The paratertiary butylphenol formaldehyde resin (PTBP-FR) is commonly used as a shoe adhesives because it sticks rapidly, is durable and pliable, and maintains good bond strength at raised temperature. We report two cases of allergic contact dermatitis due to PTBP-FR-containing shoes. Two women visited our department because of the skin rash on their .
Adhesives ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Exanthema ; Female ; Formaldehyde* ; Humans ; Shoes*

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Abscess*

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Heart* ; Thoracic Surgery*

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Humans* ; Keratinocytes* ; Minoxidil*

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Adult* ; Humans ; Neck*

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Alleles* ; Humans

Moyamoya disease is characterized by progressive cerebrovascular occlusion at the peripheral internal carotid artery and development of abnormal collateral circulation at the cerebral basal region. Although abnormal thrombogenesis, inflammation and autoimmune process might be involved in the etiology, the genetic pathogenesis of Moyamoya disease is still unknown. To evaluate the association of Moyamoya disease with HLA alleles in the Korean population, we investigated HLA class I and class II alleles in 28 Moyamoya patients and 198 unrelated healthy controls. The frequency of HLA-B35 allele was significantly increased in the patients compared to the controls (32.1% vs. 10.1%, RR=4.2, p<0.008). Further analysis of HLA-B35 on onset age and sex showed that this allele was significantly increased compared to the controls in both late-onset and female group. Especially, HLA-B35 was the most significantly increased in female of late-onset group compared to the controls. These results suggest that HLA-B35 may be an useful genetic marker for Moyamoya disease, and particularly in females of late onset group in the Korean population.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Age of Onset ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; *Genes, MHC Class I ; *Genes, MHC Class II ; Genetic Markers ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Genotype ; HLA Antigens/*genetics ; Human ; Korea ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Moyamoya Disease/*genetics/*immunology ; Retrospective Studies ; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

POEMS syndrome is a rare disorder, also known as Crow-Fukase, PEP or Takatsuki syndrome. The acronym, POEMS, represents polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein and skin change. However, there are associated features not included in the acronym such as sclerotic bone lesions, Castleman disease, papilledema, thromobocytosis, peripheral edema, ascites, effusion, polycythemia, fatigue and clubbing. In most cases, osseous lesions in POEMS syndrome present as an isolated sclerotic deposit and that reveal as osteosclerotic myeloma. Several cases of 18F-FDG PET in multiple myeloma involvements were reported, but there was no previous literature that reported FDG PET findings in POEMS syndrome. We describe here a 66-year-old patient with POEMS syndrome who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT image.
Aged ; Ascites ; Edema ; Fatigue ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* ; Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia ; Humans ; Multiple Myeloma ; Papilledema ; POEMS Syndrome* ; Polycythemia ; Polyneuropathies ; Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography* ; Skin

The purpose of this study is to develop new standards for the disability evaluation with reference to existing laws and other study reports regarding disabilities for the rational evaluation of the diverse kinds of disfigurement in appearance and skin. Three plastic surgery specialists and 3 dermatology specialists developed a new standard for the disability evaluation which is appropriate for circumstances in Korea. Disability rate does not take into account the social occupation, gender or age of the patient, but instead, evaluate the Activity of Daily Living and the social adaptability of the appearance and skin disfigurement regardless of the balance between different disabilities. We tried to include most cutaneous disorders and categorized them into 3 types; congenital (Type 1), acquired (Type 2) as well as any permanent skin impairment sequelae of disease, trauma or treatment process (Type 3). For type 3 disorders, we tried to rate the score according to the size of involved skin lesion. The disability rate is determined by dividing the disability class into 8 steps based on the seriousness of each type of disability.
Activities of Daily Living/classification ; Cicatrix/diagnosis ; *Disability Evaluation ; Face/abnormalities ; Humans ; Korea ; Program Development ; Skin Diseases/classification/*diagnosis ; Skin Physiological Phenomena

A Case of Takayasu's arteritis associated with intracranial aneurysm if described. We discussed the clinical features, radiologic findings of the case, and reviewed the literatures of this disease entity.
Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Takayasu Arteritis*