Acromelanosis Progressiva which was described by Mishirna et al. In 1962 is a very rare pigmentary disorder and it seems that this is the first case reporting in Korean literature. The patient we observed was 11 years old girl having dark brown macules on the dorsa of her hands and feet, forearms, lower legs and face. These pigmented macules at first appeared on the dorsal surfaces of her fingers and toes when her age of 7. Thereafter these macules spread somewhat progressively to the proximal portions of the extremities and recently those have been spread upon her forearms and lower legs. The same pigmented macules appeared meanwhile on her face when her age of 9 and also have been spread diffusely on the cheeks and eyelids at visiting. Sh was otherwise normal on physically and had no familial history of such pigmentary disorder. But she had mental deficiency (I.Q. 60).
Cheek ; Child ; Extremities ; Eyelids ; Female ; Fingers ; Foot ; Forearm ; Hand ; Humans ; Intellectual Disability ; Leg ; Toes

No abstract available.
Humans

The prevalence of syphilis was sharply decreased throughout the world since the introduction of penicillin into the treatment of syphilis in 1943, however recent in formations seemed to be increased in incidence of syphilis since about 1960. In Korea, recent trends of syphilis can hardly be assesed because there are few reports of it. In order to know the current incidence of syphilis in Seoul we carried out S.T.S. in 1046 healthy young men living in Seoul. At that we classified the man as syphilitic who has positive serologic test on both VDRL and RPCF and has not recieved regular antisyplulitic treatment in the past. The result reveala that the incidence of syphilitic infection is 1.72%, which is slightiy decreased statistical figure than in 1960s. There are no much differences in incidence between each group of age or educational degree. Among the 653 unmarried men, 62.3% of them had experiences of sexual contact and their sex partners were business girls, students and prostitutes in order of frequency.
Commerce ; Equidae ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Male ; Penicillins ; Prevalence ; Seoul* ; Serologic Tests ; Sex Workers ; Single Person ; Syphilis*

Erythema multiforme(EM) is an acute, self-limited eruption of the skin and mucous membrane, characterized by distinctive target lesions. Although a wide range of factors have been implicated as precipitating EM, the pathogenesis is unknown. Recently, several studies on EM have been reportecl, showing the presence of immune complexes in patient with EM, and these authors suggested that such complexes may be cf immunopathogenic significance. The atudy was undertaken to irivestigate the pathogenesis of EM. In ten patients with EM, we performed serological study and direct immunofluorescence study. The reaults obtained were as follows. 1) There was no signifir.ant abnormality in CBC, urinalysis, chest PA, stool, and serology including ASO, CH, Ig quantitation, VDRL, HBsAg, ANA, RF, and cryoglobul in. 2 In direct immunofluorescence study, 4 biopsies showed IgM deposits in the su!erficial blood vessels, 4 demonstrated C, 2 showed IgG deposition and 2 biopsies showed fibrin deposition. All biopsies were negative for lgA. Additionally 1 biopsy demonstrated IgM depnsition along the dermoepidermal junction, and 1 showed both IgG and fihrin deposition. This study supports the view that deposition of immune complexes may play a role in the pathogenesis of EM.
Biopsy

We presented two cases of bullous dermatoses in childhood. The first case was a 13-year-old boy who had numerous tense bullae on the scalp, both forearms and dorsa of hands, trunk and both thighs in symmetrical distribution, but he had not any oral lesion. On histologic examination, subepidermal bullae containing many neutrophils and only a few eosinophils were demonstrated. The lesions began to subside prornptly since 2 days after ornl administration of prednisolone and there was no evidence of recurrence during the follow-up studies of 4 months. The second case was a 14-year-old boy who had erythematous macules, vesicles, bullae and crusts scattered irregularly on almost entire body surface and had some oral lesions. Histologically erythematous macular lesions revealed many microabscesses composed almost entirely oi neutrophils on the tip of dermal papillae but vesicular lesions showed intraepidermal bulla containing numerous eosinophils exclusively. His skin lesions were well suppressed by DDS but reappeared one or two days after cessation of DDS. We thought these two cases were not the typical cases of bullous pemphigoid or dermatitis herpetiforrnis. We did not perform immunologic studies, so we cannot assure that these two cases were belong to either bullous pemphigoid or dermatitis herpetiformis and the so-called benign chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood.
Adolescent ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis Herpetiformis ; Eosinophils ; Follow-Up Studies ; Forearm ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Neutrophils ; Pemphigoid, Bullous ; Prednisolone ; Recurrence ; Scalp ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous* ; Thigh ; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Cutis marmirata telangiectatica congenita, first described by van Lohuizen in 1922, is a rare congenital vascular anomaly. This name is still generally used in Europe, but in American literature the most comrnon designation for this disease is generalized congenital phlebectasia. We represent the first reported case of cutis marmorata telangiectatica, congenita in Korea. The patient, 8 months old boy, has generalized cutis marmorata-like reticulated mottlings on his entire skin except the rnucous membranes since birth. He also has complete cleft palate but no other detectable congenital vascular malformation. The skin lesion shows spontaneous gradual improvement from three months of age.
Cleft Palate ; Europe ; Humans ; Infant ; Korea ; Male ; Membranes ; Parturition ; Skin ; Vascular Malformations

No abstract available.
Skin Manifestations* ; Skin*

Livedo vasculitis or vasculitis of atrophie blanche is a clinical entity which can be distinguished from cutaneous vasculitis by distinctive pathology and immunopathologic study. A 18-year-old female with erythematous, telangiectatic, purpuric or hyperpigmented patches, intermingled with white atrophic ivory patches on her legs of 3 years duration was seen in June 3, 1982. The histologic examination of an atrophic patch showed proliferation and occlusion of blood vessels in the upper dermis with patchy atrophy of the epidermis. The immunopatbologic features of an atrophic patch revealed deposits of IgM, Ca and fibrin as a definitive immunofluorescence vessel pattern. This suggests that the livedo va.sculitis or vasculitis of atrophie blanche may he considered one of the immune vasculitides. This patient had received aspirin and persantine for 4 months, and moderate therapeutic effects could be noticed.
Adolescent ; Aspirin ; Atrophy ; Blood Vessels ; Dermis ; Dipyridamole ; Epidermis ; Female ; Fibrin ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin M ; Leg ; Pathology ; Vasculitis*

No abstract available.
Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung*

No abstract available.
Coronary Artery Bypass* ; Saphenous Vein*