40 patients with bronchial asthma in Bach Mai hospital from 6/1998 to 5/1999 and 31 healthy people without allergy. Methods: finding the allergic history and skin test. The results: 52.5% of patients had his own allergic history; 42.5% of patients had a family history; 37.3% of patients had positive skin tests to foreign bodies of house dust mite; 32.5% of patients had allergic antibody against foreign bodies of house dust mite was more 30%. Among methods of specific diagnosis of allergy, there was a close relation between skin test and reaction of decomposition of mastocyte.
asthma ; Hypersensitivity

Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. Loranthaceae (Vietnamese name is Tang ky sinh) was a traditional medicinal herb for treatment of back pain, hypertension, lack of sleep, etc. The chemical analysis confirmed the Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. extract contained flavonoids, adjuvant heart glycosides, antraglycosids, tannin pyrocatechics and organic acids. Total flavonoid content was 0.57%. The pharmacological experiments in mice, dogs, isolated ears and isolated ileum of rabbits have revealed that the Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. extract had antihypertensive, sedative and vasodilator effects. In addition, Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. decrease ileum's mobility of rabbits and had a low acute toxicity
Loranthaceae ; Medicine, Traditional ; chemistry

The study was carried out on 400 pregnant women and 400 military candidates in Ha Noi in 2003 to evaluate sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The result showed that: HIV infection rate in pregnant women was high (0.75%) and in military candidate was 0.25%. Syphilis was detected at the same rate in two groups: 0.25%. Using PCR technique, the researcher detected gonorrhea and C.trachomatis rates military candidate group were very high (2.0% and 9.0%, respectively), and the rates in pregnant women group was low (0.0% and 1.5%, respectively)
Pregnant Women

Ultrasound cross-sectional prospective investigation on 16 patients with Dengue fever, showed that 15/16 cases, gall bladder wall thickness was a factor of prognosis, standard for patients with high risk of volume dropping shock related to kidney syndrome, 12/16 cases with abdominal cavity fluid, 7/16 cases there was perirenal collection of fluid, 3/16 cases of fluid subcapsular collection in the liver, pleural effusion. In addition, there may be large pancreas and spontaneous rupture of the kidney.
Dengue/ultrasonography ; Case Reports ; Gallbladder

For the first time in Daklak, S. typhi strains were isolated from cases of suspected typhoid fever. MIC was investigated on 50 strains of S. typhi in Daklak from 1996-1998. The results were as following: All these isolated S.typhi strains were fully sensitive to common antibiotics (1g/ml for Tetracycline, Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and 4 g/ml for Ampicillin, Nalidixic acid and the third generation cephalosporin (Ceftriaxone M.I.C=0.125 g/ml) and the fluoquinolones (Ofloxacin M.I.C =0.25 g/ml), especially to 16% of Chloramphenicol-resistant isolates (with M.I.C = 64 g/ml). This is a great difference to compare with S.typhi strains isolated in Northern and Southern in Vietnam. Concerning the plasmid profile analysis, from 50 strains of S.typhi, the results showed that: All these strains did not harbour any R-plasmid. 43 strains harboured a plasmid lower than 70 Md. 7 strains did not harbour any kind of plasmids.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; drugs ; Salmonella typhi

Clinical retrospectative study of 328 cranial trauma patients treat at Hai Phong Viet Tiep Hospital from 1/1 to 31/12/2002, all patients put on computerized tomography, male/female rate was 4/1, there were many patients aged from 20 to 50, 78% patients suffer traffic accident. Indirect injury image in C.T was 45% and direct injury image was 46%. 25% patients weve intervene surgery. 5% patients were mortality
Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Diagnosis

Castlemen disease is a lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, was first described as a distinct entity by Castlemen et al in 1956. The disease has two clinical (localized and multicentric) and two histopathological forms (hyalinevascular and plasma cell). This disease is usually, clinically misunderstood as lymphoma, carcinoma metastatic-lymph nodes, or tuberculosis. We, therefore, represent clinicopathological findings of 11 cases of Castlemen disease seen in Hanoi K Hospital. Results: Most patients are women (F:M=4.5:1), age ranges from 15-52 year old with average is 33. The affected nodes are often enlarged (3cm in 63.6%). Localized form is prominent with proportion of 63.6%. The treatment is still problematic, but complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice for localized form and is generally curative.
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ; diagnosis

Background: Deltoid fibrosis is caused by congenital disorder or complication of intramuscular injection or trauma, and can affect aesthetics and functions of shoulders. Objectives: To remark on the risk factors and pathology of deltoid fibrosis, and to evaluate the results of surgical procedure. Subjects and method: This clinical study involved 156 patients with 281 shoulder joints were surgically treated at National Hospital of Pediatrics from August 1994 to June 2005. All patients were physical and radiological examinations, and surgically treated by 1 of 4 techniques. Postoperative outcomes were evaluated. Results and Conclusion: Of 156 patients, there were 72 male and 84 female children, 62.8% in age group of 11-15 years old, and 29.5% over 15 years old. Severity of deltoid fibrosis was: severe in 95.4% of shoulder joints, moderate: 4.6%, and mild: 0%. 12.2% patients experienced deltoid fibrosis in combination with fibrosis of another muscles. The postoperative outcomes included; good: 92.5% of shoulder joints, moderate: 2.9% and bad: 4.6%. Type IV technique give best results (99%).
Deltoid Muscle/ surgery ; Child ;

Background: Contracture of the shoulder adduction caused by fibrous long head of the triceps muscle is rare. Up to now there is no one scientific article about this pathology. Objectives: (1) to remark of the clinical signs of fibrous long head of triceps muscle (2) to evaluate results of surgery. Subjects and methods: During a 2 - years - period (2005 - 2006), there were 21 patients (13 female, 08 male) aged from 06 years old to 19 years old with 34 shoulder joints. Those patients were operated by lengthening long head of the triceps, Teres major and Teres minor muscle. Results: Adduction - contracture, extension and flexion of the elbow, and scapulo humeral angles were measured in Xray. There was a fibrous band in long head of triceps muscle in ultrasound. Results of surgery were good in 31 shoulders (91.2%), fair in 02 shoulders (05.9 %) and poor in 01 (02.9%). Conclusions: Adduction contracture of the shoulders, lateral transfer of the scapula and palpable fibrous band were clinical symptoms of the fibrous long head of the triceps muscle. Evaluating the results of surgery should combines with clinical characteristics, X-ray, ultrasound and function of the shoulder and elbow.\r\n', u'\r\n', u'\r\n', u'
Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone ; Shoulder Joint

Intestinal villi morphology in 2.5 to 6.5 month old fetus is studied with scanning electronic Microscopy (SEM). Results show that original form of intestinal villi is finger or cone shape without cross sulci on surface and tip sudden. The big finger forms are divided into small size or leaf shape. Cross sulci and tip sunder are appeared on appeared on intestinal villi in six month old fetus. After delivery, surface of intestinal villi is changed very little.
Microscopy ; Anatomy & histology ; Fetus