STUDY DESIGN: A case report. OBJECTIVES: This case report presents a child who was treated conservatively after having being diagnosed with cervical intervertebral disc calcification. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: Cervical intervertebral disc calcification is considered as a degenerative change of spine. It is common in adults and in most cases, no symptoms are observed. In children, by contrast, it is a rare condition and frequently accompanies symptoms such as severe neck pain and dysphagia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 7-year-old male patient who suffered from neck pain and torticollis without trauma had been diagnosed with cervical intervertebral disc calcification and was treated conservatively. He was discharged after symptom relief, and has been followed up and observed in our outpatient department. RESULTS: The improvements of symptom and radiographic findings were found in the month follow up. CONCLUSIONS: Cervical intervertebral disc calcification shows similar symptoms to laryngopharyngeal abscess, traumatic injury and infective spondylitis, but through careful physical examination and radiologic evaluation, differential diagnosis is possible. After diagnosis, conservative treatment alone is sufficient. Antibiotic usage and surgical treatment are avoidable.
Abscess ; Adult ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Male ; Neck Pain ; Outpatients ; Physical Examination ; Spine ; Spondylitis ; Torticollis

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of propofol with succinylcholine and thiopentone with succinylcholine on serum potassium concentration during induction of general anesthesia. METHODS: Forty patients scheduled for elective surgery were allocated at random into two groups, one to receive propofol with succinylcholine or other to receive thiopentone with succinylcholine. We measured serum potassium concentration at preinjection and at 1, 5 and 10 minutes after injection of propofol with succinylcholine or thiopentone with succinylcholine respectively. RESULTS: There was significant increase in the serum potassium concentrations at 1, 5 and 10 minutes after injection of propofol-succinylcholine and thiopentone-succinylcholine compared with those before injection in two groups. No significant difference in serum potassium concentrations was observed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: The changes in serum potassium due to injection of propofol and succinycholine were very similar to those found during injection of anesthesia with thiopentone and succinylcholine. It was reassuring that such small changes of serum potassium occur when propofol-succinycholine and thiopentone-succinylcholine were used and that these changes within normal ranges were unlikely to be of clinical significance.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General ; Humans ; Potassium* ; Propofol ; Reference Values ; Succinylcholine ; Thiopental

This study was investigated the changes during treatment and retention period in the Class III malocclusion patients and explored the correlationship between factors that showed relapse tendencies and pre-treatment skeletal pattern and the changes during treatment period. Numbers of total sample were 24 and their Hellman's dental age at the start of treatment was over III B and were retained at least over 1 year 6 months. The following conclusion were obtained by comparing the differences between treatment period and retention period, and after analysing the correlationship of factors that manifested relapse tendencies. 1. The angles formed by FH plane and occlusal plane, FH plane and mandibular plane, and mandibular incisor and mandibular plane changes showed rebound effect during retention period and among them occlusal plane angle and IMPA show reverse correlationship. 2. Upward displacement of the occlusal plane at the end of treatment has returning tendency, is proportional to the displacement during treatment period, but the angle between maxillary and mandibular 1st molar to its basal bone have been constantlsy maintained during the retention period. 3. Mandibular plane decrease during retention period and downward backward rotation during treatment period show correlationship.
Dental Occlusion ; Humans ; Incisor ; Malocclusion ; Molar ; Recurrence

A given facial type can be considered as a syndrome in which various features are aggregated, so a single parameter is not sufficient to accurately identify a given facial type. This study was designed to identify & characterize the skeletal types that blend under the headline-'Cl III,deepbite'. Cephalograms of thirty-four untreated mixed dentition patients, selected mainly on the basis of clinical impression of CI III with reduced lower face heights were studied. The following conclusion can be drawn. 1. CI III malocclusion with reduced lower face height could be classified into three types. 2. Subtype 1 was identified by the following features : strong ramus, more anteriorly positioned upper molars without alveolar hypoplasia, acutely reduced Mn. plane angle. 3. Subtype 2 was characterized by a short ramus, sharply reduced postrior alveolar height, and normal Mn. plane angle. In general, this type had hypoplasia tendency in the vertical dimension. 4. In subtype 3, the AUFH occupying more percentage than ALFH was a outstanding feature. Ramal height was in normal range, alveolar hypoplasia and slightly reduced Mn. plane angle was observed. 5. The features of the subtypes were reflected in certain indices, which can be regarded as discriminative index. LAFH: if reduced, regardless of subtypes, indicates reduced lower ant. face height consistently. FHR: when this ratio is increased, it indicates subtype 1. FHl: when this ratio is in normal range, it indicates subtype 2. FPI: if reduced greatly, it indicates subtype 3.
Ants ; Dentition, Mixed ; Humans ; Malocclusion* ; Molar ; Reference Values ; Vertical Dimension

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Female ; Humans ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome* ; Pregnancy* ; Renal Dialysis*

The clinical studies were performed on 757 patients who had been admitted to Severance Hospital from May, 1964 to June, 1975 with the diagnosis of congenital heart disease. The following results were obtained; 1. Among 757 patients, cardiac catheterization was performed on 367 patients. 2. Four hundred and thirty eight patients were male and 319 were female. Over half of them were below two years of age, but among 357 cardiac catheterized patients, 137 (37.3%) patients were ranged between 6 to 10 years. 3. V.S.D., Tetralogy of Fallot, P.D.A., A.S.D. were found in order of frequency. 4. Among 757 patients, combined extra-cardiac anomalies were found in 42 patients, and 14 patients were with Downanjx syndrome. 5. Among 367 cardiac catheterized patients, 164 (44.7%) patients had cardiac operations, and among these, 18 (11.0%) patients died including 7 patients of Tetralogy of Fallot.
Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Heart Defects, Congenital* ; Humans ; Male ; Tetralogy of Fallot

Hyperprolactinemia due to a pituitary adenoma is a rare cause of erectile dysfunction (ED). The prevalence of clinically apparent prolactinomas is reported to be from 6–10 to 50 per 100,000. A few reports have been published of prolactinoma presenting with ED. Here, we report a rare case of a young man who presented with ED as a chief complaint and who was diagnosed with a huge prolactinoma, and we discuss a related fertility issue.
Erectile Dysfunction ; Fertility ; Hyperprolactinemia ; Male ; Pituitary Neoplasms ; Prevalence ; Prolactinoma

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Humans ; Hypertension* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Renal Insufficiency*

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Humans ; Hypertension* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Renal Insufficiency*