Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Seong Kwan Lee

3 Articles

Exfoliative Dermatitis and Toxic Hepatitis Associated with Occupational Exposure to Trichloroethylene: Hong Jae Chae, Seong Kwan Lee, Kang Jin Lee, Jong Youl Kim, Seung Chul Lee, Dong Hyeon Shin, Jai Dong Moon; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003;15(1):111-117. Published online March 31, 2003; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2003.15.1.111

A 28-year-old male began working as a degreaser. The solvent used in the degreasing operation was trichloroethylene. Over the next month the man experienced fever, chills, and an erythematous skin rash and itching. At that time he had a marked elevation in his liver enzyme, with cholestasis. Over the next few days the rash persisted then peeled. There was an elevation of Ig E, and a positive patch test reaction to trichloroethylene. His dermatitis and hepatitis were considered to be mediated by a hypersensitivity mechanism.

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Late-onset trichloroethylene-induced hypersensitivity syndrome after intermittent exposure to low-dose trichloroethylene
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Trichloroethylene Hypersensitivity Syndrome: A Disease of Fatal Outcome
Hyun Gul Jung, Hyung Hun Kim, Bong Gun Song, Eun Jin Kim
Yonsei Medical Journal.2012; 53(1): 231. CrossRef
Hypersensitivity syndrome due to trichloroethylene exposure: A severe generalized skin reaction resembling drug‐induced hypersensitivity syndrome
Hideaki WATANABE
The Journal of Dermatology.2011; 38(3): 229. CrossRef
Occupational Skin Diseases in Korea
Yeon-Soon Ahn, Min-Gi Kim
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2010; 25(Suppl): S46. CrossRef
Occupational Hepatic Disorders in Korea
Hyoung Ryoul Kim, Tae Woo Kim
Journal of Korean Medical Science.2010; 25(Suppl): S36. CrossRef
Occupational trichloroethylene exposure as a cause of idiosyncratic generalized skin disorders and accompanying hepatitis similar to drug hypersensitivities
Michihiro Kamijima, Naomi Hisanaga, Hailan Wang, Tamie Nakajima
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.2007; 80(5): 357. CrossRef

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Characteristics of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Effect of Intervention Program in Shipyard Workers: Hong Jae Chae, Seong Kwan Lee, Kang Jin Lee, Jai Dong Moon; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;14(4):468-477. Published online December 31, 2002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2002.14.4.468

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OBJECTIVES
This study was conducted to estimate the characteristics of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the effect of intervention program in shipyard workers.
METHODS
Information on work related absences,due to musculoskeletal disorders, were collected between January, 1 2000 and August, 31 2002. Age, duration of work, job type, anatomical site of disease, cause and duration of absence due to sickness were investigated.
RESULTS
From a total of 158 cases there were 108(68.4%)and 50(31.6%)cases of back, and other musculoskeletal complaints,respectively. 55(34.8%)of the cases were caused by repetitive trauma and 103(65.2%)were due to non-repetitive causes. 90(83.3%)of the back complaint cases were due to non-repetitive causes, but there was a repetitive cause of other musculoskeletal complaints in 37(74.0%)cases. Back complaints were higher in workers carrying heavy materials, but other musculoskeletal complaints were higher in painting workers.Half of workers after an absence due to sickness had returned to work within 32.0 weeks and 25.4 weeks,in the cases of back and other musculoskeletal complaints, respectively. After the application of an intervention program for musculoskeletal disease, the incidence rate of absence due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders was reduced significantly.
CONCLUSION
The introduction of a musculoskeletal intervention program reduced absences due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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Gi-Yeol Kim, Jung-Lim Oh, Kyoung-Ok Hwang
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Jae-Yoon Lee, Byeong-Yeon Moon, Youn-Hong Jeong, Hyun-Kyung Woo
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society.2012; 13(1): 264. CrossRef

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Low Back Pain Assessment Using Surface Electromyography and Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging: Kang Jin Lee, In Sung Choi, So Young Lee, Jae Young Han, Sam Gyu Lee, Hong Jae Chai, Seong Kwan Lee, Jai Dong Moon; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2001;13(3):306-314. Published online September 30, 2001; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2001.13.3.306

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OBJECTIVES
We studied the efficacy of surface electromyography(SEMG) and digital infrared thermographic imaging(DITI) in the assessment of low back pain both(LBP) quantitatively and qualitatively.
METHODS
We compared electromygraphic signals from electrodes placed in the lumbar area and the digital thermographic images in 16 LBP patients and 16 control subjects. The LBP patients and the control subjects were matched for age, gender, and body mass index(BMI) to adjust for any confounding effects RESULTS: In the static analyses of SEMG, median value was 198.1 microV for the LBP patients and 161.3 microV for the controls on the right side, and they were 194.2 microV and 180.5 microV on left side respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups on the right side(p<0.01), but not on the left side. In the dynamic analyses of the SEMG, the median values of the extension per flexion ratio of right side were 1.12 for LBP patients and 1.39 for controls. and those on the left side were 1.08 and 1.21 respectively. There were statistically significant differences in both sides(p<0.05). The sensitivity and specificity were 100% and 81.3% in DITI, 78.6% and 72.2% in SEMG .
CONCLUSIONS
These results indicate that SEMG and DITI are useful methods for indirect assessments of LBP, and that DITI is more sensitive and specific than SEMG.

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The effect of middle and lower trapezius strength exercises and levator scapulae and upper trapezius stretching exercises in upper crossed syndrome
Won-Sik Bae, Hyun-Ok Lee, Jae-Wook Shin, Keon-Cheol Lee
Journal of Physical Therapy Science.2016; 28(5): 1636. CrossRef

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