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Invasive aspergilosis or mucormycosis of the paranasal sinuses involving the cranial cavity is termed'rhinocerebral' mycosis, which is often difficult to differentiate from malignancy. Prognosis of rhinocerabralmycosis: is diastrous and usually fatal. The authors herein report 6 cases of rhinocerebral mycosis: two of themwe mucormycosis and four were aspiergillosis histopathologically. Main CT featurs are nodular mucosal thickeningin the multiple sits of the paranasal sinuses that extend to orbital apex or cavernosu sinus through focaldestruction of bony wall. In spite of their invasiveness beyond bony boundary, destruction is not so remarkableand it is always accompained by bony sclerosis. Awareness of these diseases and CT patterns discussed in thisreport should be helpful in leading to early biopsy and treamtent.
4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid ; Aspergillosis ; Biopsy ; Mucormycosis ; Orbit ; Paranasal Sinuses ; Prognosis ; Sclerosis

Conjunctival bacterial cultures for 113 neonates who were delivered by cesarean section or vaginal delivery were performed within 30 minutes after birth. These neonates were in the condition of no eye drops applied. The 43 newborns were delivered by cesarean section(CS group) and the 70 newborns were delivered vaginally(VD group). The 10 newborns(P1) (14 eyes(P2)) in the CS group and the 29 newborns(41 eyes) in the VD group showed culture positivity. These differences between two groups were statistically significant(p1, p2<0.05). The CS group had significantly fewer species and colony forming units cultured per subject (0.395 +/- 0.821(p3), 5.116 +/- 27.095(p4) than the VD group(0.971 +/- 1.393, 25.843 +/- 62.285) (p3,p4<0.05). Coagulase negative staphylococci were predominantly isolated in the CS group and coagulase negative staphylococci, gram positive bacilli, E. coli, nonfermenting bacilli, and S. aureus in the VD group. Therefore it was found that the conjunctiva of the newborns delivered by cesarean section bore significantly fewer bacteria and need less prophylactic measures than that of newborns delivered vaginally.
Bacteria ; Cesarean Section* ; Coagulase ; Conjunctiva ; Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Ophthalmic Solutions ; Parturition* ; Pregnancy ; Stem Cells

In order to study the effect of spinal nareotics on postoperative pulmonary function and ventilatory reserve after upper abdominal surgery, small preoperative doses of morphine were administrated into the subarachnoidal space and the changes in FVC, FEVi.e., MMEF and FEVi.e./FVC with the SC-20 spirometric computer wer evaluated. The results were as follows: 1) On the 1st day postoperatively FVC of the control group was 56% of the preperative value, 2.94+/-0.68(1/sec), and that of the morphine group was 66% of the preoperative value, 2.99+/-0.73(1/sec).(p<0.05) On the 2nd and 3rd day postoperatively the control group was 64% and 65% and that of the morphine group was 82% and 87%. (p<0.05) 2) On the 1st and 2nd postoperative day FEVi.e. of the control group was 52% and 57% of the preoperative value, 2.49+/-0.43(1/sec), and that of the morphine group was 61%, and 65% of the preoperative value, 2.42+/-0.68(1/sec). (p<0.05) On the 3rd postoperative day the FEVi.e. of the control group was 65% and that of the morphine group was 80%. (p<0.05) 3) On the 1st and 2nd postoperative day the MMEF of the control group was 56%, and 61% of the preoperative value, 2.45+/-0.77(1/sec). In the 3rd postoperative day the MMEF on the control group was 63% and that of the morphine group was 78%. (p<0.01) 4) The preoperative FEVi.e./FVC of the control group was 84.3% and that of the morphine group was 78.7%. in the postoperative period, there were no significant differences between the control and morphine group.
Morphine* ; Postoperative Period

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Brain* ; Epilepsy* ; Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

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Asphyxia* ; Brain* ; Humans ; Infant* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

Spontaneous intestinal perforation is characterized by isolated mucosal ulceration with acute inflammation, submucosal edema and serosal inflammation, and considered as a separate clinical entity from necrotizing enterocolitis. The causes of spontaneous intestinal perforation are administration of indomethacin, dexamethasone, umbilical artery catheterization, defect of intestinal musculature, and systemic candidasis. Intestinal perforation caused by defects of intestinal musculature is rare, and its pathogenesis remains uncertain. The authors report one case of a premature infant with defect in intestinal musculature confirmed through postoperation biopsy who was misdiagnosed as intestinal perforation due to necrotizing enterocolitis.
Biopsy ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Dexamethasone ; Edema ; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing ; Humans ; Indomethacin ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Inflammation ; Intestinal Perforation* ; Ulcer ; Umbilical Arteries

No abstract available.
Brain* ; Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime* ; Thalamic Diseases* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

No abstract available.
Brain* ; Craniocerebral Trauma* ; Head* ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

No abstract available.
Korea* ; Scrub Typhus*