- Radiation exposure from Chest CT: Issues and Strategies
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Kalra MK, Maher MM, Rizzo S, Kanarek D, Shephard J
- KMID: 1733471
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):159-166.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.159
Concerns have been raised over alleged overuse of CT scanning and inappropriate selection of scanning methods, all of which expose patients to unnecessary radiation. Thus, it is important to identify... -
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- Experience of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient Having Crossed Ectopia with Fusion Anomaly of the Kidney
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Kwon TW, Sung KB, Kim GE
- KMID: 1733497
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):309-310.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.309
We report a case of surgically treated abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a patient having crossed ectopia with fusion anomaly of the kidney. One artery from the abdominal aorta above... -
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- Anaphylaxis Caused by Benzalkonium in a Nebulizer Solution
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Kim SH, Ahn Y
- KMID: 1733491
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):289-290.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.289
Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is commonly used as a bactericidal preservative in nebulizer solutions, and can cause paradoxical onchoconstriction following nebulizing therapy in some asthmatics. We describe a case of anaphylactic... -
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- Meningeal Relapse in a Patient with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Bae SH, Ryoo HM, Cho HS, Lee JL, Lee KH, Hyun MS
- KMID: 1733498
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):311-314.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.311
The involvement of central nervous system is rare in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). We report a APL patient of a 41 yr-old Korean male who presented with fever and petechia.... -
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- Minilaparotomically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy
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Choi YD, Lee SP, Cha YW, Choi JY
- KMID: 1733487
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):263-268.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.263
Endoscopic hysterectomy is increasingly selected as a current trend to minimize invasion, tissue trauma and early recovery. However it has disadvantages of the difficulty to learn and needs expensive equipments.... -
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- Bone Marrow is Involved in Less than 10% of Patients with Nasal-Type NK/T Cell Lymphoma at Initial Diagnosis
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Sung CO, Ko YH
- KMID: 1733482
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):229-233.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.229
To evaluate the frequency of bone marrow involvement by nasal-type NK/T cell lymphoma, we retrospectively studied biopsy specimens from 40 patients by EBV in situ hybridization (ISH). Three patients had... -
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- Molecular Analysis of X-linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease in Five Unrelated Korean Patients
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Oh HB, Park JS, Lee W, Yoo SJ, Yang JH, Oh SY
- KMID: 1733480
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):218-222.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.218
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a fatal genetic disorder in which phagocytes fail to produce antimicrobial superoxide because of NADPH oxidase deficiency. Molecular defects in CYBB gene causing X-linked CGD... -
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- Cerebral Infarction as a Complication of Nephrotic Syndrome: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature
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Yun YW, Chung S, You SJ, Lee DK, Lee KY, Han SW, Jee HO, Kim HJ
- KMID: 1733499
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):315-319.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.315
Arterial thrombosis is relatively rare compared with venous thrombosis in nephrotic syndrome. However, the assessment of its pathogenesis and risk factors in individual patient with nephrotic syndrome is necessary to... -
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- Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia (Masson's Hemangioma) of the Liver: A New Hepatic Lesion
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Hong SG, Cho HM, Chin HM, Park IY, Yoo JY, Hwang SS, Kim JG, Park WB, Chun CS
- KMID: 1733496
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):305-308.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.305
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's hemangioma) is a disease characterized by exuberant endothelial proliferation within the lumen of medium-sized veins. In 1923, Masson regarded this disease as a neoplasm inducing... -
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- Regulation of Glomerular Endothelial Cell Proteoglycans by Glucose
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Ha TS, Duraisamy , Faulkner J, Kasinath B
- KMID: 1733484
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):245-252.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.245
The presence of heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) in anionic sites in the lamina rara interna of glomerular basement membrane suggests that the proteoglycan may be deposited by the glomerular endothelial... -
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- Effect of Weight Reduction on Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Obese Patients
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Park HS, Sim SJ, Park JY
- KMID: 1733477
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):202-208.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.202
The Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III emphasized the importance of management of the metabolic syndrome. However, little information is available about the effect... -
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- Pacemaker Lead Endocarditis Caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans
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Ahn Y, Kim NH, Shin DH, Park OY, Kim W, Jeong MH, Cho JG, Park JC, Kang JC
- KMID: 1733492
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):291-293.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.291
We report the case of a 35-yr-old patient who presented with high fever and chills. He had undergone a patch closure of the ventricular septal defect 18 yr before. One... -
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- X-chromosome Inactivation Patterns in Korean Women with Idiopathic Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
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Kim JW, Park SY, Kim YM, Kim JM, Han JY, Ryu HM
- KMID: 1733486
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):258-262.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.258
Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) defines as two or more consecutive losses at < or =20 weeks of gestation and affects an estimated 1 of every 100 couples wishing to have... -
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- Ileal Malignant Melanoma Presenting as a Mass with Aneurysmal Dilatation: A Case Report
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Kim W, Baek JM, Suh YJ, Jeon HM, Kim JA
- KMID: 1733494
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):297-301.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.297
Malignant melanoma is the most common metastatic tumor of the gastrointestinal tract and can present with fairly common constitutional symptoms. A 36-yr-old woman was found to have a secondary malignant... -
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- Epidemiologic Characteristics of Death by Poisoning in 1991-2001 in Korea
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Shin SD, Suh GJ, Rhee JE, Sung J, Kim J
- KMID: 1733475
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):186-194.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.186
The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of the death by poisoning in Korea. We recoded the Death Certificates Database by injury based on the short... -
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- Six-month Therapy with Aerosolized Interferon-gamma for Refractory Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Koh WJ, Kwon OJ, Suh GY, Chung MP, Kim H, Lee NY, Kim TS, Lee KS
- KMID: 1733472
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):167-171.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.167
The aim of this study was to investigate the adjuvant effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) inhalation therapy for six months in the treatment of refractory multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Aerosolized IFN-gamma... -
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- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Patient with Primary Ovarian Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Jung CK, Park JS, Lee EJ, Kim SH, Kwon HC, Kim JS, Roh MS, Yoon SK, Kim KH, Han JY, Kim HJ
- KMID: 1733493
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):294-296.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.294
The primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is estimated at 3%. However, a substantial portion... -
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- The Role of the Lactate Dehydrogenase and the Effect of Prone Position during Ventilator-induced Lung Injury
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Lim SC, Kim YI
- KMID: 1733481
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):223-228.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.223
To examine the impact of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as an early marker of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and the effect of prone position during the VILI, we ventilated 28 normal... -
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- Periodic Explosive Expansion of Human Retroelements Associated with the Evolution of the Hominoid Primate
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Kim TM, Hong SJ, Rhyu MG
- KMID: 1733474
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):177-185.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.177
Five retroelement families, L1 and L2 (long interspersed nuclear element, LINE), Alu and MIR (short interspersed nuclear element, SINE), and LTR (long terminal repeat), comprise almost half of the human... -
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- Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Association with Cardiovascular Diseases in Korea
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Kim MH, Kim MK, Choi BY, Shin YJ
- KMID: 1733476
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2004 Apr;19(2):195-201.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.195
This study aimed to estimate nationwide prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and to identify its association with cardiovascular diseases. The data on a national representative sample of 6,147 adults from... -
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