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A case of gastric strongyloidiasis in a Korean patient

  • Kim, Jin;Joo, Hyun-Soo;Kim, Doo-Hong;Lim, Ho;Kang, Yu-Ho;Kim, Myung-Soo
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.63-67
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    • 2003
  • A 69-year-old Korean man was admitted to emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, Laboratory tests revealed eosinophilia, anemia, hypoproteinemia, and hyponatremia. The gastric mucosa showed whitish mottled and slightly elevated lesions on the body angle of antrum. Microscopically, chronic gastritis with incomplete intestinal metaplasia was observed. Many adult worms, larvae, and eggs in cross sections were located in the crypts. Furthermore, the filariform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis with a notched tail were detected through the culture.

Ethylmalonic Encephalopathy

  • Yun, Hye-Ran;Han, Si-Hun;An, Yeong-Min;Sin, Yun-Jeong
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic disease
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.5-12
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    • 2001
  • 아시아 및 한국에서 처음 발견된 3명의 소아 Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) 환자들은 riboflavin을 이용한 치료법에 점진적인 호전을 보인 것으로 나타났다. Ethylmalonic aciduria가 3가지 효소-2-methyl-branched-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (2MBCAD), iso-valeryl CoA dehydrogenase (IVCAD), 그리고 short-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) - 들의 부분적인 결함으로 생긴다는 가설하에 dehydrogenase (탈수효소)의 보조 효소인 riboflavin이 부분적으로 나마 치료 과정에서 어떤 역할을 수행하는지의 여부를 살펴보았다. 다음의 세 증례에서 riboflavin 혹은 coenzyme Q10을 병행하여 치료한 결과 인지 행동(cognitive behavior)과 만성 점액성 설사(chronic mucoid diarrhea)가 호전된 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한, 치료 후 운동 기능도 일부 호전되었다. EE의 질병 발생 기전이 현재까지 완전히 밝혀지지는 않았지만, 세 명의 EE 환자들의 치료경과를 관찰하여 위의 가설을 뒷받침 할 수 있었다.

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Hepatic Coccidiosis in a Native Korean Goat (한국 재래 산양에서의 간 콕시디움 감염증)

  • Kim, Jae-Hoon;Jean, Young-Hwa;Hwang, Eui-Kyung;Kim, Dae-Young;Park, Jae-Hoon;Sohn, Hyun-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.69-71
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    • 1999
  • A case of chronic cholangiohepatitis associated with Eimeria spp. is reported in a 6-month-old, male, native Korean goat. The goat died after having a 1-week history of diarrhea, anorexia and weight loss. At necropsy, numerous multifocal to coalescing, pale and mottled red foci were present throughout the liver. Histologically, numerous coccidian parasites in both sexual and asexual stages were found in the intrahepatic biliary epithelia and bile duct lumens. Based on the light microscopic and ultrastrastructural features, the parasites present in the liver were compatible with the genus Eimeria ; however, the species was not speciated.

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Serous Fat Atrophy of a Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

  • Yong, Hwan-Yul
    • Journal of Embryo Transfer
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.297-300
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    • 2010
  • A female reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), 20-month-old, 342 kg, died at Seoul Zoo on January 2, 2009 after a stressful episode of chronic diarrhea. Given the appearances postmortem, it was strongly suspected that the giraffe suffered from malnutrition for a long time. Typical appearances of serous fat atrophy were shown on most fat tissues of body organs such as heart, bone, liver, mesentery and kidney. In this study, the sudden death that had been known as "peracute mortality syndrome" was clearly identified to have resulted from a lack of understanding the Browser's diet and general failure in giraffe husbandry. Individualized care and high quality hay must be provided to compensate higher consumption of metabolic energy and to prevent animal loss in winter season.

A Case study of intestinal Tuberculosis of Soeumin patient (결핵성 복막염으로 진단된 소음인(少陰人) 환자(患者) 1례)

  • Song, Il-Byung;Lee, Bom-Jun
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.201-209
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    • 2000
  • Intestinal tuberculosis is an chronic infectious disease and occur insidiously. 29-years-old woman who has abdominal pain and diarrhea is admitted and we have diagnosed her as Soeumin and treated by east and west integrated therapy. The results is as following, first Pyobyung(表病) and Ribyung(裏病) occur anytime without development of a disease(傳變), second Byungjeung(病證) is occured according to Sojeung(素證), third we decide the severity of Byungjeung(病證) in according to the shape and period of stool, forth we find that Byungjeung(病證) is change from Teaeumjeung(太陰證) to Soeumjeung(少陰證) during west medical therapy

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Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Enteritis (LPE) in Chinese Shar-Pei Dog (중국산 샤페이 개에서 발생한 림프구성-형질구성 장염의 발생예)

  • 박희명;오태호;황철용;한홍율;윤순식
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.203-208
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    • 1998
  • A two-year-old male Chinese Shar poi dog was admitted to the hospital because of chronic diarrhea. Abnormalities detected on physical examination were thickened intestinal loops and thin or cachexic body condition.4 complete blood count revealed a mild neutrophilia. The blood chemistry panel indicated no significant abnormalities. On proctoscopic examinations colonic mucosa was reddened and edematous. Numerous Iymphocytes, plasma cells and epithelial cells were observed in the cytologic examination of the rectal scraping.4 treatment was initiated with sulfasalazinei metronidazole and prednisolone and dietary management with rice and cottage cheese was performed simultaneously. Although antibiotic therapy and dietary management were donee the dog's condition deteriorated and died suddenly. Lymphocytic-plasmacytic enterocolitis was diagnosed by postmortem pathologic examination.

