No abstract available.
Child* ; Fever* ; Humans ; Parents*

Nerve-root anomalies are very uncommon, and there symptoms and signs are nearly similar with those of disc herniation. So we can misdiagnois them for intervertebral disc herniation. The negative Lasegue' sign is the only distinct feature of the nerve root anomalies. The authors report a case of Nerve-Root Anomaly associated with disc herniation in lumbar 4-5 interspace, which was diagnosed preoperatively in myelogram and confirmed surgically.
Intervertebral Disc*

Metastatic involvement of the central nervous system during the course of leukemia is an increasingly frequent occurrence because of the longer survival time brought about by the efficacious cytotoxic therapy available today. The onset of acute leukemia may be abrupt with a great variety of clinical manifestations. Most commonly, such as vomiting, headache, papilledema, lethargy and vertigo, are referable to increased intracranial pressure caused by infiltration of the cortex and meninges. The acute paraplegia as the initial symptom of acute leukemia is very rare. A case in which acute paraplegia occurred as the initial symptom of acute leukemia in a 15-year-old boy is reported.
Adolescent ; Central Nervous System ; Headache ; Humans ; Intracranial Pressure ; Lethargy ; Leukemia* ; Male ; Meninges ; Papilledema ; Paraplegia* ; Vertigo ; Vomiting

Metastatic involvement of the central nervous system during the course of leukemia is an increasingly frequent occurrence because of the longer survival time brought about by the efficacious cytotoxic therapy available today. The onset of acute leukemia may be abrupt with a great variety of clinical manifestations. Most commonly, such as vomiting, headache, papilledema, lethargy and vertigo, are referable to increased intracranial pressure caused by infiltration of the cortex and meninges. The acute paraplegia as the initial symptom of acute leukemia is very rare. A case in which acute paraplegia occurred as the initial symptom of acute leukemia in a 15-year-old boy is reported.
Adolescent ; Central Nervous System ; Headache ; Humans ; Intracranial Pressure ; Lethargy ; Leukemia* ; Male ; Meninges ; Papilledema ; Paraplegia* ; Vertigo ; Vomiting

Pyomyositis is an acute, suppurative bacterial infection of striated muscle. It occurs primarily, and not from contiguous infection. It is considered rare in temperate climates. There has been no report of pyomyositis in the Korean dermatologic literature to date. We report a case of pyomyositis which developed in a 53-year-old male. The patient was admitted for the treatment of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis on his entire body. He was treated with oral corticosteroids for approximately three weeks. The skin condition did show improvement; however, the patient developed a persistent fever and a newly-found mass on the right upper back. The mass was diagnosed as an abscess, replacing the striated muscles of the back by sono-guided needle aspiration. After surgical intervention and IV antibiotic treatment, the symptoms and mass on the back disappeared. We speculate that the underlying skin condition and long-term use of oral corticosteroids predisposed the patient to pyomyositis.
Abscess ; Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Bacterial Infections ; Climate ; Fever ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Muscle, Striated ; Needles ; Pyomyositis* ; Skin ; Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Dogs ; Mandible

Tuberculoma of the spinal cord is one of rare lesions and usually produced by secondary lesion of tuberculosis. The first tuberculoma of spinal cord was described in 1830 by E.R.A. Serre and the first operative removal was performed in 1909 by Krauss and Mcguire. The most common age of tuberculoma is younger age group, especially under 30 years old and male is more frequent. The clinical symptom is rapid course and symptomatic Traid are motor, sensory, and sphincter disturbance, but early involvement is shpincter dist urbance. The authors present a case of intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord which was located at the thoracic region. The 63 years old female patient has complained the upper back pain and paraplegia by spontaneous onset before 3 days. On admission, paraplegia, urinary incontinence and weakness of anal sphincter were found. There were revealed within normal limit on simple flims of chest and thoracic spine. The color of the C.S.F. was xanthochromic, the amount of the protein was increased, and Quecken sted test was not patent. The contrast media was obliterated at the lower margin of 8th thoracic level and upper margin of 10th thoracic level, on myelogram by puncture of cisterna magna and lumbar region. We performed total laminectomy from T8 to T10 and removed a ID EM tuberculoma. We found white yellowish extramedullary tumor at the right postebrane. The extramedullary tumor was intermingling with dorsal nerve root on T9. The right dentate ligament and dorsal nerve root were cut and tumor was completely removed. Macroscopically the gross feature were 1.5 by 2 cm in size, white-yellowish color, hard and irregular round shape. The microscopic finding were showing multifocal granulomas with caseous necrosis. The granuloma was composed of epitheloid cells, lymphocytes and Langhans' giant cell. Post-operative recovery was very satisfactory.
Adult ; Anal Canal ; Back Pain ; Cisterna Magna ; Contrast Media ; Female ; Giant Cells ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Laminectomy ; Ligaments ; Lumbosacral Region ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Necrosis ; Paraplegia ; Punctures ; Spinal Cord* ; Spine ; Thorax ; Tuberculoma* ; Tuberculosis ; Urinary Incontinence

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic indications for stellate ganglion block range from head and upper arm disease to general disease including psychosomatic disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of superior cervical ganglionectomy on anxiety using the elevated plus maze test. METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats (150-250 g) were used. Each rat was put into the elevated plus maze 5 minutes per day for 10 days. We checked the number of entries into each arm (open arm and closed arm) and the duration of time staying in each arm. Rats were then divided into two groups: a group that received bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy, and a control group that received a sham operation. The elevated plus maze test was then repeated and we evaluated the effect of superior cervical ganglionectomy on anxiety. RESULTS: Although there was an increased tendency of ganglionectomized rats to enter each arm, there were no significant differences in number of entries or in duration of stay between experimental and control groups. CONCLUSIONS: Bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy in rats does not reduce anxiety. However, further studies are needed, ones combined with neuroendocrine and clinical studies, to determine the effect of superior cervical ganglionectomy on behavioral responses.
Animals ; Anxiety ; Arm ; Ganglionectomy ; Head ; Humans ; Male ; Psychophysiologic Disorders ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Salicylamides ; Stellate Ganglion ; Sympathectomy

Tattooing is becoming more popular around the world. As a result, the reported complications of tattoo are increasing. Local inflammation, infection and allergic reactions are the most common adverse effects. We report here on a healthy 39-year-old woman who developed multiple verruca plana lesions after undergoing semipermanent tattooing. The tattooing had been done 1 year earlier by an amateur.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Inflammation ; Tattooing ; Warts

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity that has only recently been described. This aggressive malignant small cell neoplasm tends to occur in adolescents and young adults, who may present with vague abdominal discomfort or distention. We report a case of DSRCT in a 13 year-old girl who presented with intermittent abdominal pain and bulky intra-abdominal mass, accompanied by an increased serum level of a tumor marker CA125. Clinical, pathological, immunohistochemical and radiologic features were compatible with DSRCT. She is under aggressive combination chemotherapy after surgical resection.
Abdominal Pain ; Adolescent ; Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor* ; Drug Therapy ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Humans ; Young Adult