| 영문 | Wilson's disease | 한글 | 윌슨병 |
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| 설명 | 간이나 뇌에 구리가 비정상적으로 쌓여 일어나는 유전성 대사병. 간경화증이나 신경 증상이 따르는데, 손 떨림이나 언어 장애가 생기고 눈의 각막 주위에 녹갈색 고리가 나타난다. 영국의 신경과 의사 윌슨(Wilson)이 분류한 병이다. 보통염색체 열성으로 유전된다. 한국에서도 현재까지 50여 예가 보고되어 있다. 이병은 보통염색체 열성으로 유전되며, ATP7B라는 윌슨병 유전자가 13번 염색체에 위치한다. 특징으로 구리가 간, 뇌 및 각막에 축적하여 만성 간염 또는 간경화와 같은 간손상을 일으키고, 뇌 특히 렌즈핵의 퇴행 변화와 각막모서리에 녹갈색의 Kayser-Fleischer 고리를 형성한다. 임상증상의 발현은 보통 5~15세에 시작하는데 30~40세가 되도록 증상이 없을 수도 있다. |
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| 영문 | hyaline membrane disease | 한글 | 유리질막병 |
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| 설명 | 허파 성숙도의 미숙으로 허파꽈리를 팽창시키는 물질(표면활성제)이 부족하여 호흡곤란이 초래되는 병으로서 미숙아에 호발하는데, 출생시 임신기간보다도 허파 성숙 정도가 더 관여된다. 단일 병으로서는 사망률이 가장 높으며(약 30%), 신생아의 대표적인 병이다. 임상적으로는 미숙아, 생후 6~8시간내 호흡곤란증세 출현과 생후 24~48시간의 증상 악화, 생후 2~3일간 인공적으로 산소를 공급하지 않으면 호흡을 계속시킬 수가 없으며 점점더 산소의 공급 의존도가 높아지며, 동맥혈액속의 산소농도가 내려가고 이산화탄소의 농도가 높으며, 흉부 방사선 소견을 참작하여 진단한다. 환아는 숙련된 간호 인력과 첨단 의료 장비가 설치된 신생아 집중 치료실에서 치료하여야 한다. 예후는 증세의 경중에 따라 다르고 사망률은 30~50% 된다. 어떤 아기에 있어서는 치료 후에 눈이나 기관지허파 계통에 장애를 일으키는 산소중독증이 보고되고 있다. |
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| 영문 | fibrocystic disease of breast | 한글 | 유방 섬유낭병 |
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| 설명 | 젖을 생산하는 젖샘내에 완두콩 또는 큰콩 크기의 결절이 발생하는 증세를 특징으로 하는 병. 30~50대의 부인에게 흔히 발생하며, 그 대부분은 양쪽 유방에 동시에 발생한다. 이러한 결절은 두 손가락 사이에 끼워 촉진할 때는 분명하지만, 흉벽을 손바닥으로 누르면 명료하지 않을 정도로 부드러운 것이 많다. 그 발생 원인에는 여러 가지 설이 많은데, 젖샘조직에 대한 만성적인 자극이 주원인이라 생각되고 있으며, 극히 서서히 진행하는 경과를 밟는다. 진단은 촉진, 초음파진단 등으로 하며, 암과 감별이 곤란할 때는 조직의 일부를 채취하여 검사하는 생검이 이용되기도 한다. |
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| 영문 | periodontal disease | 한글 | 치주병 |
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| 설명 | 잇몸과 치아, 그리고 그 주위 뼈의 염증과 퇴행성 변화를 말함. 치료에 있어서 잇몸의 제거가 필수적이다. 잇몸의 제거는 새로운 잇몸의 생성을 조장한다. |
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| 영문 | Crohn's disease | 한글 | 크론병 |
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| 설명 | 만성적이고 재발을 잘하는 창자의 염증을 특징으로 하는 병. 장의 벽은 안쪽에서부터 점막, 점막하조직, 근육층, 장막의 4개의 층으로 이루어져 있는데, 크론병은 이 모든 층의 염증을 동반한다. 장의 모든 부분에서 생길 수가 있지만 주로 막창자와 연결되는 큰창자의 말단부에 가장 많이 생긴다. 창자의 전층의 염증으로 인해서 장의 폐쇄나 괴양을 만들며 종종 천공된다. |
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| ED | early-decision [applicant]; early differentiation; ectodermal dysplasia; ectopic depolarization; eff... |
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| GSD | genetically significant dose; Gerstmann-Straussler disease; glutathione synthetase deficiency; glyco... |
| SCD | scleroderma; service-connected disability; sickle-cell disease; spinocerebellar degeneration; subacu... |
| DDC | L-Dopa De-Carboxylase |
| ACC | accommodation; acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; acinic cell carcinoma; acute care center; adenoid cyst... |
| alpha-antitrypsin deficiency | <enzyme> A specific enzyme (alpha 1 antitrypsinase) that when absent genetically can result in panacinar emphysema (lung disease) and liver disease. There is no specific treatment for this condition other than supportive care for the liver and lung complications. Medications such as alpha-1proteinase inhibitor is given regularly to these patients. Incidence: approximately 1 in 10,000. (02 Jan 1998) |
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| anaemia, iron deficiency | Deficiency of iron results in anaemia because iron is necessary to make haemoglobin, the key molecule in red blood cells responsible for the transport of oxygen. In iron deficiency anaemia, the red cells are unusally small (microcytic) and pale (hypochromic). Characteristic features of iron deficiency anaemia in children include failure to thrive (grow) and increased infections. The treatment of iron deficiency anaemia, whether it be in children or adults, is with iron and iron-containing foods. Food sources of iron include meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables and cereals (especially those fortified with iron). According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Recommended Dietary Allowances of iron are 15 milligrams per day for women and 10 milligrams per day for men. Anaemia characterised by low or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, elevated free erythrocyte porphorin, low transferrin saturation, elevated transferrin, low serum ferritin, low haemoglobin concentration or haematocrit, and hypochromic microcytic red blood cells. Symptoms may include pallor, angular stomatitis and other oral lesions, gastrointestinal complaints, retinal haemorrhages and exudates, and thinning and brittleness of the nails. Among the causes of iron-deficiency anaemia are inadequate iron intake, impaired iron absorption, increased blood loss and increased requirements such as infancy, pregnancy, and lactation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antibody deficiency syndrome | <syndrome> Any of a group of disorders associated with a defective antibody production due to defects in the B-type lymphocyte system or in T-type lymphocytes; chief manifestation is an increased susceptibility to infection by various microorganisms. See: agammaglobulinaemia, hypogammaglobulinaemia, immunodeficiency. Synonym: antibody deficiency disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antitrypsin deficiency | Deficiency of a1-antitrypsin, a glycoprotein of the postalbumin region of human serum. Many forms are known which may be moderate (40 to 60% of normal activity) or severe (less