No abstract available.
Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Tinnitus*

Some modifications of the step-cut osteotomy for the correction of cubitus varus are described. It involves a 90 step-cut on the proximal humeral fragment after the initial transverse osteotomy; the distal fragment is translated medially to avoid an unsightly lateral condylar prominence at the elbow; and the osteotomy was fixated using two crossed pins with additional tension band wires or a plate and screws. Ten patients were treated by this method with uniform success. They were followed up for at least one year. The preoperative humeral-elbow-wrist (HEW) angle averaged -17.9. The final HEW angle averaged 8.6. No loss of correction or motion occurred. Complication was a transient ulnar neurapraxia. All of the patients were satisfied with the excellent cosmetic results. The author recommends this modification of the step-cut osteotomy as safe and effective.
Congenital Abnormalities* ; Elbow ; Humans ; Humerus* ; Osteotomy*

Intracranial ; Infancy, NOS ; Hemorrhage

Patency of ; seconds ; Fistula ; Case Report

Childhood ; Acute ; Stridor ; Abscess

Dengue is one of the highest occurring vector-borne diseases. It is caused by dengue viruses 1- 4. Currently, the disease is classified into dengue with or without warning signs and severe dengue based on WHO 2009 dengue classification. As of today, neither specific drugs nor commercial vaccine exist for dengue. The best treatment yet would be support, management and proper medical care. With no pathognomonic features that could differentiate it from other febrile illnesses, clinical diagnosis alone is insufficient. Yet, despite the current advances and existence of various laboratory diagnostic methods of dengue, a consensus singular method has not been established. There are several hypotheses or theories regarding the vaguely understood immunopathogenesis of dengue. Amongst these are the viral factors, host-immune factors and host-genetic factors. In addition to these, the occurrence of asymptomatic dengue has further complicated the disease. However, these individuals provide opportunities in the search for protective factors against dengue.
Dengue

The purpose of this study was to verify the split-crest technique experimentally for successful implantation at alveolar bone having unfavorable condition. Using inferior border of the mandible of the canine, we made comparable study about the state of osseointegration between conventional technique and split-crest technique. We set experimental group which was implanted at inferior border of the mandible of the canine by split-crest technique using the fixture of 3.75 mm width and 8mm length, and set control group which was implanted by conventional technique at the counter area of the mandible. The experimental animal was sacrificed at 1, 4, 8 and 16 week. We observed the changing process of bone formation following implantation with stereoscopy, light microscopy, electron microscopy and fluorescent microscopy, and studied histomorphometrically. Histologic results were as follow : 1. In control group, a bit of new bone formation was initiated on a portion of bone defect area at 1 week. The initiation of osseointegration between fixture and new bone was seen at 4 week. New bone tissue with normal shape and structure formed and filled defect area at 8 week. But complete bone remodeling was attained at 16 week. 2. In experimental group, bone formation around fixture was going on actively. But the shape and structure of new bone area was more irregular than that of control group, and bone density was also lower than that of control group. Active new bone formation was still observed at 16 week. 3. The osseointegrated new bone was remodeled to cancellous bone having trabeculae and marrow space composed of compact lamellar bone. 4. In fluorescent microscopic analysis, active bone formation was seen between 4 weeks and 8 weeks at control group. Otherwise, along the all experimental period new bone formation was observed evenly at experimental group. 5. Both control and experimental group, normal osseointegration was accomplished without bone resorption which is essential factor in split-crest technique. As previous results, when implantation using split-crest technique at alveolar bone attenthaving unfavorable condition, early bone formation was delayed slightly, but we could get attentive results along the long term period.
Animals ; Bone and Bones ; Bone Density ; Bone Marrow ; Bone Remodeling ; Bone Resorption ; Mandible ; Microscopy ; Microscopy, Electron ; Osseointegration* ; Osteogenesis

No abstract available.
Catheters*

Atopic dermatitis is characterized by many signs of immunodeficiency. We have performed this experiment to know whether there are reduced respiratoty burst of neutrophils in patients with atopic dermatitis in response to stimulants such as zymosan activated serum(ZAS), phorbol myristate cetate(PMA) and for- mylmethionylleucylphenylalanine(FMLP). The atopic derrqatitis group consisted of 27 patients(5 are severe, 22 are mild) and the control group consisted of 10 persons. Superoxide anion generation of neutrophils in response to stimulants was measured as nmol of reriuced cytochrome C by spectrophotometer(at 550nm, molar extinction coefficient of cytochrome C=21.lmM 1cm ). We compared the superoxide anion generation according to the severity of atopie dermatitis, total serum IgE level and eosinophil count. Results were as follows. 1. After stimulation by PMA and FMLP, superoxide anion generation in severe atopic dermatitis group decreased compared with the control and mild atopic dermatitis group. After stimulation by ZAS there was a decreasing tendency in severe atopic dermatitis group, however it was not statistically significant. 2. Superoxide anion generation had no correlation with the total serum IgE level. 3. Superoxide anion generation had no correlation with the eosinophil count. Our data suggested that some physiologic stimulants of respiratory hurst may be generated during the course of atopic dermatitis. Possible physiologic stimulants include C5a, bacterial chemotactic factors, certain arachidonate metabolites such as leukotriene B4, as well as phagocytosis. We think that these physiologic stimulants can desensitize neutrophils of atopic dermatitis in vivo specifically or onspecifically so that superoxide anion generation may be reduced in response tostimulants in vitro.
Chemotactic Factors ; Cytochromes ; Cytochromes c ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Atopic* ; Eosinophils ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Leukotriene B4 ; Molar ; Myristic Acid ; Neutrophils* ; Phagocytosis ; Superoxides* ; Zymosan