• 혜화의학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2002

In the literal study of anti-tumor effects of Jakeumjung. the results were as follows. 1. Jakeumjung is a traditional oriental medical prescription which is composed of Cremastare appeniculatae tuber, Euphorbiae pekinensis radix, Toosendan fructus, Chinensis galla, Moschus, Realgar and Cinnabaris. 2. Jakeumjung is applied to patients by administering or external application. When it is administered for patients, pertinent dose is 0.6~1.5g twice or three times per one day. When it is applied by external application, we melt it by water or vinegar and apply it to patients. 3. Effects of Jakeumjung are expelling toxin and pestilence, counteracting pathogen and relieving stagnation, detumescence and stopping pain. So it is used for detoxification from ancient. In recent, it is often used for cancer such as breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, epigastric cancer, acute leukemia, lymphoma, thymus cancer and skin cancer. 4. From the various experiments, Jakeumjung has been proved to have antifungal and antitumor effects. It inhibits and kills L7212, L1210 cells of leukemia. Especially, it acts in S stage of cell period. 5. Jakeumjung includes mineral medicines such as Realgar, Cinnabaris. So if we execute progressive study for anticancer effects and safety, the boundary of oriental medicine of using mineral medicines for cancer therapy will magnify in the future.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2004

Acid ingestion can cause not only caustic injury on esophagus and stomach but also fatal outcome through systemic complications. We report the case of a patient who died early after severe caustic injury with strong acid. A 38-year-old man who ingested about 400ml of hydrochloric acid of unknown concentration was transferred to our hospital from a private clinic, in which he was managed with gastric irrigation through a nasogastric tube. He was complaining dyspnea and abdominal pain. Physical examination demonstrated tenderness and rebound tenderness on epigastric region. Severe metabolic acidosis and leukocytosis were noted. Radiological findings suggested perforation of gastrointestinal tract, although the physical signs were not typical. Endoscopy revealed caustic injuries of grade I on esophagus and of grade Ⅲ on stomach, which indicate more severe injury on the stomach than on the esophagus. Exploratory surgery was recommended but unfortunately not permitted by his family. Despite intensive measures, his vital signs deteriorated rapidly and he died 50 hours after the ingestion.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1442-1446
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• 2006

This study was wrriten in order to to help understanding of Kyeolhyung(結洶). Kyeolhyung is a syndrome of epigastric pain and fullness due to accumulation of pathogen in the chest mostly caused by too early purgation of Taiyang(太陽) channel syndrome which leads to the exterior syndrome of heat from the exterior into the interior or combines with the original excessive fluid of the chest. The knotted chest can be divided into large, small, heat and substantice, cold and substantice, water and blood Kyeolhyung. Kyeolhyung is basically treated by purgation but practically it is treated by according to its own symptom and syndromes. And we were cured of the Kyeolhyung discriminating from Zanggyul(藏結) and Bijeung(비증).

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.201-204
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• 1994

상보부 통증과 토혈을 주소로 내원한 55세 한국인 남자 환자를 내시경으로 검사한 결과 위와 삽이지장의 벽에서 궤양을 관찰하였다. 위벽의 궤양은 조기위암으로 확인되어 위절제 수술을 받았다. 시이지장의 병변은 유문부 직후의 뒷벽에 세 개의 궤양이 형성되어 있었고, 그 중 하나에는 움직이는 호르텐스극구흡충이 파고 들고 있었다. 이 충체를 내시경 집게로 꺼내어 표본을 만들어 관찰한 바 호르텐스극구흡충으로 진단하였다. 환자를 프라지콴텔로 치료한 후에 충체 수집을 시도하여, 호르텐스극구흡충 3마리와 미야타형 Metaponimus 7마리를 더 얻었다. 이 증례를 소장 점막의 궤양을 처음으로 확인한 극구흡충증례로 기록한다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2021

Copper sulfate is widely used as a fungicide and pesticide. Acute copper sulfate poisoning is rare but potentially lethal in severe cases. Copper sulfate can lead to cellular damage of red blood cells, hepatocytes, and myocytes. Toxic effects include intravascular hemolysis, acute tubular necrosis and, rhabdomyolysis. A 76-year-old man presented with vomiting and epigastric pain. He had ingested a copper-containing fungicide (about 13.5 g of copper sulfate) while attempting suicide 2 hours prior to presentation. From day 3 at the hospital, laboratory findings suggesting intravascular hemolysis were noted with increased serum creatinine level. He was treated with a chelating agent, dimercaptosuccinic acid (succimer). His anemia and acute kidney injury gradually resolved with a 19-day regimen of succimer. Our case suggests that succimer can be used for copper sulfate poisoning when other chelating agents are not available.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.126-130
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• 2023

