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Pityriasis rotunda is characterized by perfectly circular to oval brownish scaly patch on the trunk and extremities. This disease is considered to be a form of acquired ichtkyosis of unknown etiology and develops usually in association with certain systemic diseases, such as tuberculosis, malignant neoplasrn, leprosy, ovarian cyst and uterine myoma etc, We experienced 2 cases of pityriasis rotunda on the abdomen, chest and back associated with liver cirrhosis in 66 year old man 43 year old woman and clinical presentation was made with review of related literatures.
Abdomen ; Adult ; Aged ; Extremities ; Female ; Humans ; Leiomyoma ; Leprosy ; Liver Cirrhosis* ; Liver* ; Ovarian Cysts ; Pityriasis* ; Thorax ; Tuberculosis

Monilethrix is a rare familiar disorder of unknown cause, occurring in either sex, and ueually confined to the scalp. In most cases it is manifested in early childhood. lt is characterized by localized or widespread dystrophy of hair and follicles, the shafts showing regular variations in diameter producing alternate "nodes" and "internodes" which confer a striking beaded or moniliform appearance on the hair. We experienced a case of monilethrix, which was associated with keratosis pilaris and occurred in three generations. The patient's one sibling, mother, 4 uncles and 2 aunts of mother side and grandmother with her sister were all affected with a similar diaorder of hair.
Family Characteristics ; Hair ; Humans ; Keratosis ; Monilethrix* ; Mothers ; Scalp ; Siblings ; Strikes, Employee

Primary hemangiopericytoma of chest wall is very rate and only a few cases have ever been reported. The tumor aries from the capillary pericyte of Zimmerman. It is a highly vascular slow growing tumor which can be calssified as both malignant and benign varieties. We report a case of a 66 year-old man in whom recurrent hemangiopericytoma was treated by complete surgical excision. In October 1993 he had received surgical excision of hemangiopericytoma on posterior chest wall. For more than 6 years after the operation he was in good condition until a recurrent mass was found on the chest X-ray. The patient was discharged 9 days after the operation and is receiving radiotherapy.
Aged ; Capillaries ; Hemangiopericytoma* ; Humans ; Pericytes ; Radiotherapy ; Thoracic Wall* ; Thorax*

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Constriction, Pathologic* ; Neurologic Manifestations* ; Spinal Canal*

Cerebral arterial embolism which resulted in total occlusion of right proximal middle cerebral artery was occured in 33 years old female patients with severe mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation during percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty(PMV). The occluded artery could be detected by transfemoral carotid angiography and recanalized immediately by intra-arterial infusion of urokinase. There were no cerebral hemorrhage by CT scan after intra-arterial urokinase infusion and the patients discharged without any neurologic sequale 7 days after thrombolysis. We report a case of successful recanalization with intraarterial infusion of urokinase in patient with cerebral arterial embolism occurred during PMV.
Adult ; Angiography ; Arteries ; Atrial Fibrillation ; Cerebral Hemorrhage ; Embolism* ; Female ; Humans ; Infusions, Intra-Arterial* ; Intracranial Embolism ; Middle Cerebral Artery ; Mitral Valve Stenosis ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator*

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Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung* ; Muscle, Skeletal* ; Neoplasm Metastasis*

The characteristic pathological lesions in ankylosing spondylitis are vertebral body osteoporosis, ankylosis of the apophyseal joints, intervertebral disc calcification, and ligamentous ossification. Calcification of the annulus fibrosis reduces the movement and elasticity of the intervertebral disc, causing this point to be the site of least resistance when the spine is subjected to trauma. The rigid spine may secondarily develop osteoporosis, further increasing the risk of spinal fracture. The ligamentous fragility and multiple fused vertebral segments cause the fractured ankylosing spondylitic spine to resemble a long-bone fracture. In ankylosing spondylitis patient who have sustained minor trauma, a complete radiological study of the entire spine and not just the symptomatic region must be performed for an accurate diagnosis, so that any fracture possible along the spine can be detected and thus prevent any medicolegal problems. The authors report 4 cases of ankylosing spondylitis including 2 cases with severe neurological abnormalities that had occurred after minor trauma.
Ankylosis ; Diagnosis ; Elasticity ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Joints ; Ligaments ; Osteoporosis ; Spinal Fractures ; Spine ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing*

Nineteen patients with benign pancreatic disease were managed with surgical treatment in Pusan Medical Center during three years from September 1993 to September 1995 and the results were reviewed retrospectively. The results were as follows; 1) This report includes five cases of severe(hemorrhagic in one case and necrotizing in four cases) acute pancreatitis,eight cases of pancreatic inury,three cases of pancreatic pseudocyst and three cases of chronic pancreatitis. 2)The most common etiology of benign pancreatic disease, excluding pancreatic injury, was alcohol ingestion. 3)Five cases of severe acute pancreatitis were represented with more than 4 of Ranson's prognostic factors and the surgical methods refered were external drainage with debridment or necrosectomy. All were effectively managed surgically except one case of death which had more than 6 of Ranson's prognostic factors. 4)The etiology of pancreatic injury was blunt abdominal trauma in seven cases and surgical complications in one case. The sites of injury were head in three cases,body in three cases and tail in one case. The operative methods used were drainage(all cases),distal pancreatectomy(3 cases),triple ostomy(1 case) and pancreaticoduodenectomy(1 case). 5)The sites of pancreatic pseudocysts were the body in two cases, head in one case. The operative method used was as follows; excision in one case, external drainage in one case and cystojejunostomy in one case. 6)Three cases of the chronic pancreatitis were diagnosed by intraoperative findings. 7)In conclusion, the most reliable treatment for benign pancreatic disease is early surgical intervention, in order to reduce the mortality rate and complications induced by pancreatic inflammation.
Busan ; Drainage ; Eating ; Head ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Mortality ; Pancreatic Diseases* ; Pancreatic Pseudocyst ; Pancreatitis ; Pancreatitis, Chronic ; Retrospective Studies

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Gaucher Disease* ; Humans ; Siblings*