• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.143-146
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• 2012

Diphyllobothrium latum infections in 4 young Korean men detected from 2008 to 2012 are presented. Three were diagnosed based on spontaneously discharged strobila of the adult worm in their feces, and 1 case was diagnosed by finding the worm at colonoscopy examination in a local clinic. The morphologic characteristics of the gravid proglottid and eggs were consistent with D. latum. All patients were treated with praziquantel 15 mg/kg, and follow-up stool examinations were done at 2 months after the medication. The main clinical complaints were intermittent gastrointestinal troubles such as indigestion, abdominal distension, and spontaneous discharge of tapeworm's segments in their feces. The most probable source of infection was the flesh of salmon or trout according to a patient's past history. These are the 45th to 48th recorded cases diagnosed by the adult worm in the Republic of Korea since 1971.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.35-38
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• 2017

The extranodal nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma was formerly known as lethal midline granuloma due to its most common clinical pattern like a destructive midline facial tumor. It often spread to other extranodal sites, such as skin, soft tissue, testis, upper respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract etc. For this reason, the term of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type is preferred. Its disease entity may have a prominent admixture of inflammatory cells and necrotic tissues, further causing difficulty in diagnosis. A 44-year-old man was visited to our clinic with complaints of dysphagia and odynophagia during six months. He underwent three times punch biopsies and then, two times incisional biopsies. Finally, He was diagnosed as extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type involving oropharynx and supraglottis. We report an extremely rare case of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type occurred in oropharynx and supraglottis with a brief review of literature.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.213-225
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• 2009

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related on pain in female office workers. Methods : Neck pain group of 31 female subjects complained of neck and arm discomfort. Normal group of 20 female subjects had no complaints or minimal discomfort. Cervical curvature and muscle tone were assessed by whole spine x-ray, meridian-electromyography(MEMG), craniovertebral angle, and Moire. Neck pain was evaluated by Neck Disability Index(NDI) and Visual Analog Scale(VAS). The emotional and other physical factors that could effect neck pain were checked by questionnaires including Beck Depression Index(BDI), Stress Reaction Index(SRI), Holmes & Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale(SRRS), International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ), and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale(GSRS). Results : The contraction and fatigue of upper trapezius by MEMG was significantly higher in the neck pain group. And BDI, SRI, SRRS, and GSRS were significantly higher in the neck pain group (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the Jackson's angle, Cobb's method, craniovertebral angle, and moire between two groups. Conclusions : The results suggest that neck pain is related to mental stress rather than physical stress and physical stress does not change cervical curvature significantly.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2005

Lithium is mainly prescribed for manic and depressive disorder, also frequently prescribed for the other diseases such as migraine, cluster headache, alcoholism, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. An acute lithium intoxication occurs in cases of patients ingesting large amount lithium at a time, a chronic lithium intoxication occurs in patients on chronic lithium therapy. Acute or chronic lithium poisoning occurs frequently in case of patients on chronic lithium therapy ingesting larger dose than prescribed. Manifestations of lithium poisoning are various. It is possible nervous, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine systems to be involved. Due to intracellular high concentration, mortality rate is high in acute lithium intoxication patients on chronic lithium therapy. We report a case of acutely intoxicated 40-year-old male on chronic lithium therapy. His chief complaints were deterioration and high fever. On his arrival to an emergency department, he was in cardiac arrest. He restored return of spontaneous circultion (ROSC) 5 minutes later after cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) and referred to department of internal medicine for hemodialysis. Vigorous treatment was given to the patient, but he was expired at 4th hospital day.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권12호
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• pp.485-490
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• 2020

Background: Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is one of the frequent complaints in general practice, particularly in pediatrics and is among the common cause of referral to gastroenterology clinics. Purpose: This study is designed to investigate the effects of probiotics for the treatment of RAP and desired therapeutic outcomes. Methods: One hundred twenty-five children with the diagnosis of RAP according to Rome III criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional abdominal pain (FAP), functional dyspepsia (FD), and abdominal migraine (AM), were enrolled in this double-blind randomized controlled trial. Results: Sixty-five subjects received probiotics, and others received placebo treatment for 4 weeks. Lactobacillus reuteri was therapeutically effective in 32 patients compared to 8 patients, responding to the placebo treatment. Compared to baseline, all pain-related variables showed a significant reduction for the IBS and FD at the end of the 4th week. However, it did not respond well in FAP and AM groups. Pain-related outcomes such as, frequency of the pain, severity, and duration of the pain were decreased following the probiotic treatment. No therapeutic response was seen in AM group after the administration of probiotics. L. reuteri significantly led to pain relief in the overall population, and also in FAP, FD, and IBS subgroups. Conclusion: L. reuteri probiotics are likely to lead to RAP relief and can be recommended for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.673-684
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• 2024

