FC 1-4 : A survey of attitudes, knowledge, and behavior regarding sun exposure and sunscreen use

( Sih Yeok Jang ),( Hyeong Ho Ryu ),( Eun Jung Hwang ),( Hyun Sun Park ),( So Yun Cho ),( Hyun Sun Yoon ) 대한피부과학회 2013 대한피부과학회 학술발표대회집 Vol.65 No.2

Background: Although sunscreen is used as a primary strategy to prevent sunburn, photoaging and skin cancer, only a few people regularly use sunscreen. Objectives: To investigate the awareness of effects of sunlight, the extent of sun exposure, and the behaviors about sunscreen uses in Korean. Methods: A questionnaire was administered 255 adult patients visited Dermatology Department at Seoul National University Boramae Hospital. It included questions about the awareness of benefit or harm of sunlight, perceived and actual extent of sun exposure, the use of sun-protective methods including sunscreen. Results: Sun exposure was chosen as the major cause of dyschromia (61.2%), skin cancer (62.8%) and wrinkle (28.6%). Respondents were likely to underestimate the extent of sun exposure. On average, quite a few respondents stated that they were exposed to sunlight more than one hour per day (23.1% on weekdays, 53.4% on weekends). But, only 8.7% thought that their sun exposures were problematic and 62.2% of respondents considered moderate sunlight exposure good for health. People`s sun protective behaviors were inadequate: only 30.8% used sunscreen regularly; 18.4% have never used sunscreen. SPF was the most important factor choosing sunscreen and 86.0% used sunscreen labeled SPF over 30. In contrast, only 40.3% used PA+++ sunscreen. Conclusion: Despite a fairly good knowledge about harmful effects of sunlight, people underestimated the risks of their sun exposure and behaviors were suboptimal.

한국인에서 일광노출과 자외선차단제에 대한 인식과 사용 행태 연구

장시혁 ( Si Hyeok Jang ),박현선 ( Hyun Sun Park ),조소연 ( So Yun Cho ),윤현선 ( Hyun Sun Yoon ) 대한피부과학회 2015 대한피부과학회지 Vol.53 No.1

Background: Although sunscreen is used as a primary strategy for the prevention of sunburn, photoaging, and skincancer, few people regularly use sunscreen. Objective: To investigate awareness regarding the effects of sunlight, the extent of sun exposure, and sunscreen usebehaviors in Korean subjects. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 467 adult patients who visited the Dermatology Department at SeoulNational University Boramae Hospital. The questionnaire covered demographic characteristics, causes of wrinkles,sunspots, and skin cancer, awareness of the harmful effects of sun exposure, perceived and actual extent of sunexposure, and the use of sun-protective methods including sunscreen. Results: Sun exposure was selected as the major cause of age spots (60.6%), skin cancer (60.9%), and wrinkles(25.9%). Respondents were likely to underestimate the extent of sun exposure. On average, quite a few respondentsstated that they were exposed to sunlight for more than one hour per day (22.7% on weekdays, 52.4% onweekends). However, only 9.4% of respondents thought that their sun exposure was problematic and 62.7% ofrespondents considered moderate sunlight exposure healthy. Respondents`` sun-protective behaviors were inadequate:only 29.8% used sunscreen regularly, and 16.5% have never used sunscreen. SPF was the most important factor inchoosing sunscreen, and 83.3% used a sunscreen with a labeled SPF over 30. By contrast, only 34.6% ofrespondents used PA+++ sunscreen. Conclusion: Despite fairly good knowledge regarding the harmful effects of sunlight, subjects underestimated therisks of their sun exposure and sun-protective behaviors were suboptimal. Education on the risk of UV exposure andeffects of sunscreen is still needed. (Korean J Dermatol 2015;53(1):16∼22)

Long-term treatment of topical estrogen to the sun-exposed facial skin of postmenopausal women induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression, leading to facial wrinkles aggravation: 24-week results from a double-blind, vehicle-controlled, randomized study