than 10% of normal), all autosomal dominant; the severe form is often associated with familial emphysema or hepatic cirrhosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arch length deficiency | The difference between the available circumference of the dental arch and that required to accommodate the succedaneous teeth in proper alignment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arginase deficiency | <biochemistry> Arginase is the fifth enzyme of the urea cycle and catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to ornithine and urea as the final step in the detoxification of ammonia. Deficiency of the enzyme results in hyperargininaemia and episodic hyperammonaemia, leading to moderate to severe mental retardation and spasticity. at least two isozymes of arginase exist in man. AI (the enzyme deficient in the disorder) is cytosolic and found primarily in liver and red blood cells, whereas AII is mitochondrial and found predominantly in kidney but also to a lesser extent in liver, brain, and other tissues. While AII activity appears to be induced in AI deficiency, it is only partially effective in maintaining urea cycle function. The normal in vivo function of AII is unclear. Arginase deficiency is diagnosed by observing high arginine concentrations on either qualitative or quantitative plasma or urine amino acid analysis. The diagnosis is confirmed by finding markedly decreased or absent arginase activity in an isotopic red blood cell enzymatic assay. The AI gene has been cloned, sequenced, and localised to human chromosome band 6q23. (17 Dec 1997) |
| ascorbic acid deficiency | A condition due to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin c), characterised by malaise, lethargy, and weakness. As the disease progresses, joints, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues may become the sites of haemorrhage. Ascorbic acid deficiency frequently develops into scurvy in young children fed unsupplemented cow's milk exclusively during their first year. It develops also commonly in chronic alcoholism. (cecil textbook of medicine, 19th ed, p1177) (12 Dec 1998) |
| beta-d-glucuronidase deficiency | A rare deficiency of beta-d-glucuronidase; an autosomal recessive disorder with several allelic forms, characterised by abnormal mucopolysaccharide metabolism leading to progressive mental deterioration, splenic and hepatic enlargement, and dysostosis multiplex. Synonym: mucopolysaccharidase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brancher deficiency glycogenosis | Type of glycogen storage disease, due to deficiency of amylo-1,4-1,6-transglucosidase (brancher enzyme). Synonym: brancher deficiency glycogenosis, debrancher deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcium deficiency | A low blood calcium (hypocalcaemia) makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany (spasms of the hands and feet, muscle cramps, abdominal cramps, overly active reflexes, etc.). Chronic calcium deficiency contributes to poor mineralization of bones, soft bones (osteomalacia) and osteoporosis; and, in children, rickets and impaired growth. Food sources of calcium include dairy foods, some leafy green vegetables such as broccoli and collards, canned salmon, clams, oysters, calcium-fortified foods, and tofu. According to the National Academy of Sciences, adequate intake of calcium is 1 gram daily for both men and women. The upper limit for calcium intake is 2.5 grams daily. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbamoylphosphate synthetase deficiency | <biochemistry> Carbamoylphosphate synthetase is the initial enzyme of the urea cycle, catalysing the synthesis of carbamoylphosphate from ammonia, bicarbonate and ATP as the first step of ammonia detoxification. The enzyme is an intramitochondrial form called CPS I. A different isozyme found in the cytoplasm, called CPS II, is much less active and apparently not involved in the urea cycle. The deficiency state is autosomal recessive and presents in infancy with massive hyperammonaemia and neurologic deficits in survivors. Diagnosis is suggested by the blood biochemistry and confirmed by specific enzyme assay on liver or rectal biopsy. Prenatal diagnosis by molecular methods has been used successfully in informative families. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (07 Apr 1998) |
| carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited deficiency of carbonic anhydrase II that results in osteopetrosis and metabolic acidosis. Synonym: osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| g-6-p-d deficiency | <biochemistry> An inherited condition that results in a deficiency in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Particular drugs (sulphonamides) can exacerbate this problem. The result is haemolytic anaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| galactokinase deficiency | An inborn error of metabolism due to congenital deficiency of galactokinase, resulting in increased blood galactose concentration (galactosaemia), cataracts, hepatomegaly, and mental deficiency; autosomal recessive inheritance. Galactose epimerase deficiency and galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase deficiency produce much the same clinical picture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| galactokinase deficiency galactosaemia | An autosomal recessive disorder resulting in an accumulation of galactose and galactitol. (05 Mar 2000) |