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have become increasingly prescribed because of their proven protective effects on the heart and kidneys, and carbohydrate-restricted diets are popular therapeutic approaches for patients with obesity and diabetes. A 28-year-old obese woman with recently diagnosed diabetes developed euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) while on dapagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, and following a carbohydrate-restricted diet. She presented with nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain. Hospital tests showed a blood glucose of 172 mg/dL, metabolic acidosis, and increased ketone levels, confirming euglycemic DKA. Treatment involved discontinuing dapagliflozin and administering fluids, glucose, and insulin. She recovered and was discharged on the fourth day. This is considered a case of euglycemic DKA induced by SGLT2 inhibitors and triggered by a carbohydrate-restricted diet. This case highlights the importance of physicians in confirming the symptoms and laboratory results of DKA, even in patients with normal blood glucose levels taking SGLT2 inhibitors and following carbohydrate-restricted diets. It is also crucial to advise patients to maintain an adequate carbohydrate intake.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권1호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2020

간에 발생하는 자궁외 선근종은 매우 드문 종양이다. 이제껏 몇 가지의 사례만이 문헌에 보고되었고, 이것들은 조직병리학 소견에 초점을 둔 보고들이었다. 우리는 처음에 간선종으로 오인되었던, 상복부 통증을 주소로 내원한 43세 여성에서의 간에 발생한 자궁외 선근종의 특징적인 영상 소견을 보고하고자 한다. 이것은 전산화단층촬영과 자기공명영상에서 국소적 출혈을 동반한 고형 및 낭성 종괴로 보이며 간우엽 피막하에 위치하였고, 지속적인 약한 조영 증강을 보였다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.1354-1361
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• 2023

Objectives: This study reports a clinical case that showed improvement in the symptoms of a patient with acute gastric mucosal lesion (AGML) through ultrasound. Methods: A 90-year-old woman with AGML was treated with Korean medicine treatments, including Hyangsapyeongwisan Soft Ext, acupuncture, and moxibustion. The responses before and after treatment were evaluated using ultrasound imaging and the numerical rating scale (NRS). Results: After treatment, ultrasound imaging showed improvement in gastric mucosa thickness, from 1.45 cm to 0.53 cm at the anterior wall and from 1.25 cm to 0.36 cm at the posterior wall. The NRS scores for epigastric pain, nausea, and dizziness all decreased, and the symptoms of diarrhea disappeared. Conclusion: This study suggests that Korean medicine treatment can be a therapeutic option in treating the symptoms of patients with AGML.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1032-1037
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• 1995

Between September 1988 and December 1993, 32 cases of benign esophageal stricture, of which 12 males and 20 females, were managed in Seoul National University Hospital hospital. Their age ranged from 2 to 61 years, and the mean age was 33.9 years. The ingestion of caustic agent was the most common cause, and the caustic material was acid in 16 patients [58% and alkali in 11patients [39% . Nearly all of the patients complained of dysphagia, and some of chest pain, epigastric pain, weight loss, vomiting, general malaise, and dyspnea. The most frequent site of stricture was found in the upper thoracic esophagus with 34% incidence followed by the lower thoracic esophagus[28% , whole esophagus[19% , and the mid esophagus[16% . The operations performed were 17[53% ECG[esophagocologastrostomy , 5[16% PCG[pharyngocologastrostomy , 5[16% EG[esophagogastrostomy , 2 EJG [esophagojejunogastrostormy by free jejunal graft , and 1 case each of EJ [esophagojejunostomy , esophageal end to end anastomosis, jejunostomy only, and gastrostomy only. In 23 patients [72% , diseased esophaguses were resected, using transhiatal total esophagectomy in 15 [47% and transthoracic partial esophagectomy in 8 [25% . Of those 23 patients, 3 patients [9.4% were diagnosed as esophageal carsinoma on microscopic examination. The postoperative most common complications were unilateral vocal cord palsy in 6 patients [19% , followed by cervical anastomosis leakage in 4 patients [12.5% , wound infection in 2 patients [6% , and pneumothorax in 2 patients [6% . Late death occurred 8 months after the operation in one patient, which was associated with infection due to anastomotic leakage. Our experience shows that the rate of mortality and the morbidity were low in patients receiving surgical management for esophageal stricture and that the cancer transformation rate was high. We recommend esophageal reconstruction surgery with esophagectomy [transhiatal or transthoracic for the esophageal stricture because it can avoid a chance of prevent cancer transformation.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 1984

이형흡충류의 하나인 Heterophyes heterophkes nocens에 의한 인체감염 2례가 치료후 충체를 얻세(제1예) 및 24세(제2예) 남자로 전남 고흥군 해안마을이 고향이거나 현재 거주지이며 제1예는 상복부 통증 및 소화불량 등의 증상을, 제2예는 EKG검사상 불정맥 및 ventricular premature be각 등 심장 기능이상과 설사, 복통 등 소화기 증상을 호소하였다. 1983연 4월 및 8월에 bithionol 30mg/kg 또는 prasiquantel 15mg/kg을 투여하고 설사편을 입체해부현미경하에서 검사한 바 각각 35및 67마리의 H. heterophyes noces가 수집되었다. 대편검사 또는 충체검사상 제 1예는 간흡충이, 제2예는 3종의 다른 이형흡충류와 광절렬두조충이 동시 감염되어 있었다. 환자들은 H. heterophyes nocens의 중간숙주인 숭어 (Mugil cephalus), 농어 (Lateolalabrax japonicus) 및 문절망둑(Acanthogobius navimanus) 등 반염수산 어류를 회로 먹은 정력이 있었다.