연구배경: 우리나라의 결핵으로 인한 사망률은 OECD국가 중 가장 높다. 그러나 결핵에 대한 일반적 지식과인식은 매우 제한적인 실정이다. 결핵에 대한 잘못된 인식이 만연한 가운데 단체 생활로 인해 고등학교 학생들이 결핵에 노출되는 경우가 발생하고 있다.방 법: 부산에 위치한 남녀공학고등학교와 여자고등학교 학생 78명을 대상으로 결핵에 대한 지식과 인식에 대한 설문지를 개발하여 시행하였다.결 과: 78명의 학생 중 결핵에 대해 들어본 학생은 74명으로 94.9%에 달한다. 그러나 결핵에 대한 지식은 매우 피상적이며 제한적이라는 것을 알 수 있었다.결 론: 우리나라에서 결핵의 사망률은 매우 높은 실정이지만 대부분의 사람들은 결핵에 대해 매우 한정적인 지식을 갖고 있을 뿐이며 잘못된 지식과 태도를 갖고 있다.단체 생활을 하고 있는 고등학교 학생들의 경우, 결핵에 쉽게 노출되고 전염될 수 있으므로 학교와 가정을 통한 교육이 필요하다.
Background: The mortality rate from tuberculosis in Korea is the highest among OECD countries. However, general public’s knowledge of tuberculosis is limited. Currently, exposure to tuberculosis in high school students is a big problem. Methods: A written questionnaire was distributed to 78 high school students in Busan. Results: Almost all the students had heard of tuberculosis (95%). However, their knowledge of tuberculosis was very superficial and limited. The attitude about tuberculosis was ‘nothing to worry about’ and there was no systemic education in the school or home.Conclusion: Although tuberculosis is quite serious in Korea, most people know little about it and have the wrong attitude. In particular, high school students are easily exposed to tuberculosis because they spend most of their time as a group. Therefore, education of high school students on tuberculosis is strongly recommended in schools and the home. In addition, medical practitioners should play a role in education and prevention programs
Background: Sputum decontamination with NALC-NaOH (N-acetyl-L-cysteine-sodium hydroxide) is known to better detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) by culture than that with using NaOH, which is widely used in Korean hospitals. In this report, sputum samples collected from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients were treated with either NaOH or NALC-NaOH, and we compared the results of smear and culture positivity to determine whether the NALC-NaOH treatment method improves culture positivity in the sputum samples, and especially for those sputum samples that are smear negative and scanty. Methods: For each decontamination method, 436 sputum samples from pulmonary TB patients in the National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital were collected for this study. Sputum from a patient was collected two times for the first and second day of sampling time, and these samples were employed for the decontamination process by performing the 4% NaOH and NALC-2% NaOH treatment methods, respectively, for detecting M. tb by an AFB (Acid Fast Bacilli) smear and also by culture in solid Ogawa medium. Results: The NaOH and NALC-NaOH treatment methods did not significantly affect the AFB smear positivity of the sputum samples (33.0% vs 39.0%, respectively, p=0.078). However, the culture positive percents of M. tb in the Ogawa medium treated with NALC-NaOH and NaOH were 39.7% and 28.0%, respectively, which was a significantly different (p=0.0003). This difference in culture was more prominent in the sputum samples that were smear negative (the positive percents with NALC-NaOH and NaOH were 15.8% and 7.2%, respectively, p=0.0017) and scanty (NALC-NaOH and NaOH were 60.8% and 42.9%, respectively, p=0.036), but not for a smear that was 1+ or higher (p＞0.05). Conclusion: NALC-NaOH treatment is better than NaOH treatment for the detection of M. tb by culture, but not by smear, and especially when the AFB smear is negative and scanty.
Background: There are reports that food deprivation causes emphysematous changes in the lungs of rats and humans. However, the meaning of this phenomenon in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine the correlations between the caloric intake and parameters of the lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had visited the respiratory clinic from March, 2006 for one year were enrolled in this study. The patients underwent pulmonary function tests, and a dietitian evaluated their nutritional intake using a food record method. Results: There was no correlation between the total caloric intake and forced vital capacity (FVC, %predicted) or forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1, %predicted). The total caloric intake showed a positive correlation with the diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO %predicted, DLCO/VA %predicted), and a negative correlation with the total lung capacity (TLC, %predicted). Of the calories taken, only calories from protein intake correlated with the diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO %predicted, DLCO/VA %predicted). Conclusion: The total caloric intake of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease showed a positive correlation with the diffusing capacity of the lung, and a negative correlation with the total lung capacity. Further study on the linkage between the caloric intake and severity of emphysema is needed.
