soo Young KIM ; Bi Ryong CHO ; Young Soo LEE
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society 2002;6(2):98-106
BACKGROUNDS: Korean Activities of Daily Living(K-ADL) scale was developed to measure the elderly function. The aim of the present study was to establish the validity and reliability of Korean Activities of Daily Living(K-ADL) scale. METHODS: Clinical validity and convergent validity was tested. Reliability was tested by internal consistency(Cronbach's alpha), two weeks test-retest method, and interrator correlation. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha was 0.937. 2 weeks test-retest correlations in all 7 items were higher than 7.0. Interrator agreements were high in all 7 items(h=0.86~1.0). Nonnal control group had lower scores than patients group in all 7 items(p=0.000). Correlation coefficients between K-ADL score and braindisability grade was between -0.465(eating) and -0.696(bathing)(p=0.000). CONCLUSIONS: Korean Activities of Daily Living(K-ADL) scale is a valid and reliable instrument. In the future, the studies showing an association between K-ADL and mortality, prognosis are needed.
Activities of Daily Living
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Aged
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Humans
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Korea
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Mortality
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Prognosis
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Reproducibility of Results*
3.Research on the frequency of Terry's nail in the medical inpatients with chronic illnesses.
Kwang Young PARK ; Sang Won KIM ; Jong Soo CHO
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1992;30(6):864-870
Terrys nail(TN) might be causally associated with cirrhosis or other disorders, but his criteria have been proved to be inadequate reflection of systcmic disorders. Modified criteria of Holzberg and Walker were introduced in TN examination in 1984. Using these criteria, fingernails were studied in 444 medical inpatients with chronic systemic diseases at Taegu Catholic Hospital from March 1991 to March 1992. There were 136(30.6%) patients with TN and 308(69.4%) patients without TN, respectively. Ninety-three patients with TN showed a signifiart association with cirrosis(49/86, 57%, p<0.01 by the x-test), congestive heart failure 18/35, 515, p<0.05), and diabetes mellitus(25/51, 49%, p<0.05), and otherwise not;ignificantly associated with chronic renal failure(19%), and cancer(18%). Male and female patients with TN were affected about equally. Age distribution in The patients with TN showed 35(25.8%) the age group from twenty to fortynine and 101(74.2%) in the age group from fifty and above with a mean age of 57.3+14.0, whereas the patients without TN had 178(57.8%), and 130(42.2%), with 47.4+16.9, respectively. The greater part was distributed in the older group(p<0.001 by student t-test), suggestive of an increased risk in older group. The average number of nails affected per patient was tending to be higher in frequency close to the thumb, with an equal frequency in six. Thirty-nine patients(28.7%) had all nails affected. The distal band with was 0.5 to 3.0mm averaging 1.0+0.5mm with no difference, in sex. The distal band was pink in 43(31.6%) of the 136 patients with TN, brown in 62(45.6%) and intermediate in color in 13(22,8%). The results of routine laboratory test such as hemogram, eiythrocyte sedimenation rate, liver enzyme, triglyceride, protein, albumin, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine were statistically insignificant between the patients with and without TN.
Age Distribution
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Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Chronic Disease*
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Creatinine
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Daegu
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Female
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Fibrosis
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Heart Failure
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Humans
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Inpatients*
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Liver
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Male
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Nails
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Thumb
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Triglycerides
4.The Mechanism of Blood Flow Generation during Closed Chest Cardiac Massage: Transesophageal Echocardiographic Monitoring.
Young Hi LEE ; In Chul CHOI ; Myung Won CHO
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1997;33(5):957-961
The mechanism of forward blood flow during closed chest cardiac massage remains controversial. Two theories have been suggested: the cardiac pump theory and the thoracic pump theory. Case report is presented to illustrate the use of transesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The findings included right and left ventricular compression, closure of the mitral valve during compression, opening of the mitral valve during the release phase, and atrioventricular regurgitation during compression, indicating a positive ventricular-to-atrial pressure gradient. These findings suggest that direct cardiac compression was the predominant mechanism of forward blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in this patient. Transesophageal echocardiography offers a new approach for study of the flows and cardiac morphologic features during chest compressions in humans. An understanding of the actual mechanisms involved is necessary if improved cardiopulmonary resuscitative techniques are to be rationally developed for enhancing the outcome of resuscitation.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Echocardiography*
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Heart Massage*
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Humans
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Mitral Valve
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Resuscitation
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Thorax*
5.The effects of lidocaine on blood pressure and heart rates after nasotracheal intubation.
Kwang Won YUM ; Yong Seok CHO ; Jun Young YOU
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1992;18(1):12-17
No abstract available.
Blood Pressure*
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Heart Rate*
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Heart*
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Intubation*
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Lidocaine*
6.The clinical survey of gastric cancer in young adults.
Won Sik LIM ; Young Dong MIN ; Hyun Jin CHO
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1991;41(1):22-28
No abstract available.
Humans
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Stomach Neoplasms*
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Young Adult*
7.Long term(5 year) results of surgical treatment of stomach cancer.
Chan Young LEE ; Yong Kwan CHO ; Seung Won JUNG
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1991;40(5):581-586
No abstract available.
Stomach Neoplasms*
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Stomach*
8.The film thickness and retention of cast crown using adhesive resin cements.
Young Wan JUNG ; Hye Won CHO ; Tai Ho JIN
The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics 1992;30(3):437-443
No abstract available.
Adhesives*
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Crowns*
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Resin Cements*
9.Restless Legs Syndrome: An Update in Diagnosis and Management.
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2008;29(4):241-250
No abstract available.
Restless Legs Syndrome
10.Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report
Won Ho CHO ; Sun Ho LEE ; Young Hee CHOI
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1977;12(3):571-574
Mesenchymal Chondrcsarcoma is a rare malignant tumor originally described by Lichtenstein and Bernstein in 1959. Since the original description, several other reports of this tumor have been published, bringing the total numbers of cases in the literature to about Sixty-five. We report a case of Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma in an 11-year-old boy who complained of a palpable mass in the region of the left iliac crest.
Child
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Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal
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Humans
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Male