No abstract available.
Lung* ; Oxygen* ; Rabbits* ; Ventilation*

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Ileus* ; Lymph Nodes*

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Failed Back Surgery Syndrome*

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Humans ; Hyperhidrosis*

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Humans

Most cases of spondylolisthesis are asymptomatic and successfully managed with conservative treatment. Operation was performed in 20% of symptomatic cases having severe back pain, neurological symptoms and/or progressive slipping. Although surgical treatments are divided into decompression and fusion, various methods were tried from simple Gill's resection to posterior and/or anterior fusion with instrumentation in case of severe slipping. The authors reviewed 54 cases of symptomatic spondylolisthesis, who were surgically treated, and had follow up evaluations our institution during past 6 years from March, 1990, to March, 1996. 1) The age distribution was from 19 to 64 years of age and the highest prevalent decade was at the 5th. 2) There were 14 male and 40 female patients with female preponderance about 3 to 1 ratio. 3) Thirty one cases were isthmic type and 23 cases were degenerative type. The ratio between isthmic type and degenerative type was about 2:1. 4) The displacement between L4 and L5 was 25 cases and the displacement between L5 and sacrum was 18 cases, and others were L3 and L4, L4 and sacrum, L5 and L6. 5) Overall results are excellent in 7 cases(13%), good 35 cases(65%), fair 10 cases(19%), and poor 2 cases(4%). 6) There were no changes in slipping in 23 cases(42.6%). Occurred in partial reduction were possible in 30 cases (55.5%), and further slipping developed was 1 case(1.9%).
Age Distribution ; Back Pain ; Decompression ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Sacrum ; Spondylolisthesis*

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Leptospira interrogans* ; Leptospira*

We examined the amyloid deposit in various malignant cutaneous epithelial tumors by using Dylon stain. Histochemically identifiable amyloid deposits associated with basal cell epitheliomas(BCEs), squamous cell carcinomas(SCCs) and Bowens diseases were studied with monoclonal cytokeratin antibodies and anti-amyloid P antibodies. The results were as follaws, l. Amyloid deposits were detected in 5 of 12 BCEs, 4 of 11 SCCs, 3 of 9 Bowens diseases and 1 of 8 actinic keratoses. Amyloid deposits were not detected in o keratoacanthomas, 2 verrucous carcinomas, 1. Pagets disease and 3 extramammary Pagets diseases. 2. Anti-keratin antibody 34BE12 and anti-amyloid P antibody reacted with amyloid deposits in 3 of 5 BCEs which showed abundant amyloid deposits by Dylon stain. 3. Of 4 SCCs which showed amyloid deposits by Dylon stain, anti-keratin ant.ibody 34pE12 reacted with amyloid deposits in 2 cases and anti-amyloid P antibody reacted with amyloid deposits in 3 cases. 4. Anti-amyloid P antibody reacted with arnyloid deposits in 3 of 3 Bowens diseases which showed arnyloid deposits by Dylon stain. Anti-keratin antibody 34pE12 reacted with amyloid deposits only 1 of them. These findings suggest that epidermal keratins are the percursor substance of amyloid in malignant cutaneous epithelial tumors. The difference of antikeratin staining pattern between BCE-associated amyloid and SCC or Bowens disease-associated amyloid may be the results of difference in development stage of cutaneous amyloids.
Amyloid* ; Antibodies ; Carcinoma, Verrucous ; Keratins ; Keratoacanthoma ; Keratosis, Actinic ; Plaque, Amyloid*

BACKGROUND: It seems that herpes zoster is caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus and its incidence is increasing. The reactivation of the varicella zoster virus is thought to be associated with the disturbance of the state of immunity in patients with herpes zoster. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the state of immunity in patients with herpes zoster in its acute phase(less than 7 days). METHODS: 1. Thirty patients with acute phase herpes zoster matched by age and sex against a control group, were checked for Helper/Inducer T cell(CD4), Suppressor/Cytotoxic T cell(CD8), NK cell, B cell and activated T cell by three color flow cytometric analysis. 2. Forty patients with herpes zoster measured delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity by means of Multitest' CMI. 3. Thirty patients with herpes zoster measured Ig G, M, A by means of N-antisera method.
Herpes Zoster* ; Herpesvirus 3, Human ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Immunity, Cellular ; Immunity, Humoral* ; Incidence ; Killer Cells, Natural

We observed 2 cases of multiple trichoepithelioma, which occured in 25-year- old male and 20-year-old female. They visited our department for multiple skin rashes on the face of 8 years duration in male and 7 years' duration in female patient. Both of them have similar skin lesions characterized by multiplel waxy gshiny, skin colored, firm papules scattered on the nasolabial folds, both eyelids and forehead. Each one of them has a history of similar skin lesions in the family. Literatures are briefly reviewed for discussion of clinical and histopathologicl findings in this disease.
Exanthema ; Eyelids ; Female ; Forehead ; Humans ; Male ; Nasolabial Fold ; Skin ; Young Adult