Corrigendum to “Attitudes and Dispositions about Doping of the Korean National TeamWho Participated in the Incheon Asian Para Games” / 대한스포츠의학회지

The name of one of the author was incorrectly presented: Geun-Ho Lee should read Kun-Ho Lee.

Attitudes and Dispositions about Doping of the Korean National Team Who Participated in the Incheon Asian Para Games / 대한스포츠의학회지

The purpose of this study was to investigate the tendencies and awareness of the doping of the Korea national disabled athletes who participated in Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games. The subjects were composed of Korea national athletes (211 person, male 141 person, female 70 person) participated in 16 sports in Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games. Firstly, the data were collected by questionnaires measure including doping knowledge, behavior and attitude (performance enhancement attitude scale, PEAS) and analyzed using SPSS ver. 18.0 for window. The results indicate that female athletes tend to be more generous than men tendencies to for doping (p=0.027). Especially the aged groups showed significant differences in over fifty athletes (p=0.016). The PEAS score according to the sports type showed a generous doping tendency in speed/power type (p=0.01). Furthermore 43% of athletes acquire knowledge of the doping from Sports Association, directors, coaches, while Korea Anti-Doping Agency was lower by 23%. In conclusion, We need to provide education and information to improve awareness of doping for the national team players and coaches.

Incidence and Cinical Characteristics of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumococcal Pneumonia: Comparisons with Non-Pneumoccocal Pathogens / 대한내과학회지

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Only limited data are available on severe community-acquired pneumonia (severe CAP or SCAP) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Korea. METHODS: All patients who were admitted to a tertiary hospital for CAP from January 2007 to December 2008 were reviewed retrospectively, and SCAP was defined by 2007 Infectious Disease Society of America/American Thoracic Society criteria. RESULTS: In total, 94 patients were diagnosed with SCAP (mean age, 73.5 +/- 14.3 years; male, 70). Among them, pneumococcal SCAP (P-SCAP) accounted for 24.5%, and non-P-SCAP accounted for 18.1% (four with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, [4.3%]; four with Staphylococcus aureus, [4.3%]), and no organisms were identified in 57.4% of the patients. A history of neoplasm was less frequent, and the incidence of shock and pneumonia severity index (PSI) scores were lower in patients with P-SCAP than in those with non-P-SCAP or with SCAP with no organism identified (p = 0.012, 0.023 and 0.007, respectively). Patients with P-SCAP had a lower rate of treatment failure (p = 0.048) and tended to have lower in-hospital and 30-day mortalities compared with those with non-P-SCAP. In a multivariate analysis, the history of neoplasm was the strongest independent factor for predicting 30-day mortality (odds ratio, 9.068; 95% confidence interval, 1.856-44.309). CONCLUSIONS: P-SCAP accounted for 24.5% of SCAP cases. P-SCAP was associated with lower disease severity and a tendency toward better hospital outcomes compared with non-P-SCAP.

A Case of Acute Aluminum Encephalopathy with Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture Following Aluminum Bladder Irrigation in a Patient with Normal Renal Function / 대한내과학회지

Acute aluminum intoxication is uncommon in clinical practice but can be fatal. Most cases have been reported in patients with decreased renal function, especially dialysis patients. We describe a case of acute aluminum encephalopathy with intraperitoneal bladder rupture following aluminum bladder irrigation in a patient with normal renal function. A 51-year-old woman with a radical hysterectomy and external irradiation therapy for cervical cancer 15 years earlier was admitted due to gross hematuria. An aluminum intravesical irrigation was performed. After 1 day of intravesical irrigation, abdominal pain and fever developed. Abdominal CT images demonstrated bladder perforation and peritonitis. An emergency laparotomy was performed. Operative findings showed a perforated dome of the bladder with gray colored peritoneal fluids. Two days after the operation, she complained of numbness and pain in the left side of her face. Acute aluminum encephalopathy was diagnosed after excluding infectious, rheumatological, and other vascular causes. She was treated with combined intravenous deferoxamine and hemodialysis.

A Case of Tuberculous Pericardial Abscess Mimicking Thymic Carcinoma / 결핵및호흡기질환

We report here an unusual case of pericardial tuberculoma that was misdiagnosed as thymic carcinoma on an imaging study. A 48-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of an anterior mediastinal mass. Computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest displayed cystic masses mimicking thymic carcinoma at the anterior mediastinum. Pericardiotomy and surgical drainage of the cystic masses were done, and pathologic examination of the excised pericardial specimen showed a chronic granulomatous inflammation with necrosis, compatible with tuberculosis. Acid-fast bacilli were also identified in the specimen. After treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs and steroids, the patient showed clinical improvement. Although tuberculous pericarditis usually presents as pericardial effusion or constrictive pericarditis, it can also present as a pericardial mass mimicking thymic carcinoma on CT. Therefore, we suggest that tuberculous pericardial abscess should be included in the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass in Korea, with intermediate tuberculosis prevalence.

Incidence and prognosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock / 대한내과학회지

BACKGROUND/AIMS: We investigated the incidence and prognosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) using DIC scoring system in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. METHODS: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in a tertiary hospital for severe sepsis or septic shock were enrolled from Mar. 2008 to Feb. 2009. Using the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) criteria, we calculated DIC score at three time points (Day 0, Day 1, and Day 2). RESULTS: Among 111 patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, 89 (severe sepsis, 8; septic shock, 81) were enrolled. Mean DIC score at ICU admission was 3.3+/-1.3 and the incidence of overt DIC (DIC score > or = 5) during the first 48 hours was 33.8% (27/89). Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was well correlated with DIC score and was higher in patients with overt DIC than in those without. The ICU, hospital and 28-day death rates in patients with overt DIC were 63.0%, 66.7%, and 63.0%, respectively, which were significantly higher than in those without overt DIC. In multivariate analysis, Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II was significantly associated with hospital death (p=0.002), and the occurrence of overt DIC showed a borderline significance (p=0.053). CONCLUSIONS: Using the ISTH criteria for DIC, the incidence of overt DIC was 33.8% in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. The occurrence of overt DIC was associated with a higher organ failure score and hospital outcomes.