Polydactyly is the most common congenital anomaly of the upper limb. Polydactyly is classified as preaxial polydactyly(thumb), central polydactyly(index, middle and ring fingers), and postaxial polydactyly(little finger) by the site of the extra digit. A 3-day-old female newborn had a 1.5 * 1.0cm sized flesh color ed pedunculated sac like mass on the proximal phalanx of her right thumb since birth. A roentgenogram on the hand revealed no bony abnormalities of the digit and the mass contained no bony structures. The stalk of the mass was cut by the CO2 laser. On histopathological examination, a cartilage structure was found in the loosely arranged, edematous dermis and the overlying epidermis was flattened. The clinical and histological findings support the diagnosis of preaxial polydactyly. We report this interesting case of preaxial polydactyly with a review of the literature.
Cartilage ; Color ; Dermis ; Diagnosis ; Epidermis ; Female ; Hand ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Lasers, Gas ; Parturition ; Polydactyly* ; Skin* ; Thumb ; Upper Extremity

The incidence of skin diseases in the hospital practice cannot give a true picture of their prevalence in the population served. Nevertheless the hospital incidence figures usually offer the only available means of assessing prevalence, and therefore provide us with a potentially valuable source of information on the ecology of many skin disorders. (countinued..)
Ecology ; Incidence ; Prevalence ; Skin ; Skin Diseases* ; Statistics as Topic*

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Hyperaldosteronism*

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Humans ; Stomach Neoplasms* ; Young Adult*

A papillary adeno-carcinoma of the renal pelvis is very rare tumor and mostly diagnosed by histopathologic findings. A 10-years-old female was admitted to Fatima Hospital with Rt. flank pain and intermittent gross hematuria.Herein, we report a case of papillary adeno-carcinoma of the renal pelvis.
Adenocarcinoma ; Female ; Flank Pain ; Humans ; Kidney Pelvis*

A 53-year-old man developed some erythematous follicular macules accompanied with tingling sensation on both shoulders. Histologic finding showed a dense lymphocytic infiltrate around the infundibular portion of the follicle, where separation of the dermoepidermal junction was seen. The insect, obtained from the skin lesion, was identified as a larva of an Ap- hid
Aphids ; Cryptococcosis* ; Humans ; Insect Bites and Stings ; Insects ; Larva ; Middle Aged ; Sensation ; Shoulder ; Skin

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Ixodes* ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks*

Recently, a topical preparation of 5% propantheline bromide and 10% aluminum hydroxychloride in an emulsion ground substance was introduced as an effective antiperspirant. According to the literature, aluminum salts may produce functional closure of swet ducts. Nevertheless, histologic study has as yet failed to reveal a solid anatomic basis for occlusion. In this study, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to demonstrate eccrine gland ostial occlusion due to topical 5% propantheline bromide and 10% aluminum hydroxychloride.
Aluminum Hydroxide/pharmacology* ; Animal ; Eccrine Glands/drug effects* ; Foot ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred HRS ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Propantheline/pharmacology* ; Sweat Glands/drug effects*

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this article is to analyze the clinical characteristics of intramural pregnancy through the review of currently available 36 case reports. METHODS: A comprehensive computer literature search was performed in MEDLINE and EMBASE database from 1966 to 2003. And domestic literature search was preformed in KSOG database. After data collection, we reviewed and analyzed meaningful clinical variables of each case report. RESULTS: 36 articles were included. The age at diagnosis ranged from 20 to 41 years old, and the mean age was 31.2 years (S.D.:5.6). The gestational period at diagnosis ranged from 6th to 30th weeks, more than half of the cases occurred from 6th to 10th week (58.3%). Significant risk factors were history of dilatation and curettage (47.2%) and history of cesarean section (25.0%). Common clinical symptoms and signs were vague abdominal pain (58.3%) and vaginal bleeding (54.2%) in unruptured case, and sudden onset of severe abdominal pain (100%) and muscle guarding (75.0%) in ruptured case. The preoperative diagnostic accuracy was 0% before introduction of ultrasonography into the clinical practice, 48.2% after ultrasonography was available. Of 36 patients, 27 patients (75.0%) were treated with laparotomy, and 5 patients (13.8%) were treated with methotrexate. Survival outcome of fetus was very poor. Only in 1 case, the pregnancy persisted beyond the 30th week, and the fetus survived after cesarean hysterectomy. CONCLUSION: With the advanced diagnostic tools and close monitoring of patients, we can improve the diagnostic accuracy and clinical outcome of intramural pregnancy.
Abdominal Pain ; Adult ; Cesarean Section ; Data Collection ; Diagnosis ; Dilatation and Curettage ; Female ; Fetus ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Laparotomy ; Methotrexate ; Pregnancy* ; Risk Factors ; Ultrasonography ; Uterine Hemorrhage

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Humans ; Pulmonary Atresia* ; Siblings* ; Ventricular Septum*