• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.366-372
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• 2022

A 2-year-old, spayed female, American shorthair cat presented with acute weight loss, tachypnea, and dyspnea. The cat had grade V holosystolic murmur and systemic hypotension. Echocardiography showed a 9 mm defect in the ventricular septum, left-to-right dominant bi-directional shunt, right ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary stenosis, pulmonary hypertension, and overriding aorta. The cat was diagnosed with a Tetralogy of Fallot. The cat was treated with furosemide, pimobendan, ramipril, and sildenafil. Treatment reduced pulmonary infiltration, pulmonary vessel enlargement, and main pulmonary artery bulging. However, right-to-left flow increased over time and right ventricular outflow tract velocity was elevated. Currently, the patient has maintained an improved state for 1 year. This case report described a severe inherited feline Tetralogy of Fallot case that was successfully managed for a long time.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.1426-1432
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• 1997

Sj$\ddot{o}$gren's syndrome(SS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of lacrimal and sailvary glands, which results in dry eyes and dry mouth. SS may exist as a primary condition or as a secondary condition in association with connective tissue disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or progressive systemic sclerosis. We experienced a patient with primary SS who developed multiple bullae, nodular type of pulmonary amyloidosis and lymphocytic interstitial peumonitis. We believe this to be the first reported case of SS acompanied by these three types pulmonary manifestations at the same time.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.28-37
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• 1977

Authors had performed experimental study for ventilatory functions & pulmonary hemodynamics following reimplantation of lung. Preoperative & postoperative hemodynamic studies were obtained. A significant reduction in arterial $PO_2$ and $PCO_2$ was observed with the first few days. But these changes returned to near control levels from 1 week after operation in long-term survivors. Also abnormal pulmonary hemodynamic values returned toward control levels within 1 to 3 weeks, with the exception of a residual increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Microscopically minimal focal pulmonary edema and limited alveolar infiltration developed in the reimplanted lung. But these changes never increased after the their postoperative day and were completely resolved by 1 to 3 weeks after autotransplantation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.611-615
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• 1992

Between July 1988 and August 1991, 8 cases of pulmonary resection for pulmonary asp-ergilloma had been performed in the department of thoracic surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital. The patients were consisted of 4 males and 4 females and were evenly distributed from fourth decade to sixth decade. Hemoptysis was the most common chief compla int. In chest roentgenogram, patch infiltration was noted in 4 cases[50%] and intracavi-tary fungus ball was noted in only 2 cases[25%]. A. fumigatus was identified pre-operatively in 2 cases by bronchoscopic washing and in 1 case by culture of pleural effusion, Eight pulmonary resections were done by 5 lobectomies, 1 segmentectomy, 1 wedge resection and 1 pneumonectomy, Postoperative pathologic findings showed that 6 cases [75%] were combined with bronchiectasis, 1 case with tuberculosis and 1 case with pneumonia. We experinced 1 case of postoperative pulmonary edema but there was no mortality case.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.71-78
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• 2002

Human toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larva of toxocara canis or cati. It is one of the most commonly reported zoonotic helminth infection in the world. Human are infected mainly by the accidental ingestion of embryonated eggs due to the pica, geophagia, the consumption of contaminated raw vegetables and poor personal hygiene particularly in childhood. In adults, the consumption of raw meat from potential paratenic hosts e.g. chickens, lambs, rabbits and dogs is a major cause of human toxocariasis. The larva can reach various organs such as the liver, lung, brain, and eye by the hematogenous spread and cause visceral larva migrans. We experience a case of pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia by visceral larva migrans after eating the raw liver and kidney of a dog.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.53-69
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• 1973

For the purpose of ascertaining the status of physical growth and development of the University students, an intensive survey was conducted by the authors towards a total of 2,197 (male: 1,694, female: 503) who passed the written enterance examination at the Korea University in 1972. The items included the measurements on physical growth, various physical indices, status of visual distourbance and pulmonary infiltration. The findings and results can be summarized as follows. 1. Physical growth: The average of body height by sex were 167.2 cm in male and 156.0cm in female, body weight 59.3kg and 51.9kg, chest-girth 86.7cm and 81.2cm, sitting height 91.7cm and 85.8cm, respectively. 2. Various indices about physical growth & development; Relative body weight by sex were 35.47 and 33.27, relative chest girth 51.85 and 52.05, relative sitting height 54.84 and 55.00, respectively. $R{\ddot{a}}here$ index was 1,269 in males and 1,367 in females, Kaup index 2,121 and 2,133, Verveck index 87.32 and 85.32, respectively. 3. Status of visual distaurbance: The vision of the students under 0.9 with Han's testing chart was 52.83% and 55.27% in left eye and 53.60% and 54.87% in right eye, respectively. 4. Pulmonary infiltration Among the total 58 students were diagncsed as pulmonary infiltration (tuberculosis), of whom 43 were minimal case, 12 were moderately advanced cases and 3 were far advanced cases.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.60 no.4
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• pp.464-468
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• 2006

The incidence of Mycobacterium kansasii pulmonary diseases are on the increase in Korea with the higher probability of occurrence in middle-aged and older men with underlying lung diseases Among nontuberculosus mycobacterial (NTM) infections, the clinical features of M. kansasii pulmonary infection are most similar to those of tuberculosis (TB). The chest radiographic findings of M. kansasii infection are almost indistinguishable from those of M. tuberculosis (predominance of an upper lobe infiltration and cavitary lesions), even though some suggest that cavities are more commonly thin-walled and have less surrounding infiltration than those of typical TB lesions. Although there are reports on the rare manifestations of M. kansasii infections, such as endobronchial ulcer, arthritis, empyema, cutaneous and mediastinal lymphadenitis, cellulites and osteomyelitis, the association with bronchial anthracofibrosis has not yet been reported. This report describes the first case of M. kansasii infection presenting as a lung mass in the right lower lobe with accompanying bronchial anthracofibrosis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.419-423
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• 1995

Pulmonary histiocytosis X is an idiopathic benign disease characterized by proliferation and infiltration of lung tissue by characteristic Langerhans cells and eosinophils. Pulmonary histiocytosis X is common in young male adults, and shows variable clinical characteristics. We experienced a case of pathologically proven pulmonary histiocytosis X in a 30-year-old man who visit to our hospital due to chest discomfort and cough. The chest radiograph of our patient shows right pneumothorax and characteristic multiple thin-walled cysts on the both upper lung fields. The HRCT shows multiple thin-walled cysts, a few scattered nodules in both upper and right middle lung, and right pneumothorax.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.65 no.4
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• pp.339-342
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• 2008

Early CT findings of transient radiographic progression (TRP) during treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis including subpleural, interlobular or intralobular septal thickening and micronodules are shown in the present case. Late CT findings of TRP are subpleural, enhancing nodular infiltration with internal low attenuation. These CT features accompanied by a lack of clinical worsening in young patients taking antituberculous medication due to pulmonary tuberculosis can help to differentiate TRP from other disease entities.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.296-299
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• 2006

A 35-year-old woman, previously treated for systemic metastases from retroperitoneal yolk sac tumor, presented with progressive painful paraparesis. Preoperative images showed severe cord compression by the metastatic infiltration of the lumbar vertebrae and epidural mass as well as a huge retroperitoneal mass. While performing unremarkable surgery in prone position, the patient abruptly fell into hypoxic insults and circulatory arrest. Intraoperative pulmonary tumor embolism was deemed a cause of death. When planning operative procedure for this dangerous malignancy, scrupulous manipulation is mandated and the possibility of fatal pulmonary tumor embolism should also be addressed and fully discussed preoperatively.