• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2013

Background: We investigated the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among the health care workers (HCWs) and analyzed its risk factors in South Korea. Methods: A standard questionnaire regarding the baseline demographics and risk factors for LTBI was given to each participant and tuberculin skin test (TST), QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay, and chest radiography were performed. Results: A total of 493 participants, 152 (30.8%) doctors and 341 (69.2%) nurses were enrolled in eight tertiary referral hospitals. The mean age of the subjects was 30.6 years old, and 383 (77.7%) were female. Of the 152 doctors, 63 (41.4%) and 36 (23.7%) were positive by TST and by QTF-GIT, respectively, and among the 341 nurses, 119 (34.9%) and 49 (14.4%) had positive TST and QFT-GIT results, respectively. Overall, the agreement between the two tests was 0.22 by the chance corrected proportional agreement rate (kappa coefficient) in 493 subjects. Experience of working in tuberculosis (TB)-related departments was significantly associated with positive LTBI test results by QFT-GIT assay, not by TST. In multivariate analysis, only age was independently associated with increased risk of a positive TST result, while age and experience of working in TB-related departments (odds ratio, 2.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-5.12) were independently associated with increased risk of a positive QFT-GIT result. Conclusion: A high prevalence of LTBI was found among South Korean HCWs. Considering the association between the experience of working in TB-related departments and high risk of LTBI, QFT-GIT may be a better diagnostic test for LTBI than TST in HCWs.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.307-312
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• 1995

기관지 폐색은 임상적으로 진단이 어려운 경우가 있는데 특히 대엽 이하나 소엽 기관지에 폐색이 일어날 경우엔 그 변화가 미미하기 때문에 더욱 그러하다. 저자들은 여러가지 원인에 의해 기관지 폐색과 협착을 일으킨 8예에서 연무흡입 폐환기스캔을 시행하여 폐환기스캔 소견을 분석하였고 진단적 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 8예중 7예는 기관지 폐색이었고 1예는 기관지 협착이었다. 연무흡입 폐환기스캔은 $^{99m}Tc$-phytate를 BARC nebulizer를 이용하여 시행하였다. 스캔 소견을 단순 흉부X선, 기관지조영술, CT, 그리고 기관지경 소견과 비교하였다. 전예에서 특징적으로 기관지 폐색 또는 협착 근위부에 짧고 약간 확장된 기관지 분절에 강한 연무침착 소견을 보였다. 또한 원위부에서는 폐실질의 환기결손 소견을 보였다. 이러한 소견은 기관지 폐색과 협착의 감수적이고 특이한 소견이며, 연두흡입 폐환기스캔은 특히 폐색부가 대엽 이하나 소엽 기관지일 경우에 더욱 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.310-313
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• 2011

6년령 암컷 시츄견이 체중 부하하는 파행을 동반한 좌측 앞다리굽이관절 주위의 종괴를 주증으로 충북대학교 동물의료센터에 내원하였다. 초음파 검사결과 피막에 싸인 고에코성의 종괴가 앞다리굽이관절에서 확인되었으며, 방사선학적 검사 결과 흉부나 복부로의 전이 소견은 관찰되지 않았다. Gun-biopsy 샘플을 이용한 세포학적 검사 결과 세포부동증, 다형성 등 악성의 지표를 보이는 종양세포들이 다수 확인되었으며, 치료를 위하여 좌측 전지의 절단술이 시행되었다. 절제된 조직의 조직병리학적 검사 결과 악성 말초 신경집종으로 진단되었다. 환자는 수술 후 보행이나 전신활력 등이 양호하였으나 술 후 5개월째에 좌측 전지 절단술을 시행했던 부위의 피하 종괴와 다른 두 곳의 피부 종괴가 발생하였다. 종괴는 수술적으로 제거되었으며, 절제된 조직의 세포학적 검사 결과 원발 종양과 유사한 소견으로 종양이 재발되었음이 확인되었다. 술 후 종양의 또 다른 재발을 막고 의심되는 폐 전이의 속도를 늦추기 위한 목적으로 cyclophosphamide와 piroxica을 병용한 화학요법이 시행되었다. 첫 수술로부터 26개월이 경과한 현재 환자는 만족할만한 삶의 질을 유지하며 생존하고 있다. 개의 악성 말초 신경집 종양에서 적극적인 외과적 절제와 metronomic chemotherapy의 병행은 효과적인 치료법이 될 수 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.597-602
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• 2001