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Spontaneous paratuberculosis in a sika deer : a case report (Sika deer의 paratuberculosis 자연발생예에 관한 병리학적 관찰)

  • Bae, Jong-hee;Jean, Young-hwa
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.673-678
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    • 1993
  • A male sika deer, 3 years old, which had the clinical history of chronic watery diarrhea with severe emaciation for 4 months was submitted and euthanized. On necropsy, there was diffuse mucosal hypertrophy of gastrointestinal tract with thickened intestinal walls and swollen mesenteric lymph nodes. In histologic lesions. diffuse proliferation of epithelioid cells are present in the laminar propria, submucosa muscle layer and subserosa of most gastroinlestinal organs except omasum. These epithelioid cells are also present in the cortex and medulla of meseriteric lymph nodes and in the portal triads of liver. Most these epithelioid cells contain acid-fast positive bacilli using Ziehl-Neelsen staining in the cytoplasm. Based on the clinical signs, gross findings and histological lesions, this deer was diagnosed as paratuberculosis. The wide range of target organs and the severity of the lesions observed in this case is quite different comparing to those of other ruminant.

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Microscopic Identification of the Chinese Patent Medicine 'An Chung Hwan' (안중환의 현미감정 연구)

  • Kim, Jeong-Myo;Cho, Chang-Hee;Park, Jong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.35 no.1 s.136
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    • pp.41-44
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    • 2004
  • An Chung Hwan(安中丸) is a Chinesε patent medicine, which has been used for various purposes in Korea. An Chung Hwan is composed of 15 kinds of powdered crude drugs and has been used for stomachic disorder, acute and chronic indigestion, dyspepsia, and diarrhea. For the identification of individual crude drugs in such powdery mixtures, microscopic method may advantageously be used as it requires only a small amount of specimens. In this study, it is demonstrated that the microscopic method is very effective for the identification of 15 crude drug ingredients in An Chung Hwan.

Catechin-7-O-$\beta$-D-apiofuranoside: An Anti-inflammatory constituent from alnus japonica bark

  • Jeong, Choon-Sik;Kang, Min-Hee;Hyun, Jin-Ee;Lim, Duk-Yun
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.10b
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    • pp.191.3-192
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    • 2003
  • Alnus japonica (Betulaceae) has been traditionally used for purifying blood, and curing feces containing blood, enteritis, diarrhea, alcoholism and cut wounds. In the current work, activity guided isolation of the butanol fraction of the Alnus japonica bark led to the isolation of catechin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-apiofuranoside. Anti-inflammatory activity was determined with carrageenan-induced paw edema in mice as an acute inflammation, complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis as a chronic inflammation. Carrageenan- induced paw edema in mice was significantly inhibited at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 hr after carrageenan injection by administration of the flavonoid glycoside at the dose of 150mg/kg. (omitted)

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A Research on the Disease of King Sunjong in the Joseon Dynasty (조선시대(朝鮮時代) 순종(純宗)의 질병(疾病)에 관한 고찰 - 『조선왕조실록(朝鮮王朝實錄)』을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Hoon;Lee, Hai-Woong
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.149-160
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    • 2013
  • King Sunjong was the 27th King and the last King in the Joseon Dynasty. He lived an unhappy life as the prince and the King of perishing country. At the age of 22, He witness the death of his mother Queen Myeongseong by Japanese assassin. He has a weak constitution and have many diseases. He get varicella(水痘) in infancy, and suffered from smallpox(紅疫) at 6, and catched the measles(天然痘) at 12. At the age of 25, Having drunk the coffee that contained opium(阿片), he had bloody excrement(血便) and lose the 18 teeth. The Symptoms that appeared frequently at adult age are indigestion(滯症), diarrhea(泄瀉), trophedema(足部浮腫), odontopathy(齒科疾患) etc. This indigestion(滯症) and diarrhea(泄瀉) are occurred by gastroenteropathy(胃腸病). This odontopathy(齒科疾患) is the aftereffect from having 18 false teeth. We assume that this trophedema(足部浮腫) is occurred by cardiac disease(心臟病) and renal disease(腎臟病). The chronic diseases of King Sunjong are gastroenteropathy(胃腸病), renal disease(腎臟病), cardiac disease(心臟病), rheumatism. We assume that the immediate cause of his death is the aggravation of the renal disease(腎臟病) and cardiac disease(心臟病). The medical treatments for him are hardly included in "Formal Records of the Joseon Dynasty(朝鮮王朝實錄)" which is the prime governmental document. Many royal doctors in court used the traditional Korean medicine, but western doctors from Japan often treated him by medical techniques such as injection(注射), consperg(散藥), liquid medicine(水藥).