Cubitus varus and valgus is one of late complication of elbow fracture, and this deformity is caused usually by malunion in supracondylar fracture or epiphysial injury of the elbow joint. 40 supracondylar closed wedge osteotomies (on cubitus varus 25, cubitus valgus 15) were performed at the supracondylar level and were fixed with two K-wires or French method. The following results were obtained: 1. The frequency of deformity of cubitus varus was higher than that of cubitus valgus: cubitus varus, 25 cases and cubitus valgus, 15 cases. 2. Injury of the supracondylar of the humerus frequentry occured between the age of 6 and 15 (65%). 3. In cubitus varus the degree of deformity ranging from −11° to −30° was the most common whereas in cubitus valgus that ranging from 30° to 40°, 4. Incomplete ulnar nerve palsy was revealed in 15 postoperative cases of cubitus varus of which 3 cases were treated by anterior transposition. In all cubitus valgus, tardy ulnar nerve symptom was disappeared after correction. 5. Nerve damage could be avoid by performing the closed wedge osteotomy and upper connection combind with posterolateral incision in cubitus varus and medial incision in cubitus valgue. 6. Internal fixation associated with cross pinning with two K-wires or French method were performed and good result was obtained without complication even though older case.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Elbow ; Elbow Joint ; Humerus ; Methods ; Osteotomy ; Ulnar Nerve ; Ulnar Neuropathies

No abstract available.
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic*

No abstract available.
Ear* ; Replantation*

PURPOSE: The nasal bone is the most frequently fractured facial bone. Discordance between the CT reading by the radiologist and the diagnosis by the plastic surgeon is not uncommon. This study examined the discordance and proposes a method for reducing the rate of discordance. METHODS: The CT readings by the radiologist were compared with the diagnosis by the plastic surgeon in 716 patients with a clinically suspected nasal bone fracture. The CT reading was classified as the following: a nasal bone fracture, suspicious nasal bone fracture, old nasal bone fracture, no nasal bone fracture. The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value of the CT reading were calculated. RESULTS: A nasal bone fracture was diagnosed in 646 patients by the plastic surgeon and confirmed intraoperatively. The reading of a "nasal bone fracture", "suspicious nasal bone fracture", "old nasal bone fracture" and "no nasal bone fracture" was 85.8%, 4.6%, 0.6% and 9.1% respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the CT reading were 95.0% and 92.9%, respectively. The positive predictive value of the CT reading was 99.3%. The reading of "nasal bone fracture" that was not a nasal bone fracture clinically was 17.1%(12 of 70), and the reading of "no nasal bone fracture" or "old nasal bone fracture" that was found to be a nasal bone fracture clinically was 3.3%(21 of 646). The discordance rate between the CT reading by the radiologist and the diagnosis by the plastic surgeon was 4.6%. CONCLUSION: To reduce the discordance rate, we propose to hold a meeting with the plastic surgery-radiology staff to communicate the information regarding a suspicious or old nasal bone fracture.
Facial Bones ; Humans ; Nasal Bone ; Reading ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Two cases of malignant histiocytosis, in which skin involvement was a prominent finding at initial clinical presentation, are reported. 1nteresting histopathologic findings, including Langerhans granule in one case and numerous eosinophils in another, were observed. In one case remission was achieved with BACOP chemotherapy (Bleomycin, Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, and Prednisone). In the other case, the patient died nine months after the onset of the disease without any treatment.
Cyclophosphamide ; Doxorubicin ; Drug Therapy ; Eosinophils ; Histiocytic Sarcoma* ; Humans ; Skin ; Vincristine

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis is still unknown. Many reports have suggested that the house dust mite antigen may play a role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. The IgG4 allergen-specific subclass has been considered to be involved both in allergic reactions and associated with the appropriate response to allergen-specific immunotherapy. OBJECT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the positive rate of the allergic prick test to D. farinae and the levels of D. farinae-specific IgE and Ig64. METHODS: We performed the allergy prick test, RAST for D. farinae-specific IgE and ELISA for D. farinae-specific IgG subclasses and compared the values between atopic dermatitis patients and normal controls. RESULTS: 1. D. farinae was the most common allergen in patients with atopic dermatitis and the positive rate of the allergic prick test was 61.0%. The positive rate of the allergic prick test and the positive rate to D. farinae increased as c]inical grading increased. 2. The Positive reaction rate of D. farinae-specific IgE(RAST) in those with atopic dermatitis was 68.8% and increased as the positive reactions of the allergic prick test to D. farinae and chnical grading increased. 3. Among the IgG subclasses, only the level of D. farinae-specific IgG4 was significantly higher in atopic dermatitis than normal controls. 4. The level of D. farinae-specific IgG4 showed a tendency to decrease in accordance with the clinical severity grades. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that D. farinae might play an important role in the development of atopic dermatitis and well-designed studies should continue to be performed in order to delineate the biological significance of IgG4.
Antibodies* ; Dermatitis, Atopic* ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Immunoglobulin E* ; Immunoglobulin G* ; Immunotherapy ; Pyroglyphidae*