A 47-years-old woman presented with a 2-month history of a dry mouth and dry cough. The patient had been taking medication for Sj$\ddot{o}$gren's syndrome for approximately 7 years. The chest radiography showed multiple cystic lesions and a hazy density in both lower lung fields. The HRCT showed a diffuse ground glass like appearance and multiple variable sized cystic lesions in both lung fields. After medication, the symptoms were aggravated. Bronchoscopy was preformed with a transbronchial lung biopsy. The biopsies showed an infiltration of lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes and histiocytes through the interstitial space of the alveola and a widening of the alveolar septa. However, the histological findings of the cysts were not obtained. Sj$\ddot{o}$gren's syndrome is a slowly progressive inflammatory autoimmune disease, which is characterized by lymphocyte mediated destruction of the exocrine glands, with pulmonary involvement in approximately 19-65%, High-resolution CT is a sensitive technique for assessing the pulmonary involvement in patients with Sj$\ddot{o}$gren's syndrome. Although a lung biopsy is not always necessary for establishing a diagnosis of an interstitial lung disease in Sj$\ddot{o}$gren's syndrome. A lung biopsy may reveal a wide spectrum of changes ranging from a mild inflammatory response to end stage fibrosis with honeycombing. Because of the predominantly peribronchiolar inflammatory infiltration and inspissated secretions the cysts were suspected to have been formed by the ball-valve phenomen. However, no definite evidence was obtained.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권6호
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• pp.426-433
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• 2010

Background: Persistent cough has recently been found to be associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. We aimed to investigate the infection rate of C. pneumonia in adult patients with chronic cough. Methods: We recruited 68 patients with persistent cough lasting in excess of 3 weeks, who visited Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital from January 2005 to August 2005. On the first visit, chest and paranasal sinuses radiography, skin prick test of common allergens, and induced sputum samples for C. pneumoniae were performed in all of patients. Further evaluation for diagnosis included a methacholine provocation test and eosinophil counts in induced sputum. Results: The most common cause of chronic cough was upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) (26.5%), followed by eosinophilic bronchitis (20.6%) and cough variant asthma (16.2%). Idiopathic chronic cough was the cause in 33.8% of patients. The mean duration of cough was 11.7 months. C. pneumoniae was isolated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from one patient who had upper respiratory air way syndrome. Conclusion: Chlamydia pneumoniae appears to have a minor role as a cause of chronic cough in patients.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 1998

We analyzed image factors to determine the characteristic factors that need for intelligent replenishment system of the auto film processor. We processed the serial 300 sheets of radiographic films of chest phantom without replenishment of developing and fixation replenisher. We took the digital data by using film digitizer which scaned the films and automatically summed up the pixel values of the films. We analyzed characteristic curves, average gradients and relative speeds of individual film using densitometer and step densitometry. We also evaluated the pH of developer, fixer, and washer fluid with digital pH meter. Fixer residual rate and washing effect were measured by densitometer using the reagent methods. There was no significant reduction of the digital density numbers of the serial films without replenishment of developer and fixer. The average gradients were gradually decreased by 0.02 and relative speeds were also gradually decreased by 6.96% relative to initial standard step-densitometric measurement. The pHs of developer and fixer were reflected the inactivation of each fluid. The fixer residual rates and washing effects after processing each 25 sheets of films were in the normal range. We suggest that the digital data are not reliable due to limitation of the hardware and software of the film digitizer. We conclude that average gradient and relative speed which mean the film's contrast and sensitivity respectively are reliable factors for determining the need for the replenishment of the auto film processor. We need more study of simpler equations and programming for more intelligent replenishment system of the auto film processor.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2022

