Predictive value of gelatin particle agglutination test (GPAT) in early leprosy diagnosis. GPAT using semi-synthetic trisaccharide antigen (manufactured by FUJIREBIO INC, Japan and provided by WHO) has been applied to 680 households contacts of leprosy cases and 350 healthy people living in areas of leprosy. Some interesting conclusions have been made by the authors: - GPAT was positive in 20% of household contacts as compared to only 3.1% of apparently non- contact people. - Among 135 household contacts showing positive GPAT, 17 have developed leprosy (12.6%), while among 884 people with GPAT negative, none (0%) has developed the diseases during the same period of follow-up. - In children, a high titer of antibodies constitutes a valuable indicator of high risk in developing the disease: 63.1% of them developed leprosy while it was only 7.7% in adult. -More interesting, 100% children with GPAT positive at serum dilution of 1:64 or over and whose father/ mother being leprosy patients have developed the disease. - GPAT has a important role in early leprosy diagnosis
Leprosy ; Gelatin ; diagnosis

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Bone Marrow ; Gelatin ; Humans

A case of chondroma of soft tissue of right hand in 23-year old man was reported. The presenting symptom was a slow growing mass, causing mild tenderness. Radiologic examination revealed a well demarked and lobulated calcified mass, was located extraskeletally. Specimen exised from soft tisssue of the hypothenar area of the hand was 5×4×3.5cm sized mass, had gelatinous and gray-whitish appearance. On microscopical examination, the tumor was classified as a chondroma of soft tissue.
Chondroma ; Gelatin ; Hand

No abstract available.
Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable* ; Hemorrhage* ; Thrombin*

No abstract available.
Gelatin* ; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome*

No abstract available.
Bone Marrow* ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Gelatin*

No abstract available.
Bone Matrix* ; DNA* ; Gelatin* ; Osteoblasts*

This study investigated the boundary of anserine bursa with the recommended injection site and shape on the insertion area of pes anserinus (PA), with the aim of improving clinical practice. Eighty six legs from 45 Korean cadavers were investigated. The mixed gelatin solution was injected to identify the shape of anserine bursa, and then the insertion site of the PA tendons was exposed completely and carefully dissected to identify the shape of the PA. The sartorius was inserted into the superficial layer and gracilis, and the semitendinosus was inserted into the deep layer on the medial surface of the tibia. The number of the semitendinosus tendons at the insertion site varied: 1 in 66% of specimens, 2 in 31%, and 3 in 3%. The gracilis and semitendinosus tendons were connected to the deep fascia of leg. Overall, the shape of the anserine bursa was irregularly circular. Most of the anserine bursa specimens reached the proximal line of the tibia, and some of the specimens reached above the proximal line of the tibia. In the medial view of the tibia, the anserine bursa was located posteriorly and superiorly from the tibia's midline, and it followed the lines of the sartorius muscle. The injection site for anserine bursa should be carried out at 20degrees from the vertical line medially and inferiorly, 15 or 20 mm deeply, and at the point of about 20 mm medial and 12 mm superior from inferomedial point of tibial tuberosity.
Anserine* ; Cadaver ; Fascia ; Gelatin ; Leg ; Tendons ; Tibia

This study investigated the boundary of anserine bursa with the recommended injection site and shape on the insertion area of pes anserinus (PA), with the aim of improving clinical practice. Eighty six legs from 45 Korean cadavers were investigated. The mixed gelatin solution was injected to identify the shape of anserine bursa, and then the insertion site of the PA tendons was exposed completely and carefully dissected to identify the shape of the PA. The sartorius was inserted into the superficial layer and gracilis, and the semitendinosus was inserted into the deep layer on the medial surface of the tibia. The number of the semitendinosus tendons at the insertion site varied: 1 in 66% of specimens, 2 in 31%, and 3 in 3%. The gracilis and semitendinosus tendons were connected to the deep fascia of leg. Overall, the shape of the anserine bursa was irregularly circular. Most of the anserine bursa specimens reached the proximal line of the tibia, and some of the specimens reached above the proximal line of the tibia. In the medial view of the tibia, the anserine bursa was located posteriorly and superiorly from the tibia's midline, and it followed the lines of the sartorius muscle. The injection site for anserine bursa should be carried out at 20degrees from the vertical line medially and inferiorly, 15 or 20 mm deeply, and at the point of about 20 mm medial and 12 mm superior from inferomedial point of tibial tuberosity.
Anserine* ; Cadaver ; Fascia ; Gelatin ; Leg ; Tendons ; Tibia

Fairly specific and important duodenoscopic findings for diagnosing mucinous ductal ectasia (MDE) of pancreas include a prominant ampulla, patulous ampullary orifice and extrusion of mucin through the ampulla. However, we have experienced two cases of mucinous ductal ectasia without these pathognomonic appearance of ampulla. Initially, two cases were admitted for evaluation of pancreatic multicystic lesions, and MDE was incidentally found. Their pancreatographic findings showed normal main duct and cystic dilatation confined to the branch ducts. On gross findings of surgical specimens, a duct dilatation with gelatinous mucin was localized at the uncinate process of the pancreas. Microscopically, the ductal epithelia containing mucin were lined with well-differentiated tall columnar cells showing focal hyperplastic change. We report these unusual cases of MDE with review of the literatures.
Dilatation ; Dilatation, Pathologic* ; Gelatin ; Mucins* ; Pancreas*