No abstract available.
Brain Infarction* ; Brain* ; Nephrotic Syndrome*

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Drug Therapy* ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute* ; Nausea* ; Vomiting*

OBJECTIVES: APL, which characteristically shows t(15:17), accompanies fatal coagulopathy during remission induction with systemic chemotherapy alone. ATRA, a derivative of vitamin A, can differentiate APL cells as well as HL-60 cells in vitro and induce higher rate of complete remission(CR). Hence, we assessed the effect of ATRA on remission induction and coagulopathy in APL patients. METHODS: (1) 42 patients diagnosed histologically in St. mary's hospital from June 1991 to June 1994 were included. (2) We compared the CR rate, the time required for restoration of derranged coagulation profiles, and the amount of coagulation factors including platelets among the chemotherapy group (control) and ATRA group. RESULTS: 1) There was no difference in CR rate between the control group and ATRA group [84.2%(16 out of 19) vs 87.0%(20 out of 23), p>0.05)] and also no difference between two subgroups of ATRA [ATRA with chemotherapy; 83.3%(10 out of 12) vs ATRA without chemotherapy; 90.9%(10 out of 11), p>0.05] 2) In the ATRA group, the CR rate of newly diagnosed patients was 82.4%(14 out of 17). The first relapsed patients (4) and the second (2) were all achieved CR. 3) The mean duration of coagulopathy, time to normalization of PT, aPTT, FDP, fibrinogen level, was 12.0+/-10.4, 11.1+/-10.2, 16.5+/-9.3, 15.4+/-10.2 days after chemotherapy alone and 4.5+/-4.4, 3.7+/-3.7, 8.9+/-6.1, 8.1+/-6.5 days in the ATRA group(p<0.05). The amount of fresh frozen plasma used in the ATRA group for the purpose of correction of coagulopathy were significantly lower than the control group(p<0.05). The incidence of profound coagulopathy during the remission induction treatment in the ATRA group was significantly lower than the control group[40% (8 out of 20) vs 96.7%(13 out of 15), p
Blood Coagulation Factors ; Drug Therapy ; Fibrinogen ; HL-60 Cells ; Humans ; Incidence ; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute* ; Plasma ; Remission Induction* ; Tretinoin* ; Vitamin A

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Anemia, Aplastic* ; Antilymphocyte Serum* ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor* ; Granulocytes* ; Humans*

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Anemia* ; Bone Marrow Transplantation* ; Bone Marrow*

No abstract available.
Bone Marrow Transplantation* ; Bone Marrow* ; Diarrhea* ; Humans ; Somatostatin*

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Humans

The aim of this case report is to draw the attention to the occurrence of cystic fibrosis (C.F.) in a Korean infant and thus increase the awareness for the diagnosis. The male infant was presented with a history of recurrent bronchiolitis manifested by severe cough, wheeze and dyspnea from three weeks of age, in whom the diagnosis of C.F. was clinically suspected and was confirmed by demonstration of two elevated sweat chloride levels (97 mEq/L and 99 mEq/L) in the patient. The diagnosis was delayed because the main manifestations of C.F. were the same as the main symptoms of common diseases such as cough, diarrhea and failure to thrive. C.F. is probably underdiagnosed in Korean population both because the diagnosis is not considered since the disease is thought to be uncommon or even not to occur and because diagnostic facilities including the quantitative iontophoresis sweat test are lacking.
Bronchiolitis/diagnosis/*etiology ; Cystic Fibrosis/complications/*diagnosis/ethnology ; Humans ; Infant ; Male

No abstract available.
Humans ; Staphylococcal Protein A*

This article is the case report of the peripheral T-cell lymphoma which involove the stomach, small bowel, and colon. A 40-year-old male was admitted to Inha University hospital because of epigastric pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. He was taken by gastrofiberscopy with biopsy, upper G-I series, colonscopy with biopsy, lower G-I series, ultrasonogram, and abdominal computerized tomogram. Endoscopic picture demonstrated the malignant ulcer in the posterior wall of angle. Sigmoidoscopic picture demonstrated the polipoid hyperemic mucosal edema. In the X-ray & endoscopic findings, the lesion was suspected as lymphoma. Histologically, the lesion was diagnosed as peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Immunohistochemical staining using UCHL-1(pan-T-cell maker) demonstrated the lymphoma as T-cell origin. The patient was treated with the multiagent chemotherapy(Bleomycin + Vincristin + Cyclophosphamide + PDS).
Adult ; Biopsy ; Colon ; Cyclophosphamide ; Diarrhea ; Edema ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Lymphoma ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral* ; Male ; Skin ; Stomach ; T-Lymphocytes ; Ulcer ; Ultrasonography ; Weight Loss