연구배경: 재발성 호흡기계 유두종증은 기관을 따라 다발성 유두종이 반복적으로 재발하는 매우 드문 질환이다.1980년대 이후, 소아의 재발성 유두종증에 보조적 치료로 인터페론이 사용되어 왔다. 그러나, 성인 환자에서의 유효성 등에 대하여는 많은 연구 등이 필요하다. 2002년 이후, 삼성서울병원에서는 성인의 재발성 호흡기계 유두 종증 환자들에서 재발을 예방하기 위해, 인터페론을 사용하여 왔다. 이에 본 저자들은 재발성 호흡기계 유두종증 성인 환자에서 인터페론의 장기간 사용 효과를 알아보고자 하였다.방 법: 기관지내시경과 조직학적으로 확인된 5명의 재발성 호흡기계 유두종증 환자에서 타 병원에서 치료한 기록 등을 포함한 의무기록 등을 조사하였다. 레이저 소작술을 포함한 치료적 기관지내시경 시술 후, 모든 환자는 2개월 간격으로 인터페론-알파 600만 단위를 피하주사 하였다. 추가적인 치료적 기관지내시경 시술은 추적 검사중 환자의 증상 등을 확인하여 필요 시 시행하였으며, 기관지 내시경 또는 켬퓨터 단층 촬영 등을 추적 조사하였다. 결 과: 모든 환자들의 연령의 중앙값은 44세(범위 13∼68세), 남녀비는 3 : 2, 유두종증 기간의 중앙값은 31년(범위1∼45년)이었다. 소아형과 성인형 유두종증은 각각 3명과 2명이었으며, 2명의 환자는 진단 당시 기관절개술을 시행 받았던 과거력이 있었다. 인터페론 치료기간의 중앙값은 56개월(범위 12∼66개월)이었다. 인터페론 치료 후 2명의 환자는 12개월과 36개월에 각각 완전완화를 보였으며, 나머지 3명의 환자는 부분완화를 보여 레이저 치료의 횟수가 중요하게 감소하였다.결 론: 재발성 호흡기계 유두종증 환자에서 인터페론의 보조적 치료의 적정 용량과 기간 등은 향후 더 많은 연구 등을 필요로 하며, 오랜 기간 지속된 성인의 재발성 호흡기계 유두종증 환자에서 2개월 간격의 인터페론의 치료는 안정적이며 효과적이다
Background: Since the early 1980s, interferon-alpha (IFN-α) has been used as adjuvant therapy in pediatric patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). However, its efficacy in adults needs to be validated. Since 2002, Samsung Medical Center's guidelines have mandated regular injection of IFN-α in patients with RRP to prevent recurrence. To evaluate these guidelines, patient data were investigated. Methods: Five patients diagnosed as having RRP by bronchoscopy and histopathology were included. After initial bronchoscopic intervention, including laser cauterization, all patients received subcutaneous injection of 6 million units of IFN-α every 2 months. Further bronchoscopic intervention was carried out as needed. Patients were regularly evaluated using bronchoscopy or computed tomography. Results: The median age of the patients was 44 years (range 13∼68), and the median duration of papillomatosis was 31 years (range 1∼45). Three and two patients had juvenile-onset and adult-onset disease, respectively. Two patients had a history of tracheostomy at the time of diagnosis. The median duration of IFN-α therapy was 56 months (range 12∼66). Two patients showed complete remission at 12 and 36 months after IFN-α injection, respectively. The other three patients showed partial remission, and the number of laser therapy sessions was significantly reducedConclusion: Intermittent IFN-α injection is effective in patients with long-standing RRP and can reduce the number of laser therapy sessions required in their treatment.