코로나바이러스감염증-19 (COVID-19)의 임상 양상은 무증상부터 급성 호흡곤란 증후군에 이르기까지 다양하다. 점액 다당류증(mucopolysaccharidosis) 2형은글라이코스아미노글라이칸(glycosaminoglycan)의 일종인 헤파란 황산염(heparan sulfate)과 더마탄 황산염(dermatan sulfate)의 분해를 촉매하는 효소 결핍에 의해 상기 물질이 리소좀(lysosome)에 축적되는 질환으로 전신 침범, 특히 호흡기침범을 특징으로 한다. 따라서 박테리아나 바이러스에 의한 호흡기 감염은 예후에 치명적일 수 있다. 현재 점액 다당류증 환자에서 제 2형 중증급성호흡기증후군 코로나 바이러스(SARS-CoV-2) 감염 후의 임상 양상에 대한 보고는 매우 드물고, 이에 점액 다당류증 2형으로 효소대체요법을 받고 있던 환자에서 상기 바이러스 감염 후의 임상 양상에 대해 보고하고 관련 문헌에 대해 고찰하고자 한다. 16세 남아로 가족간 전파로 코로나바이러스감염증이 발생하였다. 콧물, 기침, 가래 등 호흡기 증상이 관찰되었다. 발열이나 산소요구도 증가는 없었으며 심박수, 호흡수, 산소 포화도는 정상 범위였고 혈액검사결과에서 백혈구 감소증이 관찰되었다. 흉부 방사선 사진에서 폐렴 소견은 보이지 않았다. 보존적 치료와 격리만으로 증상이 호전되었다. 경미한 임상 양상의 원인으로 전구 물질의 축적으로 인해 바이러스에게 불리한 숙주의 세포 환경, 바이러스와의 상호작용에 관여하는 단백질을 암호화하는 유전자 발현의 특정방향으로의 변화가 제시되고 있다. 또한 점액 다당류증 환자에서 증가된 혈청 헤파란 황산염이 SARS-CoV-2 스파이크 단백질과 숙주 세포의 상호작용에 필수적인 세포 표면의 헤파란 황산염과 경쟁하여 SARS-CoV-2의 세포 내 침투로부터 보호한다는 가설도 있다. 향후 더 많은 사례를 통해 점액 다당류증 등의 리소좀 축적질환에서 코로나바이러스감염증의 발현 양상에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2023

A 12-year-old Standard Poodle presented with intermittent weakness and occasional dyspnea at the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital of Kangwon National University. A grade of 4 out of 6 systolic murmur with an irregular tachycardic rhythm was auscultated on both sides of the chest. Systolic blood pressure was 140 mmHg. Panting was noticed in the hospital, but there was no crackle sound. Blood analysis revealed mild increases in liver panel levels (alanine aminotransferase 149 [reference interval, 19-70] U/L; and alkaline phosphatase, 185 [reference interval, 15-127] U/L) and severe increases in cardiac biomarker levels (n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, 4169 [reference interval, 50-900] pmol/L; and cardiac troponin I, 0.22 [reference interval, 0.03-0.12] ng/mL). On electrocardiography, irregularly irregular supraventricular tachycardic rhythm with an f-wave and no distinct p-wave was observed. Generalized cardiomegaly with an enlarged right atrium and left ventricle was confirmed on thoracic radiography. Moreover, hepatomegaly and an enlarged caudal vena cava were observed. Echocardiographic evaluation revealed a fibromuscular diaphragm in the right ventricle. Because of the obstructive lesion in the right ventricle, the right atrium and ventricle were enlarged (right atrial area index, 38.82 cm²/m² [reference interval, 4.2-10.2 cm²/m²]; right ventricle end-diastolic area index, 14.152 cm²/m² [reference interval, 4.9-10.92 cm²/m²]). Accordingly, the patient was diagnosed with double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV). Pimobendan, furosemide, enalapril, diltiazem, and S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) were prescribed, and all symptoms were relieved. DCRV is a right-sided congenital heart defect resembling pulmonic valve stenosis. If symptoms are not severe, medical therapy can be facilitated without surgery or the balloon dilation.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2001

