Two Rare Cases of Therapy-Related Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Patients With Plasma Cell Myeloma

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A Survey on the Hand Washing Awareness and Behavior in Elementary Schools Serving Food in a Classroom in Busan

The principal objective of this study was to evaluate elementary students' awareness of the importance of hand washing, as well as their hand-washing behavior. The data was collected by self-reported questionnaire from 697 students in elementary schools with serving food in a classroom in Busan. Their hand-washing frequency was high, at '3~4 times per day (37.0%)'. 51.0% of the respondents did not wash their hands that often because they were 'not accustomed' to washing their hands, and 35.9% of respondents regarded washing their hands as 'annoying'. The most frequently reported hand washing agent was 'soap and water (71.4%)'. Approximately 95~98% of the respondents always washed their hands after using the bathroom, 87.9% of them washed their hands before eating food, and 86.7% of them washed their hands upon returning home. However, 27.3%, 34.1% and 65.9% of the respondents did not wash their hands after handling money, after eating, and after coughing or sneezing, respectively. Significant factors related to increased hand-washing frequency were gender (p<0.001) and the period of attendance at kindergarten (p<0.05). The mean scores of importance and performance of hand washing were significantly higher for girls than for boys. The group with higher rate (over 4.5/5.0) for the importance of sanitary hand-washing behavior showed significantly higher scores in hand-washing behavior before serving food and before eating than those of the lower rated group (below 4.0/5.0). This study shows that sanitation education is required not only for food handlers but also for students in school foodservices.

A Study of the Dietary Intakes and Causative Foods in Allergic Children / 소아알레르기및호흡기학회지

PURPOSE: Recently, allergic disorders in children have increased. The cause of allergic disorders made not clear. Therefore study in aspect of food and nutrition was required to prevent allergic disorders in children, show guide of dietary management. METHODS: This study was done in 78 children with allergy from July, 1997 to September, 1997, investigated family history of allergy and general environment with questionnaire, besides growth levels of children with allergic symptoms, nutrient intakes, eating behavior, and allergy-inducing foods. RESULTS: The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1) Allergic symptoms with a age 2-3 years old were asthma (46%), dermatitis (39%), hypersensitivity skin (7%), urticaria (5%) and rhinitis (5%). At age 4-6 years, asthma was 54%, dermatitis 44%, rhinitis 28%, hypersensitivity skin 10%, and urticaria 3%. Most of the dermatits was caused by unknown etiology, temperature change and house dust mite. Asthma was caused by house dust mite and temperature change. Urticaria was caused by foods and rhinitis was caused by house dust mite. 2) Tomato was the most common food as a cause of allergic disease and peach, mackerel, yoghurt, cheese, and egg were included. Urticaria was provoked mainly by tomato and peach, diarrhea was induced by milk, yoghurt and cheese, vomiting by quail eggs, and swelling lip was induced by tomato. 3) The average daily calory intake was 80% of the RDA at the age of 2-3 years old, 66% at the age of 4-6 year old. Protein and fat intake were similar as RDA. The other nutrients intake at the age of 2-3 and 4-6 years old were 106% and 71% for calcuim, 49% and 52% for iron, 30% and 31% for zinc, respectively. The amount of vitamin intake also lower than RDA for both age groups. CONCLUSION: The average calory intake and other nutrients intake for the children with allergic symptoms were lower than RDA. But they showed relatively normal growth pattern compared with the Korean growth standard. It is necessary to findout the food that provoke the allergic symptoms and make guideline for diet therapy for the children with a various allergic symptoms.

Growth, Nutrient Intake and AlIergic Manifestations of the Infants with FamiIy HistoIT of Allergy Fed on HypoaIlergenic Formula vs. GeneraI FormuIa / 소아알레르기및호흡기학회지

This study was designed to investigate growth pattern, nutrient intake, and effecton development of allergic disorders in infants with family history of alIergic diseases fed on hypoallergenic formula(HA) and general formula (GF). This study was done on 101 infants from June, 1996 to May, 1997. Questionnaire were obtained from each mother of infants. Questionaire were inc1uded family history, the growth, nutrient intake, allergic symptoms. Frequent clinical features of these infants was atopic dermatitis89.196, respiratory infection56.4%, rhinitis47.5% and infants with two symptoms was 66.3% HA fed group and GF fed group did not differ significantly on the growth and the energy and protein intake do not meet RDA. HA fed infants compared with the GF fed infants, those fed the HA had higher zinc, fo1ate, copper intake and 1ower protein and phosphorus. HA fed group did seem to have effect on the development of allergic disorders such as atopic demnatitis, respiratory infection, rhinitis. but GF fed group did not reveaI any statistically significant differences. In Conclusion, Hypoallergenic formula fed group seem to have effects on alIergic symptoms in infants at first year with family history of allergy. But it might be suggested that follow-up study is needed to inspect whether the significant effects on the al1ergic symptoms.