This study aims to enhance the accuracy of severity classification by examining the usage patterns and characteristics of emergency department visits. It focuses on adult and elderly patients who visited a public hospital in Seoul. This descriptive study retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who visited the emergency department of a public hospital between November and December 2023. The total number of participants was 1,033, with 46.4% (n=479) being elderly and 53.6% (n=554) being adults. The chief complaints of the participants were as follows: for the elderly, nervous system symptoms at 8.2% (n=85) and digestive symptoms at 7.5% (n=77) were the most common, while for adults, gastrointestinal symptoms at 11.0% (n=114) and trauma at 8.6% (n=89) were more prevalent. In the case of the elderly, patients classified as urgent accounted for the highest percentage at 23.9% (n=247), while for adults, non-emergency were more prevalent at 32.2% (n=333). The initial severity classification error rate for elderly patients in the urgent was 3.8%, indicating that the suitability of KTAS for elderly patients with high severity was low. To minimize severity classification errors and enhance KTAS accuracy, it's essential to address its current limitation of only classifying adults and children separately by developing a KTAS classification system that reflects the diverse characteristics of elderly patients.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.174-183
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• 2016

연구목적 본 연구에서는 불안장애와 주요우울장애 및 불안장애와 우울장애가 동반된 중복 진단군의 신체 증상의 빈도와 특성의 차이를 알아보고 여러 신체 증상군과 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도와의 관련성에 대해 분석하고자 한다. 방 법 본 연구는 국가적 역학조사연구인 2011년 정신질환 실태 역학 조사 연구(Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study-2011, KECA-2011)에 참여한 만 18세 이상에서 74세 이하의 참여자 6027명 중 지난 1 년 동안 주요우울장애 또는 불안장애의 진단 기준을 만족 하면서, 같은 시기에 최소 1가지 이상의 신체증상을 호소한 378명을 대상으로 하였다. 이후 조사된 신체 증상을 통증 증상군, 소화기 증상군, 가성신경학적 증상군의 세군으로 분류하여, 각 증상군에 따른 자살 사고, 자살 계획 및 자살 시도의 정도를 비교하였다. 면담 도구로는 한국어판 CIDI를 사용하였으며, 이 중 신체 증상에 대한 항목이 포함된 C장과 자살관련 항목이 포함된 S장의 일부 질문을 연구에 사용하였다. 결 과 진단별로 신체 증상의 차이를 비교하였을 때, 주요우울장애에서는 흉통(p=0.016, 95%CI)이, 불안장애에서는 두통(p=0.004, 95%CI)과 묽은 변이나 설사를 나타내는 증상(p=0.018, 95%CI)이, 주요우울장애와 불안 장애의 중복진단군에서는 균형을 잡기 힘든 것(p=0.006), 기절할 것 같은 느낌(p=0.020, 95%CI), 기억을 잃음(p=0.034, 95%CI)의 증상이 유의하게 많았다. 자살 계획의 경우 통증 증상군에서 자살 계획이 있었던 군의 증상의 평균 개수가 계획이 없는 군에 비해 유의하게 높았다(p=0.026, 95%CI). 자살 시도의 경우 소화기 증상군(p=0.004, 95%CI) 및 가성신경학적 증상군(p=0.013, 95%CI) 에서 자살 시도가 있었던 군의 증상의 개수가 시도가 없었던 군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 자살 사고, 자살 계획, 자살 시도로 갈수록 각 증상군의 신체 증상의 평균의 개수는 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 결 론 본 연구는 불안장애와 주요우울장애의 신체증상의 특성에 차이가 있음을 보여주었으며, 증상의 개수가 자살 사고에서 자살 계획, 자살 시도로 진행되는 단계로 갈수록 증가하며 일부 증상군에서는 자살 계획과 자살 시도의 유무의 유의한 차이를 보여주는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 비 정신과적 임상 현장에서 다양하고 많은 숫자의 신체 증상을 호소하는 환자의 경우 정신과적인 적극적인 평가 및 자살 위험도에 대한 적극적인 평가가 필요함을 시사한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.85-90
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• 1986