( Hyun Sun Yoon ),( Se Rah Lee ),( Soyun Cho ),( Jin Ho Chung ) 대한피부과학회 2012 대한피부과학회 학술발표대회집 Vol.64 No.3

Atypical pigmented basal cell carcinoma mimicking traumatic pigmented tattoo

( Ji Won Kim ),( Hyun-sun Park ),( Hyun-sun Yoon ),( Soyun Cho ) 대한피부과학회 2018 대한피부과학회 학술발표대회집 Vol.70 No.1

Basal Cell Carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer in humans, usually develops in the sun-exposed area of head and neck. A 63-year-old woman presented with 1-year history of a bean-sized, slightly protruded bluish dermal patch in her right para-nasal area, and it gradually increased in size after she perceived its presence. It looked like traumatic pigmented tattoo because of bluish color and flat patchy features. A punch biopsy was performed, and the lesion was diagnosed as a basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Histopathologically, melanophages were seen scattered between typical basaloid BCC tumor nests in the reticular dermis, making the lesion appear similar to a traumatic pigmented tattoo by Tyndall effect. Typically pigmented BCC appears as a hyperpigmented, translucenet papule which may also have eroded borders. The patient only showed bluish colored patch without eroded borders, making it appear clinically similar to a pigmented tattoo. Herein, we report an interesting case of pigmented BCC which mimicked traumatic pigmented tattoo but was confirmed to be a BCC by biopsy.

Claudin-1 expression decreases with increasing pathologic grade in actinic keratosis and may be used as a marker of high-risk actinic keratosis

( Ji Su Lee ),( Hyun-sun Park ),( Hyun-sun Yoon ),( Soyun Cho ) 대한피부과학회 2018 대한피부과학회 학술발표대회집 Vol.70 No.2

Background: Actinic keratosis (AK) is a common sun-induced skin disorder of importance for the progression to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. However, there is still no good way to predict high risk AK. Objectives: To identify markers which reflect the biologic behavior of AK and to understand the pathogenesis of AK Methods: A total of 52 patients with AK and site-matched 17 normal controls were included. We evaluated solar elastosis and immunohistochemical features using the following antibodies: p53, vitamin D receptor (VDR), claudin-1, and Langerin. Results: Solar elastosis increased and Langerhans cell (LC) density decreased with aging in both patients and controls. Solar elastosis and p53 expression were higher and VDR expression was lower in patients than controls; however, they showed no statistical difference in relation to the pathologic grade of AK. Claudin-1 expression gradually decreased from normal control to severe AK and decreased in the areas with epidermal atypia. LC density in severe AK was significantly lower than in normal control and mild AK; no difference in LC density was seen among control, mild AK and moderate AK. Conclusion: Claudin-1 can be a useful marker of pathologic severity of AK. In contrast, p53 increases and VDR decreases in AK not in gradual manner but in the early steps of carcinogenesis. LC density is relatively maintained in AK until it reaches severe dysplasia.

Differentiation of Desmoplastic Spitz Nevus from Similar Conditions

( Min-woo Kim ),( Ji Soo Lim ),( Yun Seon Choe ),( Jung Ho Kim ),( Hyun-sun Yoon ),( Soyun Cho ),( Hyun-sun Park ) 대한피부과학회 2016 대한피부과학회지 Vol.54 No.9