Cutaneous angiosarcorriias occur most commonly on the face and scalp of elderly individuals and are characterized by poor prognosis. We present a case of angiosarcoma in a 17-year-old boy not associated with any predisposing factors. The patient had three, ill-defined, 3 to 5 cm sized, erythematous, indurated subcutaneous nodules on the right upper extremity with a duration of 3 months. On histological examination, there were extravasated erythrocytes and irregular vascular channels lined by atypical endothelial cells in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. The tumor cells appeared to dissect the collagen bundles. The patient was treated by wide surgical excision and post operative radiation therapy. However, 16 months after the operation, local recurrence was found to involve the close areas to the excision site on the right upper extremity and right axillary lymph nodes.
Adolescent* ; Aged ; Causality ; Collagen ; Dermis ; Endothelial Cells ; Erythrocytes ; Hemangiosarcoma* ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes ; Male ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Scalp ; Subcutaneous Tissue ; Upper Extremity*

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Wilms Tumor*

PURPOSE: To evaluate high-resolution CT(HRCT) findings of the miliary tuberculosis and their significancy. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We retrospectively studied clinical records, HRCT and chest radiographs of 14 patients with miliary tuberculosis. RESULTS: On HRCT, nodules were seen in all 14 cases, 10 of them evenly, and 4 were irregularly distributed. The size of each nodule was less than 1 mm in 7 cases, 1 --2ram in 6 cases, and 3mm or more in 1 case. The ground - glass opacity was accompanied in 8 cases, and fine reticular opacity was also noted in 8 cases. Other associated findings were pleural effusion (n=4), hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (n=3), consolidation of the exudative tuberculosis (n=4). CONCLUSION: HRCT findings of miliary tuberculosis are diffusely distributed micronodules of variable size, less than 5mm in diameter. The ground-glass opacity can be combined.
Glass ; Humans ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Pleural Effusion ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Retrospective Studies ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Miliary*

The effects of several anesthetios (thiopental, ketamine, Innoyar) and muscle relaxants (succinylcholine and vecuronium) on IOP, blood pressures and pulse rates were studied in 60 Patients ranging in are 12 to 56 years. IOP was measured with the Schiotz tonometer. In addition to tonometric determinations, the blood pressures and pulse rates were recorded. The patients were divided into 4 groups: Thiopental-succinylcholine-intubation(Group 1) ; Ketamine-succinrlcholine-intubation (Group 2) ; Innovar-succitrlcholine-intubation (Group 3) and Thiopental-vecuronium-intubation (Group 4) . The results were as follows : 1) In group 1 and 4, IOP changes following thiopental(5 mg/kg) administration showed highly significant decreases(p<0.01) after 1 minute compared with the control value. 2) In group 1 and 3, IOP changes after 1 minute following succinrlcholine administration showed mild increases and were not statistically significant(p>0.05) and in group 2, IOP changes after 5 minute following succinylcholine administration shewed highly significant increases (p<0.01) . 3) In group 3, IOP changes after 5 minutes following Innovar (1 ml/15 kg) administration showed highly significant decreases (p<0.01) compared with the control value. 4) IOP changes after 1 minute of endotracheal intubation showed highly significant inc- reases (p<0.01) in all groups compared with the control value. 7) In group 4, IOP changes following vecuronium administration instead of succinylcholine showed highly significant decreases, but could not prevent the increases in IOP following endotracheal intubation. 6) In all groups, blood pressures and pulse rates showed highly significant increases after endotracheal intubation. 7) After succinylcholine administration, blood pressures showed aignificant increases in group 1 and highly significant increases in group 2. 8) In group 2, blood pressures showed highly significant increases after ketamine administration.
Anesthetics* ; Blood Group Antigens ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure* ; Intubation, Intratracheal ; Ketamine ; Succinylcholine ; Vecuronium Bromide