Epidemiology
7th m/c cancer in woman, 5th m/c for death (US)
The peak incidence : about 60 yrs old
Postmenopausal >80%
30% Malignancy of ovarian neoplasms in postmenopausal women Cf) 7% in premenopausal
Risk factor: low parity and infertility, (*Oral contraceptive use reduces the risk)
Autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a disorder of unknown cause characterized by unresolving inflammation of the liver and by the presence of interface hepatitis on histologic examination (Fig. 1-1), hypergammaglobulinemia, and autoantibodies. Diagnosis requires the exclusion of other chronic liver diseases that have similar features, including Wilson disease, chronic viral hep
호산구성 폐 질환
정의
1)말초 혈액의 호산구 증가와 흉부 X선 검사상 폐 침윤
2)말초혈액의 호산구와 상관없이 폐조직 검사상 호산구
침윤
3)기관지 폐포 세척액 내의 호산구 비율 증가
1),2),3) 항목 중 1개 이상 만족
호산구성 폐질환
classification
Eosinophilic lung disease of undetermined cause
Solitary
Idiopathic chronic
Methods
추적관찰방법
- 추적관찰 시작 시점(관찰기간) : 2000년 1월 부터 2008년 12월(9년)
- Censored at the end of follow-up : initiation of dialysis, date of renal transplantation, disenrollment from the health plan, or death.
연구 방법 및 통계적 고려
Using SAS software, version 9.2 (SAS Institute, Cary,NC).
Continuous variables(범주변수) : ANOVAs
Laboratory Monitoring of Patients with HIV Infection
Patients with CD4+ T cell counts <200/L are at high risk of disease from P. jiroveci, while patients with CD4+ T cell counts <50/L are at high risk of disease from CMV, mycobacteria of the M. avium complex (MAC), and/or T. gondii. Patients with HIV infection should have CD4+ T cell measurements performed at the time of diagnosis and every 3&