Factitious hemoptysis is the bleeding type of Munchausen’s syndrome, and this describes a group of patients who intentionally produce symptoms. Because factitious hemoptysis is a very rare manifestation of hemoptysis, it generally passes unnoticed. We report here on a case of factitious hemoptysis in a 15-year-old boy who presented with hemoptysis. During his three hospitalizations, we conducted many diagnostic procedures, including chest CT, laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy and bronchial arteriography, yet we failed to find the definitive cause of the patient’s hemoptysis. He kept on complaining of repetitive hemoptysis and seizure-like activity. His father discovered that he had collected his blood into the specimen cup via an intravenous line. After we removed the intravenous line, he did not show blood to us again. We suggest that factitious hemoptysis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hemoptysis of an unclear bleeding focus, and especially when the patient has a bizarre hospital course or unusual behavior. We also include a review of the relevant literature
아스페르길루스 기관기관지염은 침습적 폐 아스페르길루스증의 일종으로 심한 기관기관지염과 위막형성을 특징으로 한다. 이 질환은 일반적으로 면역억제 환자에서 발생하며 치명률이 높은 질환이다. 저자들은 비교적 건강하던 환자에서 발생하였고 항진균제에 잘 반응하였던 아스페르길루스 기관기관지염을 1예 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다
Aspergillus tracheobronchitis (ATB), a variant of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, is characterized by extensive tracheobronchitis and pseudomembrane formation. ATB usually occurs in immunocompromised patients with a high fatality rate. We report a case of ATB in a previously healthy patient who responded well to antifungal therapy.
본 예는 Churg-Strauss 증후군에서의 폐침윤은 주로 폐실질에 호산구성 폐렴, 괴사성 혈관염 및 육아종성 염증의 형태로 발현이 되나 기관 기관지 내 점막 병변으로도 발현될 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 저자들은 기관지 천식과 반복되는 비염의 병력을 가진 33세 남자가 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하여 Churg-Strauss 증후군으로 진단되었고 동반된 기관지 내시경상 기관과 기관지내 점막 병변이 스테로이드로 치료하면서 호전된 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.
Churg-Strauss syndrome is a rare form of systemic necrotizing vasculitis that occurs exclusively in patients with asthma, and is associated with blood and tissue eosinophilia. The classic pathology findings in the lung include a combination of eosinophilic pneumonia, granulomatous inflammation and necrotizing vasculitis. However, there are few reports of tracheobronchial mucosal lesions in Churg-Strauss syndrome. We report a case of Churg-Strauss syndrome with multiple tracheobronchial mucosal lesions in a 33-year-old man with a history of bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. He had been diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia at another hospital and was treated with antibiotics. However, the chest radiographic findings were aggravated and showed multifocal consolidations in the whole lung fields. He was transferred to the Asan Medical Center. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed multiple nodular mucosal lesions of the trachea and bronchi. The histopathology of the mucosal lesions revealed necrotizing bronchial inflammation with eosinophilic infiltration. Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery was performed. The wedge resected lung tissue revealed chronic eosinophilic pneumonia that was consistent with Churg-Strauss syndrome.Methylprednisolone (1 mg/kg q 8 hr) was prescribed and his symptoms resolved gradually. The chest radiographic findings improved significantly, and a follow-up fiberoptic bronchoscopy performed eight days later showed that the tracheobronchial mucosal lesions had resolved. The patient was prescribed oral prednisolone for 20 months after discharge. Currently, the patient is not taking steroids and is being followed up.
폐쇄성 세기관지염은 골수 이식 후 폐에 발생하는 합병증이다. 현재 스테로이드와 면역 억제제를 투여하여 적극적인 치료를 하더라도 폐기능의 호전을 보이는 경우는 일부에 불과하다. 저자들은 기존의 치료에도 불구하고 호전을 보이지 않은 골수 이식 후 발생한 폐쇄성 세기관지염 환자에서macrolide계 항생제인 azithromycin을 1년간 경구 투여하여 폐기능이 호전됨을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a serious noninfectious complication following an allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT). A 21-year-old female received an allogeneic BMT as a treatment for myelodyplastic syndrome. Four months after the BMT, progressive dyspnea developed and BO was also diagnosed by a lung biopsy. The patient was administered steroid and immunosuppressive agents for 1 year but there was no improvement in pulmonary function. Azithromycin was prescribed (500 mg q.d. for 3 days followed by 250 mg three time a week) because macrolides might decrease the inflammatory reaction leading to BO. The patient’s pulmonary function improved after administration of azithromycin for 1 year. The forced expiratory volume in a one second (FEV1) increase was 220 mL (28.2%) and the forced vital capacity (FVC) increase was 460 mL (25.7%). We report the improvement in the pulmonary function after the administration of azithromycin for 1 year in a patient with BO after a BMT.
