Vitamin D deficiency rickets became quite rare now-a-days and also more rare in incidence complicated by hypervitaminosis A which was found at Pusan Childrens Charity Hospital. This patient was 1 year old female who developed hypervitaminosis A during the vitamin therapy because of its misuse of vitamin D and A compounds. Also a brief review of the literature is done along with presentation of the case.
Busan ; Charities ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Hypervitaminosis A ; Incidence ; Rickets ; Vitamin D ; Vitamin D Deficiency ; Vitamins

No abstract available.
Expressed Emotion* ; Humans

Microsurgical reconstruction is necessary for children to correct severe trauma and congenital or acuqired deformity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not microsurgical reconstruction is a safe and reliable operation in children and to analyze the differences of microsurgical reconstruction in children compared to adults. The study included 12 children who underwent 13 microsurgical reconstructions among a total of 251 cases of microsurgical reconstruction from May, 1986 to August, 1998. Their ages ranged from 24 months to 14 years and 8 months. There were 7 males and 6 females. The involved sites were 9 legs, 3 hands and 1 face. The causes of microsurgical reconstruction were 9 traumas, 2 congenital anomalies, 1 acquired deformity and 1 cancer. The applied flaps were 4 scapular flaps, 2 rectus abdominis muscle flaps, 1 de-epithelized groin flap, 1 lateral arm flap, 1 forearm tendocutaneous flap, 1 forearm tendocutaneous flap, 1 latissimus dorsi muscle flap, 1 fibula flap, 1 second toe transfer, and 1 wrap-around flap. All patients have had normal growth of the donor and recipient sites without specific complications during an average 2 years follow-up. We concluded that microvascular reconstruction is a very useful and reliable procedure in children if it is performed in consideration of each child's specific characteristics and conditions.
Adult ; Arm ; Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Female ; Fibula ; Follow-Up Studies ; Forearm ; Groin ; Hand ; Humans ; Leg ; Male ; Rectus Abdominis ; Superficial Back Muscles ; Tissue Donors ; Toes

No abstract available.
Audiometry, Speech* ; Otitis Media* ; Otitis*

Congenital vertical talus associating tarsal coalition, which is a very anomalous condition and causes severe rigid flat foot, is presented with literary reviews. This case was treated with soft tissue release and triple arthrodesis.
Arthrodesis ; Flatfoot ; Talus

No abstract available.
Nucleolus Organizer Region* ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen*

No abstract available.
Nucleolus Organizer Region* ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen*

Magnetic resonance (MR) images of 14 consecutive patients with pathologically proven primary intracranial lymphoma were reviewed. All patients had a brain MR imaging before any treatment and were immunologically competent. MR images were acquired using 2.07 (n= 6) or 0.57 (n= 8) machine. The MR images were reviewed regarding the location, multiplicity, size, signal intensity, margin, shape, and the extent of surrounding edema of the lesion. Seven patients had multiple lesions, 2 to 4 in number. A total of 26 lesions was found; 25 were parenchymal lesions and one was dural lesion. The location of tumor was either central (r= 11) or peripheral (n= 14). The size of tumor was variable ranging from 0.6cm to 6.0cm in its maximal diameter. The tumors were isointense (n= 19) or hypointense (n= 7) relative to gray matter on T1-weighted images, isointense (n= 24) or hyperintense (n=2) on proton-density weighted images, and isointense (n= 21) or hyperintense (n= 5) on 78-weighted images. On gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted images of 13 patients strong enhancement was seen in 22 of 23 lesions. Nineteen lesions showed smooth, well-defined margin, whereas remaining 7 lesions showed irregular, ill-defined margin. The shape of the tumor was diverse; round of ovoid (n= 15), lobulated (n= 9), or short linear (n= 2). These results suggest that one should consider the diagnosis of CNS lymphoma in cases with single or multiple masses that abut CSF space and show iso-or similar intensity to gray matter with strong enhancement on MR images.
Brain ; Diagnosis ; Edema ; Gray Matter ; Humans ; Lymphoma* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

No abstract available.
Hematoma* ; Orbit*

No abstract available.
Humans ; Spondylolisthesis*