• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.248-251
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• 2018

This retrospective study reports the effects of combined traditional Korean treatment of cervical radiculopathy in patients who underwent ineffective epidural steroid injection treatment. This study analyzed cervical radiculopathy in patients who visited traditional Korean medicine hospital following an ineffective epidural steroid injection. There were 29 cases included in this study. Scores for Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were measured before and after combined treatment with acupuncture, herbal medicine, and chuna therapy. The results of this study showed that patient VAS scores for neck and shoulder pain were significantly reduced (p < 0.001) when comparing scores before treatment ($6.03{\pm}2.04$) with after treatment ($2.14{\pm}1.27$). In addition, the VAS score for radiating pain before treatment ($6.67{\pm}1.44$) compared with after treatment ($2.89{\pm}1.83$) showed a significant reduction (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the NDI score before treatment ($25.85{\pm}6.33$) compared with after treatment ($11.33{\pm}7.47$), also showed a significant reduction (p < 0.001). The results in this study showed the positive effects of combined traditional Korean medicine treatment in significantly reducing pain for patients with cervical radiculopathy, who had ineffective anesthesia.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.229-232
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• 2009

Purpose: Kimura's disease is a relatively rare head and neck tumor that frequently occurs in young orientals accompanied with eosinophila. We shared our experience of two cases of Kimura's disease, treated by radical resection and post operative steroid therapy, so we report the correlation of eosinophil counts and disease progression. Methods: A 25 years old male came to the clinic with a mass localized to the right cheek inferior to the right auricle. We could not resect the mass totally. During the follow up period, we checked the eosinophil counts, and steroid therapy was started 7 months after the surgery. A 34 year old female came to the clinic with a mass localized inferior to the left auricle reaching from the posterior portion of the auricle to the left temporal portion. We tried to remove as much tumor as possible, save the temporal region, in regard to the impairment of blood supply to the auricle. After operation, steroid therapy was started. Results: In the first case, the tumor was easily approachable, and radical resection of the tumor with post operative steroid therapy was an effective treatment. In tumors located at difficult regions to remove, as in the second case, optimal debulking and post operative steroid therapy was also effective in treating Kimura's. There were no recurrences in both cases. Eosinophil counts were always reduced after surgery and steroid therapy, and during the period with low eosinophil counts, there was no recurrence of Kimura's disease. Conclusion: Surgery and post operative steroid therapy were effective in treatment of Kimura's disease, and we could assume eosinophil counts as a good indicator for evaluation of the prognosis of Kimura's disease during the follow up period.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2019

Background and Objectives Reinke's edema is a benign vocal fold disease caused by an edematous laryngeal superficial layer of lamina propria. The first line treatment is cessation of smoking and laryngeal microsurgery. The aim of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of percutaneous steroid injection via cricothyroid membrane in patients with Reinke's edema. Materials and Method From Jan 2010 to July 2018, 33 Patients with Reinke's edema managed by vocal fold steroid injection via the cricothyroid membrane were included in this study. We compared medical records of laryngoscopy, stroboscopy and Multi-Dimensional Voice Program analysis at pre-treatment and post-treatment. Subjective voice improvement was evaluated using Voice Handicap Index-30 (VHI-30). Results 75.7% of the patients showed partial response and 6.06% showed complete response. 93.94% were present smokers and only 4 patients ceased smoking after the treatment. In acoustic analysis, the pre-treatment mean value of jitter, shimmer, and noise to harmonic ratio was 2.30±3.21, 9.34±10.37, 1.11±2.90 each. The post-treatment value was 2.20±1.89, 6.96±5.30, 0.20±0.09 respectively and none of the parameters were statistically significant. For subjective symptom improvement, 25 (75.8%) patients showed a better score on post-treatment VHI-30 compared to pre-treatment. Conclusion According to our study, steroid injection is a relatively safe and effective procedure for patients with Reinke's edema. A vocal fold steroid injection via the cricothyroid membrane can be an alternative treatment option for those who are not able to undergo conventional laryngeal microscopic surgery, however cessation of smoking is necessary for effective treatment.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.122-133
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• 2022

