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Forearm* ; Lower Extremity*

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Gastroscopy* ; Humans

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Animals ; Collagen* ; Fibroblasts* ; Rats* ; Skin*

Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare disease characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia and non-malignant lymphohistiocytic infiltration with hemophagocytosis in reticulendothelial organs. We experienced three cases of FHL in identical male twins and their younger brother who presented with fever and severe hepatosplenomegaly. Cytopenia, elevated serum transaminase and low serum albumin levels, hypertriglyceridemia were common laboratory findings of them. One of them showed markedly decreased phytohemagglutinin induced lymphocyte proliferation and reversed CD4/CD8 ratio (0.52) in flowcytometric lymphocyte subset analysis. Aspirate of bone marrow revealed typical features consistent with FHL in two of them. In spite of recent therapeutic approaches, none of them survived.
Bone Marrow ; Fever ; Humans ; Hypertriglyceridemia ; Lymphocyte Subsets ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic* ; Male ; Rare Diseases ; Serum Albumin ; Siblings

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Female ; Humans ; Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome*

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Catheters* ; Heart Defects, Congenital*

Bilateral coronary artery fistula is very uncommon congenital anomaly which occupy small percentage of all congenital coronary artery fistula. About 20% of the cases associated with additional congenital heart disease. And it may cause congestive heart failure, especially severely in neonate. We experienced a case of neonate who was 1 day-old-male with bilateral coronary artery-right ventricular fistula associated with atrial septal defect and congestive heart failure. The Patient was admitted because dyspnea, cyanosis since birth. 2D ecgicardiogram and cardiac catheterization revealed that a fistulous communicating ; forming a large aneurysm, was noted from bilateral coronary artery emptied into the right ventricle, and there was oxygen step-up in right ventricle.
Aneurysm ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Coronary Vessels ; Cyanosis ; Dyspnea ; Fistula* ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Failure ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Oxygen ; Parturition

The authors underwent the serum lipid study, involving the lipoprotein fraction, and the HDL-cholesterol mean values in normal Korean adults visited to Hanyang University Hospital, and also compared with the previously reported serum lipid studies. The results are as follows; 1) The mean values of triglyceride, total cholesterol, and phospholipid were 103.3+/-17.1mg%, 188.9+/-18.2mg%, and 196.7+/-19.8mg%, respectively. 2) Compared with the past 7 years triglyceride showed increasing tendency with significance, and cholesterol and phospholipid showed slightly increasing tendency. 3) In the serum lipoprotein fraction, the mean values of alpha-lipoprotein, pre-beta-lipoprotein, and beta-lipoprotein were 37.2+/-5.9%, 16.0+/-4.2%, and 48.6+/-5.2%, respectively. 4) Compared with the past 10 years, the alpha-, and pre-beta-lipoprotein showed increasing tendency, meanwhile, beta-lipoprotein revealed decreasing tendency. 5) The mean value of HDL-cholesterol was 52.3+/-14.6mg%, and the ratio of HDL-cholesterol to total cholesterol(HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol) was 28.2+/-7.9. 6) Compared with the past 2 years, HDL-cholesterol level showed slightly increasing tendency.
Adult ; Cholesterol ; Humans ; Lipoproteins ; Triglycerides

Composite grafting remains a technique which is used reluctantly and without great hope of success. In the recent two years, unexpectedly good result of composite graft was gained from 30 cases. The purpose of our study is to identify factors influencing success and to overlook long-term problems from a cosmetic and a functional view point. A retrospective review and a questionnaire about 30 fingers of 29 patients which were operated for composite graft at Kyongju hospital of Dongguk university from March 1997 to February 1999 were carried out. In all cases of composite grafting, tie-over dressing and heat lamp were applied and left for five days. And following result and conclusion were obtained. 1. 24(80%) of 30 finger tips replaced as composite graft were survived completely or partially. 2. At children with an age range 1 to 14, the survival rate (100%) of composite grafted tips was higher than that (75%) at adults. So, patient's age was important factor for success. 3. The type of injury was more important factor than the level of amputation. The survival rate(100%) of tips to cutting injury was higher than that(75%) of tips to crushing injury. 4. The delay in time from amputation and replacement did not significantly correlate with the survival rate. But, all tips replaced within 3 hours were survived completely or partially. 5. Even if partial necrosis on grafted tips was present, a result of long-time conservative treatment with minimal debridrement was excellent. Especially in children, the tips with conservative treatment showed normal appearance, several months later. 6. Cosmetic and functional results were better in child group and in groups with higher survival rate. Most common problem in cosmetic aspect was a short digit and that in functional aspect was a tender tip. 7. As a heat lamp increased blood supply, we could obtain better outcome.
Adult ; Amputation ; Bandages ; Child ; Fingers ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Hope ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate ; Transplants*