The diagnosis of classic Spitz nevus with characteristic histopathologic findings is often straightforward, but unusual variants can cause diagnostic difficulties. Desmoplastic Spitz nevus (DSN) is of particular importance, as its differential diagnosis from other diseases, including desmoplastic malignant melanoma (DMM), is essential but often difficult¹. A 38-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 6-mm brownish papule of unknown onset on the dorsum of her left hand (Fig. 1A). She did not report any change in the papule size, trauma history, or related symptoms, but she wanted to have the lesion removed. Punch excision of the specimen revealed proliferation of individual spindle and epithelioid cells with scanty pigmentation within dense colla-genous dermal stroma (Fig. 1B, C). The specimen was focal positive for S-100 and HMB-45, positive for Melan-A, and 1% positive for Ki-67 (Fig. 2A∼C). The lesion did not recur after punch excision at the 1-year follow-up. Since its first report in 1975, there have been only a few case series of DSN owing to the rarity of this disease and its under-recognition, except for intermittent case reports^1-3. DSN usually presents as a small red-brown papule on the trunk and extremities. It can occur at any age, but is mostly observed in young adults, with a slight female predominance. The distinctive histopathologic features of DSN―an intradermal growth pattern of large spindle or epithelioid nevus cells embedded in a fibrotic stroma, sparse melanin pigment, no junctional activity, no Kamino bodies, no prominent nest formation―can aid its differentiation from clinical simulators. Additionally, immunohistochemistry is essential for a differential diagnosis. DSN tests positive for S-100, Melan-A, and HMB-45, whereas dermatofibroma is negative for all three³. Hypomelanotic blue nevus shows uniform positivity for HMB-45, whereas DSN shows differential expression in most spindled cells3. The distinction between DSN and DMM is the most important. DMM is more common in elderly patients and tends to occur on sun-damaged head and neck areas. It also shows cellular atypia, strong mitotic activity and Ki-67 expression, less frequent S-100 and Melan-A positivity, and almost exclusive negativity for HMB-45^2,3. Some researchers regarded DSN as an end stage of Spitz nevus that had lost continuity with the epidermis and undergone fibrosis. Paniago-Pereira et al.² also reported that DSNs occurred in patients older than 30 years. These findings suggest that desmoplasia might be an aging process of Spitz nevus. However, Barr et al.1 found no significant difference in patient age, disease duration, or trauma history between patients with DSN and common variants of Spitz nevus, and suggested that desmoplasia may be a tumor-induced reactive stromal induction rather than a regressive phenomenon. The pathogenesis of desmoplasia has not yet been clearly elucidated. Moreover, it is controversial whether DSN should be regarded as a variant of Spitz nevus or whether it belongs to a spectrum of desmoplastic nevus as a distinctive entity^3,4. Some researchers5 suggested strict diagnostic criteria for de-smoplastic nevus, including greater cellularity in the super-ficial portion, and a mixture of melanocytic nevus cells, ovoid and dendritic melanocytes, and spitzoid melanocytes. Further, they mentioned that lesions in which one particular type of melanocyte predominates over others are more likely to represent DSN. Dermoscopic findings can also aid the distinction, because DSN shows dotted vessels and reticular depigmentation whereas desmoplastic nevus demonstrates a delicate pigment network over a pinkish background⁴. Although it is regrettable that we did not acquire dermoscopic image to support the diagnosis, our case overall seems more com-patible with DSN. However, the probability of a morphologic spectrum that embraces DSN and desmoplastic nevus cannot be excluded, and requires further studies. Here, we report an unusual desmoplastic variant of Spitz nevus with a literature review, and propose keynotes for differential diagnosis from its simulators, especially DMM.

새로운 흰쥐 Ulip 유전자의 흰쥐뇌 발달과정에서의 발현양상

김현,강윤희,김동현,김기환,박선화 대한해부학회 1998 Anatomy & Cell Biology Vol.31 No.1

ATHB12, an ABA-lnducible Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper (HD-Zip) Protein of Arabidopsis, Negatively Regulates the Growth of the Inflorescence Stem by Decreasing the Expression of a Gibberellin 20-Oxidase Gene

Ora Son,허윤선,김윤경,이현정,김성한,김미란,남경희,이명석,김부용,박종범,박정안,이석찬,Atsushi Hanada,Shinjiro Yamaguchi,이인정,김승기,윤대진,Eva So¨derman,천충일 Sookmyung Women's University Research Institute of 2010 여성과 건강 Vol.6 No.1