한약은 폐 질환을 일으키는 드문 원인이나 현재 동, 서양을 막론하고 한약의 사용 증가를 고려하면 향후 더 많은 경우에서 본 사례와 같은 한약 유발성 폐 질환을 경험할것으로 생각된다. 보중익기탕으로 인한 간질성 폐렴은 국내에서 아직 보고된 바가 없고 이런 경우에서 가능성을 의심하고 초기에 진단하여 더 이상의 복용을 회피하고 적절하게 치료한다면 좋은 예후를 보일 것으로 예상된다.이에 문헌 고찰과 함께 본 증례를 보고하는 바이다.
Many classes of drug, such as antineoplastic drugs and antiarrhythmic drugs, have potential to induce interstitial lung disease. Herbal medicines are also believed to have the potential to induce pneumonitis. However, to our knowledge, there are no reports of pneumonitis caused by herbal medications in the Korean medical database. We report a case of recurrent pneumonitis caused by a self rechallenge of the Herbal medicine Bojungikgitang(Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang : Hochu-ekki-to).
외인성 지방성 폐렴은 지방물질의 흡인에 의하여 발생하는 폐의 만성 염증성 질환으로 임상병력, 방사선학적이상소견과 폐조직에서 지방을 함유한 대식세포를 발견하여 진단할 수 있다. 기여인자로 신경학적 질환, 의식상태의 변화 및 연하장애를 유발하는 위식도 질환들이 있으며, 대부분 보존적 치료를 통해 호전되나 재발을 방지하기 위하여 기여인자에 대한 치료가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.저자들은 식도이완불능증 환자에서 스쿠알렌 복용 후 발생한 지방성 폐렴을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a chronic inflammatory reaction of the lungs resulting from the aspiration of vegetable, animal or mineral oils. Squalene, is a derivative of shark liver oil that is taken as a traditional remedy in some Asian countries, and is used widely also in cosmetics. Similar to the symptoms in most cases of oil aspiration, the symptoms of squalene-induced lipoid pneumonia are either absent or nonspecific. Hence, the disease is generally detected incidentally. Although many cases with predisposing factors have been reported, ELP with achalasia is quite rare. We report a 47-year old woman with achalasia who developed ELP after ingesting squalene. The patient was treated successfully by supportive care and surgical treatment of the achalasia
신경종은 흔한 후종격동 종양으로, 신경집종은 종격동에 발생하는 신경종의 40%를 차지한다. 신경집종은 대개 무증상으로 우연히 발견된다. 일부 환자에서 종양이 신경이나 기도를 눌러서 증상이 나타날 수 있다. 그러나, 제1형 신경섬유종증이 아닌 단일 신경집종에 의한 자발성 혈흉은 매우 드물다. 저자들은 자발성 대량 혈흉을 동반한 단일 신경집종을 경험하여 보고한다.
Neurogenic tumors are common in posterior mediastinal tumors and neurilemmoma represents approximately 40% of neurogenic tumors arising in the mediastinum. It is usually asymptomatic, and is generally diagnosed incidentally. In some cases, they presented with symptoms of nerve or airway compression. However, a solitary neurilemmoma, particularly not associated with von Recklinghausen disease, with spontaneous hemothorax is quite rare. We report a case of spontaneous massive hemothorax associated with a solitary neurilemmoma.
Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly that occurs in association with other cardiovascular anomalies, such as tetralogy of Fallot or ventricular septal defects. On the other hand, it is less commonly found as an isolated finding without accompanying diseases. Isolated UAPA is a rare cause of hemoptysis, and massive hemoptysis has been reported to occur in approximately 18∼20% of UAPA patients during their clinical course. Even if a lung resection is considered a treatment option to control life-threatening hemoptysis, the procedure is more difficult than an ordinary lung resection because of the excessive collateral vessels from the systemic circulation. We encountered an isolated UAPA occurring in a young male patient suffering from intermittent blood tinged sputum. To our knowledge, only a few cases of isolated UAPA have been reported in Korea. This case is expected to be a good example to help clinicians better understand isolated UAPA as an unusual cause of hemoptysis.