1.Evaluation of female infertility
Philippine Journal of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility 2007;4(1):19-24
This paper will focus only on the recommendations or guidelines on the evaluation for female infertility. Most of the recommendations were based on the Fertility Assessment and Treatment for People with Fertility Problems Guideline by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
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Female
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INFERTILITY, FEMALE
2.Malignancies of the female genital organs, 10 years experience a study of incidence and histopathology.
Tae Sung LEE ; Ki Hyun CHO ; Jung Geol AHN ; Hyeong Jong LEE ; Soon Do CHA ; Tak LEE ; Young Wook SUH
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;34(10):1425-1433
No abstract available.
Female
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Female*
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Genitalia, Female*
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Humans
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Incidence*
4.Sudden Death due to Undiagnosed Intracranial Meningioma: A Case Report.
Gi Yeong HUH ; Kwang Hoon KIM ; Yong Woo AHN ; Gam Rae JO ; Seong Muk JEONG ; Sang Yong LEE
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2008;32(2):150-152
Since patients with intracranial neoplasms usually represent their neurological symptoms rather early in the course of the disease, sudden unexpected death due to intracranial neoplasms is an uncommon event seen only exceptionally in medicolegal autopsy practice. Although meningiom is one of the most common primary intracranial neoplasms, sudden death due to the tumor is an uncommon event. We report a sudden, unexpected death of a 56-year-old female with an undiagnosed olfactory groove meningioma. It is assumed that peritumoral edema is related to the sudden death among the several mechanisms.
Female
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Humans
5.Hypothermic Death with Paradoxical Undressing : Mimicking Rape-related Homicide : Case Report.
Sohyung PARK ; You Jin WON ; Hongil HA ; Kyung Moo YANG
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2008;32(2):129-132
Paradoxical undressing is a well-known but uncommon phenomenon in hypothermic deaths. If an individual is found unusually undressed in cold weather and its autopsy finding is not related to any homicidal circumstance, the undressing is considered the victim s perimortem act accompanied in the hypothermic death. But unexperienced police staffs and scene investigators who are unaware of this perimortem phenomenon could take especially female death cases with paradoxical undressing for rape related homicides. The presenting case was initially considered a rape homicide but ruled a hypothermic death with the manner an accident through complete postmortem examinations including meticulous autopsy. We think this case is a good example for understanding the hypothermic death with pardoxical undressing and how to come to rule out homicide from it.
Female
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Humans
6.Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Presenting with Atypical Clinical Course.
Chang Min CHOI ; Hee Ryung CHO ; Bark Lynn LEW ; Woo Young SIM
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2010;48(4):318-321
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a slow-growing malignant tumor of soft tissue usually occurring on the trunk or proximal extremities. It commonly affects 20 to 50-year-old persons and measures less than 5 cm in diameter. It starts as an erythematous indurated papule or plaque, and can enlarge over several years. It shows aggressive local invasion but a low rate of distant metastasis. A 63-year-old female presented with a 5-month-history of a rapidly growing cutaneous lesion on the abdomen. Physical examination revealed an 8x10 cm sized, violaceous, polypoid firm mass superimposed on the violaceous to brownish indurated plaque and surrounding nodule. Histopathologic examination showed an infiltrating mass composed of spindle shaped cells that were arranged in a storiform growth pattern within the whole layer of dermis. The cellular mass extended into the subcutaneous fat layer in a honeycomb pattern. The tumor cells were positive for CD-34 stain. Additionally, some areas of tumor showed myxoid change. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a homogenously-enhancing, and protruded mass invading the subcutaneous fat layer. The diagnosis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans was established and it was treated by wide local excision. We report a case of giant, polypoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans presenting with rapid growth.
Female
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Humans
7.A Case of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Treated by Combination Therapy with Oral Cyclosporin and Platelet Rich Plasma.
Min Chul KANG ; Sung Ae KIM ; Kyu Suk LEE ; Jae We CHO
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2010;48(4):313-317
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon, chronic, neutrophilic ulcerative condition of uncertain pathophysiology. Although the main therapy is the systemic administration of high doses of steroid therapy, many other therapeutic modalities have been widely used. Combination therapy with systemic corticosteroids and cyclosporin has proven effective in many cases. However, prolonged therapy is associated with significant side effects. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) has many growth factors such as PDGF (platelet derived growth factor), VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor) and FGF (fibroblast growth factor). Recently, PRP has been gaining attention in the treatment of recalcitrant cutaneous ulcers. An 82-year-old woman presented with recurrent painful ulcers on the dorsal surface of both hands. She had been treated with systemic steroids, cyclosporine, minocylclin, triamcinolone intradermal injection and PRP. Thus, we report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum that was successfully treated with combination therapy of oral cyclosporine and PRP.
Female
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Humans
8.A Case of Guttate Psoriasis after Treatment with IFN-alpha.
Jung Eun KIM ; Dae Hyun KIM ; Hyung Dong KIM ; Sung Yul LEE ; Jong Suk LEE ; Young Lip PARK ; Kyu Uang WHANG
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2010;48(4):296-299
Psoriasis is considered to be an autoimmune disease of abnormal keratinocyte proliferation induced by T lymphocytes. An association with several cytokines has been suggested. Interferon (IFN) is a cytokine secreted by virus-infected cells and has the ability to prevent further infection of cells that were exposed to it. It has therefore been used as a therapeutic agent for many chronic viral diseases such as chronic hepatitis C. Recently, however, IFN has also been considered to be a triggering factor in the development of psoriasis. We describe an 18-year-old woman presenting with guttate psoriasis, who suffered soft tissue sarcoma and underwent chemotherapy containing IFN-alpha. This is possibly the first case of guttate psoriasis associated with IFN-alpha in the Korean literature.
Female
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Humans
9.A Case of Catamenial Hemoptysis Treated successfully with Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone (GnRH) Analogue.
Dae Han KIM ; Yo Ahn SUH ; Sang Il KIM ; Kui Sung CHOI ; Hyun Bae SON ; Yoong Ju KWON ; Sung Ho KIM ; Cheol Hyeon KIM ; Jae Cheol LEE
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(3):349-353
Catamenial hemoptysis is syndrome characterized by bleeding from the bronchial trees and lungs that occurs synchronously with the female menstrual cycle. Etiologic mechanism of pulmonary endometriosis is still controversial, and the diagnosis is usually made on the basis of the clinical history and exclusion of other causes of recurrent hemoptysis. Serial computed tomograms of the chest during and in the interval between menstruations have been proved to be a useful confirmatory test. We experienced a 33-year-old female patient who had been previously diagnosed as pelvic endometriosis pathologically, experienced cyclic hemoptysis during menstruations. The diagnosis of pulmonary endometriosis was made based on her history and changes in the character of the lesions as documented on radiologic studies of the chest. She was treated successfully with GnRH analogue and there is no evidence of recurrence.
Female
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Humans