정신분열증 환자의 신체증상과 인구통계학적, 임상인자들과의 관련성

윤정흠,김선경,전현태,이귀행 원광대학교 의과학연구소 2009 圓光醫科學 Vol.24 No.1

배경 : 이 연구의 목적은 정신분열병 환자의 신체증상과 인구통계학적, 임상인자들과의 관련성을 알아보기 위함이다. 방법 : 연구 대상군은 입원중인 63명의 정신분열병 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 신체 증상의 정도는 한국어판 신체증상목록을 사용하여 측정하였다. SPSS 11.5를 이용하여 신체증상의 정도와 우울, 불안, 교육정도, 적응상태와의 관계를 피어슨 상관분석을 통하여 평가하였다. 결과 : 1) 신체증상의 정도는 교육기간과 입원 당시의 적응 상태와는 부적 상관을 보였다(p<0.05). 2) 신체증상의 정도는 우울, 불안과는 정적 상관을 보였다(p<0.05). 3) 정신분열병 환자의 신체 증상의 빈도는 다음 순이었다: 두통, 피로, 수면장애, 건강염려, 현기증, 오심, 위장장애, 근력 약화, 허리나 등의 통증, 복부의 가스. 결론 : 정신분열병의 신체증상의 정도는 교육기간이 길고 입원 당시의 적응상태가 좋을수록 감소하였다. 그리고 신체 증상은 우울, 불안의 증상이 심할수록 증가하였고, 이는 특히 신체증상이 우울, 불안과 관련이 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. Background : The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between somatic symptoms and demographic and clinical variables in schizophrenia patients. Methods : The subject were 63 schizophrenia patients ; male(n=35, mean age =39), female(n=28, mean=age 40). The degree of somatic symptoms was measured using the Korean versions of Wahler Physical Symptom Inventory(WPSI). The relationship among somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, education period and adjustment was evaluated by Pearson correlation with SPSS 11.5. Results : 1) The degree of somatic symptoms showed negative correlation with education period and current adjustment at admission(p<0.05). 2) The degree of somatic symptoms was significantly correlated with degree of the depression and the anxiety(p<0.05). 3) The frequent somatic symptoms were as follows in order : headaches, feeling tired, difficulty sleeping, poor health in general, dizzy spells, nausea, intestinal or stomach trouble, muscular weakness, backaches and excessive gas. Conclusion : The somatic symptoms of schizophrenia were decreased in the group of the long education period and the good current adjustment at admission. The more depression and anxiety were increased, the more somatic symptoms were revealed. It suggests that somatic symptoms of schizophrenia may be related to depression and anxiety.

손마사지가 허혈성 심질환 환자의 불안에 미치는 효과

현경선,이향련,공송심,윤경자,김현섭,김효남,최지원,김운정 성인간호학회 2001 성인간호학회지 Vol.13 No.2

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a hand massage program on anxiety, vital sign and pain in clients with ischemic heart disease. The design utilized for this stuffy was quail-experimental with a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design The subjects were fifty-four patients, twenty-eight for the experimental and twenty-six for the control group, who were admitted with ischemic heart diease at a cardiac intensive care unfit in K medical center of K university. This study was carried out from May, 1999 to March, 2000. The level of anxiety and pain measured by Visual Analogue Scale, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were measured before and after hand massage, the state of Anxiety was measured by the Spielberger (1970) scale at admission and after hand massage for three days. The collected data were processed by using the SPSS PC program and analyzed using χ2-test and t-test. The result of this study are as follows : 1. The scores of VAS anxiety and State of anxiety of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group. 2. The degree of systolic blond pressure, diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate of the experimental group were lower than that of the control group. 3. The score of VAS pain of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group. The results suggested that hand massage can decrease VAS anxiety, State of anxiety, vital signs and VAS pain of patients who were admitted with ischemic heart disease at cardiac intensive care unit Therefore, It Is proposed that hand massage is an appropriate nursing intervention to relieve anxiety of the patients who were admitted with ischemic heart disease at a cardiac intensive care unit.