Background: This study was designed to statistically analyze the data of patients who had Bell's palsy (BP) who visited a Korean Medicine hospital in the last 3 years to determine the tendency or characteristics of their visit. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 816 patients. Based on the data collected through medical records demographics, condition/disease, and therapeutic characteristics of the patients were analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 23.0. Results: Patients in their teens or younger, and 50s or older had a higher frequency of inpatient treatment, and 20s to 40s had a higher rate of outpatient treatment. The proportion of men who received steroid combination treatment was higher than women. The number of patients with BP, and the total treatment period of the patients has decreased every year. The total treatment period was shorter in the steroid group than the Korean medicine alone group. Inpatients were more likely to receive steroid combination therapy than outpatients. The proportion of patients who received steroid combination therapy was higher than patients with recurrence of BP. Patients with hypertension or diabetes had a higher rate of hospitalization and received more treatments than patients without the condition/disease. Conclusion: Visit characteristics and treatment methods preferred by patients with BP were identified. This research may help to establish a treatment model for BP in Korean Medicine institutions in the future.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2009

저자들은 스테로이드 의존형 신증후군 환자에서 진단 8년 만에 두경부 종물이 발생, 혈액 검사상 IgE 증가와 호산구 증가, 경부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영으로 기무라병을 진단하였고, 스테로이드로 치료하였으며, cyclosporine을 투여한 이후 장기간 두경부 종물과 신증후군의 재발을 억제할 수 있었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2018

Objectives : The purpose of this paper is to report the effect of Korean medicine treatments on allergic contact dermatitis aggravated after applying steroid ointment. Methods : We treated a 63-year-old woman with allergic contact dermatitis on the both forearm, jaw, neck, chest with Korean medicine. Before Korean medicine treatments she has taken oral steroids and applied steroid ointment for several years to treat dermatitis, but long-tern steroid therapy aggravated her symptoms like skin pruritus, erythema, exudates or edema. After Korean medical treatment for 27 days, we found that the size of erythema was reduced, and symptoms like pruritus, exudates and edema were lost. We recorded pictures of changes on symptoms. Results & Conclusions : The symptoms of allergic contact dermatitis were improved. Erythema, edema, exudate were lost. Thus Korean medicine treatments are effective on allergic contact dermatitis and could be a great alternative to steroid treatment.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.494-497
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• 2012

Traumatic lacerations are common in the orofacial region as a result of accidents. Due to the frequent movement of the skin around the mandible, scars in that area are more likely to widen or become hypertrophic. Treatment of facial laceration was performed on three patients and followed by regular check-up. It was discovered that the scars have become hypertrophic, so steroid injections were used. The results were satisfactory with the decrease in sizes and hardnes of the scar. Facial scarring is a particularly distressing phenomenon and has always been a challenge to treat as the scars are more likely to widen or become hyphertrophied due to the frequent movement of the muscle in the facial area. We confirmed that the positive effect of steroid on hypertrophic scars. So, we suggest that proper treatment and periodic follow-up, adjuvant treatments especially steroid injection is necessary in patients with lacerations.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.130-141
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• 1995