농촌주민들 가운데 만성 상부위장장애증상을 가진 사람들이 어떤 위장질환을 갖고 있는지를 조사하고 그 관리대책을 마련하기 위하여 1984년 7월${\sim}8$월에 성주와 영천군의 전 주민들을 대상으로 최근 6개월이상 상부위장장애증상으로 고통을 받으면서도 의사의 진단을 받아본 적이 없으며 본 조사에 응한 20세이상의 남자 106명, 여자 108명, 합계 214명을 대상으로 위내시경 검사를 시행하였다. 대상자의 16.8%가 위궤양, 15.4%가 십이지장궤양, 14.0%가 위염, 그리고 3.7%가 위암이었으며 내시경 검사상 아무런 병소부위가 발견되지 않았던 경우가 52.3%나 되었다. 위궤양은 남자가 26.4%로 여자의 7.4%보다 많았으며(p<0.01) 십이지장궤양도 남자가 20.8%로 여자의 10.2%보다 많았다(p<0.01). 남자의 7.5%가 위암이었으며 여자들 가운데는 한 명도 없었으며 60대에서 가장 높은 유병율을 보였다. 위장장애증상이 있음에도 내시경검사상 아무런 병소부위가 없는 사람이 남자는 35.9%인데 비해 여자는 68.5%였다. 위장장애증상과 내시경소견 사이에는 특별한 연관성이 없었다. 본 조사에서 위궤양이 십이지장궤양보다 더 많은 것은 농촌지역 주민들의 식생활 및 사회생활관경과 관련이 있는 것으로 생각된다. 위암은 조기발견이 치료에 가장 중요하나 증상이 있어도 진찰을 받지않는 사람이 많은 것은 농촌주민들의 암에 대한 인식부족과 의료기관이용의 어려움등에 기인된 것으로 생각되므로 집단검진과 같은 위암조기발견을 위한 국가적시책이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.433-437
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• 2005

위석은 비교적 흔하지 않은 질환이지만, 진단을 못할 경우 위궤양과 출혈, 장천공, 장중첩증, 장폐쇄, 복막염 등의 심각한 합병증을 동반할 수 있는 만성적 복통의 한 원인이며, 모발석 환아의 대부분은 발모벽과 식모증의 과거력이 있다. 저자들은 내원 4년 전까지 자기 머리카락을 뽑아서 먹는 습관이 있었고, 이후 간헐적 복통과 오심, 구토를 일으킨 11세 여아에서 모발석을 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.734-739
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to propose a diagnostic method for classifying patients with dyspepsia by symptom type. The correlation between symptom types and X-ray findings was studied in 62 patients with indigestion. Methods: In this study, the complaints and abdominal X-ray findings were collected for 62 patients who visited the outpatient Korean medicine clinic. The medical information related to dyspepsia was grouped for similar patients and classified by symptom type. Results: The patients with dyspepsia were classified into three types according to their medical symptoms: Distention type (N=43, 68.3%), Abdominal Pain type (N=16, 25.5%), and Constipation type (N=12, 19.0%). Intestinal fecal findings (80.6%) on x-rays were noted in most of the cases, followed by intestinal gas pattern findings (14.5%). Conclusion: Classifying patients with dyspepsia by symptom types is an appropriate diagnostic method due to the unclear pathophysiology of indigestion and the difficulty in applying a Korean medical dialectic. Irrespective of the symptom types, the large number of fecal material findings (80.6%) on x-rays means an effect on the interior environment of the body where intestinal feces accumulate easily and decreased gastrointestinal motility in patients with indigestion. This can be correlated with "food accumulation (食積)" as intestinal feces are tangible substances. In addition, gas in the intestine increases visceral sensitivity, causing abdominal distention or pain. The gas pattern findings (14.5%) on x-ray were observed in the "Distention type" and "Abdominal pain type," but not in the "Constipation type."