We set out to analyse the result of 142 hyperthyroidsm patients, treated with radioiodine from 1987 to 1997, and still on follow-up by the Depar. of Nuclear medicine, Lam Dong General hospital. Among 142 patients studied, there are 123 females, 19 males. Their ages ranged from 19 to 65 years old (mean 35+/-9.8).
Hyperthyroidism ; Nuclear Medicine

Thuong doc cao (TDC) is a Vietnamese traditional herbal formulation made from heat-eradicated herb medications. 100 randomly selected patients with cancers who were treating by Cobalt-60 radiotherapy were divided into two groups. Group 1 included 50 patients was served as intervention group, and the other served as control. Group 1 received TDC application and the other applied by the solution of 0.9% sodium. Results of radiotherapy in two groups, the effect of TDC on treatment and on self-reported feeling of patients were evaluated. It was found that TDC reduced the severity of skin lesions in irradiated areas. The patients could receive the expected irradiation doses. TDC provided the ease and cool feels, reduced the stretched and hot feels in irradiated areas. There was not any case of allergy or adverse effects.
Skin ; Neoplasms

The classification, diagnosis and management of the feminized testicle were implemented in the institute of mother and infant protection and care during 1998-1999 showed that the feminized testicle only found after the puberty age with the reasons of the primary menostasis or abnormality of the external genitalia. The clinical condition of 3 patients were typical. The hormone replacement therapy was used after the removal of testicle and reconstruction of the external genitalia.
Testis ; Case Reports [Publication Type]

A prospective study was performed on 50 in-patients (62% male, 38% female) with pleural effusion due to primary lung cancer and pleural cancer at Bach Mai Hospital from October 2002 to November 2003, mean age of 57.9  14.4 year old. In 70% of patients the disease developed for more than 4 weeks. Common clinical signs were chest pain 92%, dysapnea 68%, prolonged dry cough 52%, hemoptypsy 16%. The syndrome of 3 reduces occured in 100% of cases. Effusion on right side is 60% vs 30% on left side. In 4%, there was bilateral effusion. Cancer cells notified in 30% of pleural fluid, and in 58.1% of pleural biopsies
Diagnosis ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Pleural Effusion ; Lung Neoplasms

Yersinia pestis is the cause for the acute infection and may be chosen for biological terrorism. Rapid diagnosis of this agent from infected soil - water is essential. Y. pestis habours 3 specific plasmids providing virulent factors to the bacterium. Objectives: (1) Testing the sensitivity and accurateness of PCR for Y. pestis. (2) Carrying out PCR using total genomic DNA serially diluted as a template. (3) Undertaking PCR on artificical experimentation by diluting Y. pestis in soil water as samples to test PCR based fast diagnostic approach. Methods: Yersinia pestis (inactivated) was used. Genomic DNA was extracted by DNeasy kit (Qiagen Inc). Using primer - pairs PLAF - PLAR (binding on pia gene of plasmid pPCP1) a specific product of PCR was 480 bp. After determination of the PCR sensitivity, a molecular based diagnostic kit was developed. Sensitivity and specificity of this kit was tested by PCR using diluted genomic DNA and bacterium itself; and mix of these templates in water and soil as samples. Results: With the diluted genomic DNA, it was successful to obtain specific PCR with 0.6ng template, which is equal to a single bacterium. Additionally, successful PCR amplification was obtained using the whole bacterium (without extraction of genomic DNA) and diluted quantity ranging from 101 to 102. Based on these results, the bacterium was artificially diluted with sample of soil - water as a natural isolate for PCR amplification. Conclusions: Evidently, approach for PCR-based diagnostic kit was successfully carried out from any template including soil - water samples with high fidelity, using the pia gene genetic marker of pPCR of Y. pestis.
Yersinia ; Water ; Soil

The study was conducted to compare the molecular differences of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) strains causing meningitis in young children with H. influenzae strains causing acute upper respiratory tract infection, 44 Hib strains and 37 H. influenzae strains were analysed by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with SmaI restriction enzyme. The results: 44 Hib strains were mainly distributed into 4 DNA restriction patterns (PFGE patterns) whereas 37 H. influenzae strains were distributed into 22 patterns and 81% of them were not encapsulated. The genome of Hib strains causing bacterial meningitis showed less variation than that of H. influenzae causing acute upper respiratory infection. PFGE is a useful tool for epidemiological research.
Haemophilus influenza ; Child

A portion of 652bp of mitochondrial-encoded cob gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from different Taenia sp samples (tspVN1-10) of different forms of adult, cysticercus isolated in Vietnam. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of Vietnamese Taenia sp samples were comparatively aligned with the known corresponding sequences of other Taenia species in GenBank. Results showed that TspVN1-3 is Taenia asiatica, TspVn4-6 is Taenia saginata, and TspVN7-10 is Taenia solium. The Vietnamese T.solium is clustered with the Asian T.solium species, while the Vietnamese T.asiatica is clustered with Taiwanese and T.saginata together with the Chinese T.saginata isolate
Taenia ; Parasitic Diseases ; Disease ; Molecular Biology ;

A region of 326 bp of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (cox1) for Opisthorchis sp sample collected in An My, Tuy An, Phu Yen, was amplified using PCR. Nucleotide sequence of this cox1 fragment was used to comparatively analyzed with that of O. viverrini, strain Khon Kaen, Thailand, and C. sinensis sequences of Opisthorchis sp of Vietnam, China and Korea. The analysis revealed that nucleotide sequences of Opisthorchis sp of Vietnam has absolute homology to O. viverrini strain Khon Kaen, Thai Lan, but difference from C. sinensis originated from Vietnam, China and Korea. Opisthorchis sp of Vietnam isolated in Phu Yen is, thus, molecularly identified as Opisthorchis viverrini. This gives rise to establish a diagnostic approach and aspect of preventive/control for these species
Opisthorchis ; Molecular Biology ; epidemiology

The prevalence of caries of milk teeth was 62.6% of 6-10 -year -old age school children in Bac Kan province. There was no difference between boy and girl. 78.5% was the prevalence of periodontosis diseases. Candy consumption was a risk factor for caries (OR=4.62) and periodontosis (OR=0.15). For caries, no brushing of teeth was a risk factor (OR=4.54) and a factor causing high prevalence of periodontosis in children
Dental Health Surveys ; Risk Factors ; Child ; Oral Medicine

Transport for pediatric patients from one department to another ones in the same hospital or from one hospital to another must be sure of their safety and during the transportation, the patients’ situation were followed up and treated appropriately. The patient needs to move to a better place that includes care condition and treatment or where the explorative tests can be done to server for diagnosis and treatment
Pediatrics, Transportation