연구배경: 기관지 결핵은 조기 진단하여 유효적절한 치료를 시행하지 않을시 기관지 협착증이 병발하며, 일단 기관지 협착증이 발생되면 이에대한 치료가 어려울 뿐만아니라 원위부 폐의 허탈로 지속적인 호흡 곤란, 기침, 객혈 및 천명음을 초래하며 무기폐, 기관지 확장증, 이차적 폐렴과 같은 합병증을 유발한다. 따라서 기관지 결핵 치료시 기관지 협착의 예방을 위해 스테로이드 병용 투여가 시도되어 왔는데, 지금까지의 연구 결과에 의하면 스테로이드의 유용성은 확실하지 않다. 이에 저자 등은 스테로이드 사용의 유용성을 판단하고 기관지 결핵 치료에 따른 기관지 내시경 경과 관찰 소견, 폐기능 검사 및 흉부 방사선 호전 소견을 관찰하여 기관지 결핵에 의한 기관지 협착증의 예방 및 치료에 도움이 되고자하였다. 방법: 1988년부터 1992년까지 중앙대학교 부속병원에서 기관지 결핵을 진단 받은 환자 58명을 대상으로 하여 항결핵 요법만을 시행한 군(control group, n=39)과 스테로이드 병용 요법을 시행한 군(steroid group, n=19) 사이의 기관지 내시경 추적 관찰 소견, 폐기능 검사 및 흉부 방사선 촬영상 호전 소견을 비교 분석하였다. 결과: 1) 기관지 결핵은 20대 젊은 여성에서 호발하였다. 2) 치료전 양 군간 기관지 내시경에 의한 형태학적 분포상 가장 많은 형태는 건락성 괴사형과 섬유화를 동반하지 않은 협착형이었다. 3) 기관지 내시경에 의한 육안적 경과 관찰 소견상 양군 모두에서 호전 소견을 관찰할 수 있었으며 행태학적 분류에 따른 호전 소견 빈도에 있어서도 양 군간 유의한 차이는 없었다. 4) 흉부 방사선 및 폐기능 검사 경과 관찰 소견상 양군에서 모두 호전소견을 관찰할 수 있었으며 양군간 유의한 차이는 없었다. 5) 스테로이드 사용을 중단할 만한 부작용은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: 이상의 결과로 기관지 결핵 치료에 있어서 스테로이드 병용 요법은 질환의 치료 경과에 커다한 영향을 미치지는 않는 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.83-86
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• 2000

A vascular necrosis of the talus has frequently been reported following trauma because talus has no muscle insertions, sixty percent of the surface of the talus is covered by hyaline cartilage, takes only a small area for entrance of a blood supply. Osteonecrosis is also associated with a variety of nontraumatic disorders. There are many indications for steroid usage, patient with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and status- post renal or cardiac transplantation may be on long- term steroid usage, osteonecrosis may develop. A vascular necrosis of the talus secondary to chronic steroid usage is an unusual case. Delay in detection of osteonecrosis may lead to fragmentation and collapse of the talar body. When pain on range of motion is present and conservative treatment have been exhausted, surgical treatment is indicated, that is, fusion of the ankle joint. However it is important that conservative treatment may prevent its various sequelae with early diagnosis because steroid - treated patients have a more operative risk and increased risk for postoperative infection. We report a rare case of corticosteroid induced avascular necrosis of talus after cardiac transplantation.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.97-100
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• 2015

Benign vocal fold lesions, such as vocal nodules, polyps and Reinke's edema, usually result from chronic voice overuse. Conservative management such as voice therapy and pharmacotherapy are used as the primary treatment techniques. The main purpose of voice therapy is to identify and reduce voice misuse to achieve the optimal voice. But complete resolution may not be possible in all patients after voice therapy. Furthermore, some patients with voice-related occupations, voice rest and voice therapy are sometimes difficult, which makes it hard to carry out the treatment. When conservative therapy is ineffective, laryngeal microsurgery can be performed under general anesthesia. However, potential complications following laryngeal suspension and violation of the layered structure of the vocal fold during surgery should be considered before surgery. In recent decades, emerging literatures have demonstrated the potential usefulness of vocal fold steroid injection as an alternative treatment option for benign vocal fold lesions. The most advantageous feature of vocal fold steroid injection is the maintenance of regional anti-inflammatory effects while preventing the potential systemic adverse effects of the steroid. Many non-surgical treatment methods can be conducted using different approaches in the office setting. It can be applied as an alternative treatment modality for the management of various benign vocal fold lesions.