Quaternium-15 (Dowicil 200) which is a water-soluble antimicrobial agent and a formaldehyde releaser is widely being used as a preservative in cosmetics and medicaments these days. However, there are scanty reports about it in the Korean literature. Recently, we have experienced two cases of Quaternium-15 contact dermatitis probably related with their cosmetics and topical medicament, respectively. We report our cases with the patch test results.
Dermatitis, Contact* ; Formaldehyde ; Patch Tests

9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene ; Animals ; Carcinogenesis ; Carcinoma in Situ ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Cricetinae ; Cytoplasm ; Epigenomics ; Epithelium ; Islands ; Mineral Oil ; Mouth Neoplasms ; Mucous Membrane ; Prognosis ; Transforming Growth Factor alpha ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; Transforming Growth Factors

Gestational trophoblastic tumor is one of the curable disease, but metastatic trophoblastic tumor still shows high mortality rate because of resistance to the chemotherapy. Choriocarcinoma may occur after an any type of human pregnancy. The incidence of choriocarcinoma following term pregnancy is very uncommon, and such tumor appears to follow a more aggressive course with more extensive metastatic spread and is less responsive to chemotherapy resulting in a poorer prognosis. Choriocarcinoma presenting as postpartum hemorrhage, and spontaneous tumor perforation with intra-abdominal hemorrhage is even rarer, requiring emergency laparotomy. We had experienced one case of metastatic choriocarcinoma following term pregnancy that required emergency total abdominal hysterectomy due to uterine perforation and hemorrhage. So, we report this case with brief review of literatures.
Choriocarcinoma* ; Drug Therapy ; Emergencies ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Incidence ; Laparotomy ; Mortality ; Postpartum Hemorrhage ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy* ; Prognosis ; Trophoblastic Neoplasms ; Uterine Perforation*

No abstract available.
Gastroschisis*

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of family support and health promotion behaviors on quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy. Methods: A total of 108 participants who underwent gastrectomy within 2 years responded to self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0 with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Quality of life was significantly different depending on the participants’ age and main caregiver, and showed significant correlations with family support and health promotion behaviors. Hierarchical regression analysis explained 13% of the variance in quality of life in the first step with age and main caregiver and 39% in the second step adding family support and health promotion behaviors. Conclusion In order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy, patients’ family support and health promotion behaviors need to be improved. Additional research and nursing interventions on quality of life of this group of patients are needed to substantiate the importance of these influencing factors.

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of family support and health promotion behaviors on quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy. Methods: A total of 108 participants who underwent gastrectomy within 2 years responded to self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0 with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Quality of life was significantly different depending on the participants’ age and main caregiver, and showed significant correlations with family support and health promotion behaviors. Hierarchical regression analysis explained 13% of the variance in quality of life in the first step with age and main caregiver and 39% in the second step adding family support and health promotion behaviors. Conclusion In order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy, patients’ family support and health promotion behaviors need to be improved. Additional research and nursing interventions on quality of life of this group of patients are needed to substantiate the importance of these influencing factors.

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of family support and health promotion behaviors on quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy. Methods: A total of 108 participants who underwent gastrectomy within 2 years responded to self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0 with independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffe test, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Quality of life was significantly different depending on the participants’ age and main caregiver, and showed significant correlations with family support and health promotion behaviors. Hierarchical regression analysis explained 13% of the variance in quality of life in the first step with age and main caregiver and 39% in the second step adding family support and health promotion behaviors. Conclusion In order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients after gastrectomy, patients’ family support and health promotion behaviors need to be improved. Additional research and nursing interventions on quality of life of this group of patients are needed to substantiate the importance of these influencing factors.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze 543 cases of amniocentesis with indications, cytogenetic results. METHOD: This study includes 543 cases cytogenetic study results which amniocentesis to detect fetal chromosomal abnormality in the Cytogenetic Laboratory at Eun Hospital in Kwang-Ju from August 1996 to December 2000, as gestational ages, indications of amniocentesis, maternal age distributions, chromosome aberrations with cytogenetic results. The cytogenetic results of chromosome aberration was identified by parents inheritance and de novo karyotypes as parents periperal blood cytogenetic study. RESULTS: Amniocentesis performed mostly from 15 weeks to 20 weeks of gestaional ages. Requested indication of amniocentesis presents abnormal maternal serum screening (37%), infertility (23%) and maternal old age (> or =35) (17%). Chromosome aberration according to amniocentesis indication was suspected fetal anomaly by ultrasonogram (8.6%), previous family history (5.7%). Chormosome aberration following maternal ages, more 40 years old women were found highly 7.9%. The frequency of chromosome aberration was 5.5% but de novo chromosome aberration was 2.2%. Numerical aberration was overall new karyotypes (1.3%). Structural aberration was inheritance karyotypes (3.3%) and de novo karyotypes (0.9%). CONCLUSION: Amniocentesis is a effective diagnostic tools in fetal chromosome aberration. Indication of fetal chromosomal anormality by ultrasonography and advanced maternal ages is an important diagnostic method with chromosome aberrations. Prenatal fetal chromosome aberrations included inheritance and de novo karyotypes. Especially, identification of de novo chromosome aberrations may predict fetal anomaly and counsel the fetus for pregnant parents.
Adult ; Amniocentesis* ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Cytogenetic Analysis* ; Cytogenetics* ; Female ; Fetus ; Gestational Age ; Gwangju ; Humans ; Infertility ; Karyotype ; Mass Screening ; Maternal Age ; Parents ; Ultrasonography ; Wills

No abstract available.
Amniotic Fluid* ; Female ; Iron* ; Meconium* ; Staphylococcus aureus* ; Staphylococcus*

No abstract available.
Bone Density* ; Estrogens* ; Female ; Humans