Objective: Bronchogenic carcinoma can mimic or be masked by pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and the aim of this study was to describe the radiologic findings and clinical significance of bronchogenic carcinoma and pulmonary TB which coexist in the same lobe. Materials and Methods: The findings of 51 patients (48 males and three females, aged 48-79 years) in whom pulmonary TB and bronchogenic carcinoma coexisted in the same lobe were analyzed. The morphologic characteristics of a tumor, such as its diameter and margin, the presence of calcification or cavitation, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, as seen at CT, were retrospectively assessed, and the clinical stage of the lung cancer was also determined. Using the serial chest radiographs available for 21 patients, the possible causes of delay in the diagnosis of lung cancer were analyzed. Results: Lung cancers with coexisting pulmonary TB were located predominantly in the upper lobes (82.4%). The mean diameter of the mass was 5.3 cm, and most tumors (n=42, 82.4%) had a lobulated border. Calcification within the tumor was seen in 20 patients (39.2%), and cavitation in five (9.8%). Forty-two (82.4%) had mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and more than half the tumors (60.8%) were at an advanced stage [IIIB (n=11) or IV (n=20)]. The average delay in diagnosing lung cancer was 11.7 (range, 1-24) months, and the causes of this were failure to observe new nodules masked by coexisting stable TB lesions (n=8), misinterpretation of new lesions as aggravation of TB (n=5), misinterpretation of lung cancer as tuberculoma at initial radiography (n=4), masking of the nodule by an active TB lesion (n=3), and subtleness of the lesion (n=1). Conclusion: Most cancers concurrent with TB are large, lobulated masses with mediastinal lymphadenopathy, indicating that the morphologic characteristics of lung cancer with coexisting pulmonary TB are similar to those of lung cancer without TB. The diagnosis of lung cancer is delayed mainly because of masking by a tuberculous lesion, and this suggests that in patients in whom a predominant or growing nodule is present and who show little improvement of symptoms despite antituberculous or other medical therapy, coexisting cancer should be suspected.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2014

인공방사선 사용이 가장 많은 진단방사선 분야의 피폭선량 저감에 착안하여 X-선 조사의 1차적 사용자인 방사선사의 기술적인 연구에 의해 피폭선량을 감소시키고자 흉부팬텀인 DUKE phantom을 이용하여 X-선 발생장치에서 부가여과를 적용해 피폭선량의 감소 효과를 알아보고 PC-Based Monte Carlo Program(PCXMC)을 이용하여 환자가 받는 유효선량 및 장기선량에 대해 알아보기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 본 실험에서는 설정된 조건을 사용하여 알루미늄만을 이용한 단일여과와 구리와 알루미늄을 이용한 복합여과를 적용하여 DUKE Phantom에서 나타난 구리 원반(copper disc)의 개수를 측정하여 단일여과와 복합여 과의 조합에서 구리 원반의 개수가 같으면서 흡수선량이 가장 적은 부가여과의 조합을 찾고 PCXMC 2.0 프로그램을 이용하여 유효선량 및 장기선량을 산출하였다. 사용 관전류에 따라 다르지만 관전압 80 kVp, AP Projection 조건에서는 최소 약 30 % ~ 최대 약 84 %의 유효선량을 감소시킬 수 있었고 관전압 120 kVp, PA Projection 조건에서는 최소 약 41 % ~ 최대 약 71 %의 유효선량을 감소시킬 수 있었다. 장기선량은 각 장기마다 선량 감소율이 달랐으나 최소 30 % ~ 최대 100 %의 선량 감소율을 보였다. 본 연구를 통하여 같은 촬영 조건을 사용하더라도 부가여과를 통해 낮은 선량으로 영상의 품질 면에서 변화가 없었으며 DUKE Phantom과 PCXMC 2.0 프로그램을 이용한 장기선량과 유효선량에 대한 저감 효과를 산출하는 것에 적합하였음을 알 수 있었다.