Six cystic metacestodes were found in the abdominal muscles of a wild rabbit, Lepus sinensis, in China. The coenurus contained one or more scolices armed with hooklets. Mitochondrial cox1 (1,623 bp) confirmed 98% homology with cox1 of Taenia serialis. This is the first report of T. serialis infection in an intermediate host in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau Area, China.
Abdominal Muscles ; Arm ; China ; Hares ; Taenia

The sea hare is a marine mollusk in the family Aplysiidae that has long been consumed as food. Rarely, toxic hepatitis can occur after eating sea hare. We herein discuss four cases of toxic hepatitis due to sea hare ingestion and review the relevant literature.
Aplysia ; Drug-Induced Liver Injury* ; Eating* ; Hares* ; Humans ; Mollusca

Rudimentary polydactyly is a congenital anomaly of the hand clinically ranging from a small wart-like tumor to a pedunculated structure near the thumb or little finger. The histology reveals a marked neural proliferation, dilated blood vessels, and some Meissner corpuscles in the dermis. The etiology is unknown and there are a few theories. First, Hare believed that it represented a vestigial form of supernumerary finger, and termed it rudimentary polydactyly. Since then, Shapiro et al. has argued that rudimentary polydactyly is an amputation neuroma after finding histological similarity between acquired traumatic neuroma and rudimentary polydactyly. Recently Brehmer- Andersson et al. asserted that rudimentary polydactyly is a neuroma that can arise in any area containing Meissner corpuscles after observing a penile lesion with similar histology as rudimentary polydactyly. We report a case of rudimentary polydactyly characteristically not showing any prominent Meissner corpuscles. With this case, we provide support for the theory of Shapiro et al.
Amputation ; Blood Vessels ; Dermis ; Fingers ; Hand ; Hares ; Neuroma ; Polydactyly* ; Thumb

PURPOSE: Esophagojejunal anastomotic complications after a total gastrectomy include leakage, stenosis, bleeding, and abscess formation. Especially, the mortality rate for esophagojejunal anastomotic leakage is 80%. Although these complications hare been reduced by the usage of the EEA stapler, they are still serious and depend on various factors: the surgeon's experience, the stage of disease, the extent of surgical intervention, the method of operation, and the patient. Some local factors, such as vascularization of the graft, traction on the anastomosis suture line, and local infections, have been implicated as contributing to these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During the period 1995~2003, of the 850 gastrectomies for gastric carcinomas, 171 were intra-abdominal total gastrectomies. All of these 171 operations were performed by one surgeon using a routine D2 lymph-node dissection and a 25-mm EEA stapler on an antecolic end-to-side esophagojejunostomy. In the 77 cases a seromuscular reinforced suture at the esophagojejunostomy site was performed, and in 94 cases, a whole layer reinforced suture with absorbible materials was used. We evaluated the incidence of complications according to age, sex, stage of patients, and combined resection. Also, we compared the incidences of complications for seromuscular and whole layer reinforced sutures. RESULTS: The complications are major leaks (2.9%), minor leaks (3.5%), stenosis, bleeding (1.8%), and abscess formation (1.8%). In the five cases of major leaks, there were four mortalities with operative methods. The other patients with stenosis, bleeding, and abscess formation were treated conservatively with success. The incidences of complications were not related with age, sex, stages, and combined resection. The incidences of complications for the whole layer reinforced suture group (2.9%) were less than those for the seromuscular reinforced group (8.8%, P=0.04). CONCLUSION: The most serious complication of esophagojejunal anastomosis is major leakage with an 80% mortality. The other complications are stenosis, bleeding, and abscess formation, for which no mortalities occurred during this study. Whole layer suture of the esophagojejunal anastomotic site is an important method for preventing leakage.
Abscess ; Anastomotic Leak ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Gastrectomy* ; Hares ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Mortality ; Sutures ; Traction ; Transplants

The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender difference of relationships between the self-esteem and physical and mental health of adolescents. The sample were consisted of 410 adolescents, 202 boys and 208 girls in two urban city of Korea and the mean age was 17.4 years old. The instruments used in this study were Hare Self-Esteem Scale(Hare, 1985) and School Health Efficacy Questionnaire(Froman & Owen, 1991) which is consisted of both physical and mental health. The results showed that there was no gender difference in self-esteem of adolescents. However, the school domain of self-esteem was related to physical health of boys, and both the family domain and the school domain of self-esteem were related to physical health of girls. And both the school domain and the peer domain of self-esteem were positively related to mental health of boys, and all domains of self-esteem(peer, school, and family) were positively related to mental health of girls. In conclusion, there was not gender difference in degree of self-esteem, but there were gender difference in specific domains of self-esteem related with physical and mental health in adolescents.
Adolescent* ; Female ; Hares ; Humans ; Korea ; Mental Health* ; School Health Services ; Child Health

The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender difference of relationships between the self-esteem and physical and mental health of adolescents. The sample were consisted of 410 adolescents, 202 boys and 208 girls in two urban city of Korea and the mean age was 17.4 years old. The instruments used in this study were Hare Self-Esteem Scale(Hare, 1985) and School Health Efficacy Questionnaire(Froman & Owen, 1991) which is consisted of both physical and mental health. The results showed that there was no gender difference in self-esteem of adolescents. However, the school domain of self-esteem was related to physical health of boys, and both the family domain and the school domain of self-esteem were related to physical health of girls. And both the school domain and the peer domain of self-esteem were positively related to mental health of boys, and all domains of self-esteem(peer, school, and family) were positively related to mental health of girls. In conclusion, there was not gender difference in degree of self-esteem, but there were gender difference in specific domains of self-esteem related with physical and mental health in adolescents.
Adolescent* ; Female ; Hares ; Humans ; Korea ; Mental Health* ; School Health Services ; Child Health

OBJECTIVEPurpose of the study was to investigate the content of Nickel (Ni) and Chromium (Cr) ion in gingival tissue and blood, and to discuss the reason of gray line in gingival after wearing non-noble Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal crown.

METHODS38 rabbits were selected as experimental animals which were divided into three groups: control group, group 1 (3 months) and group 2 (6 months). The content of Ni and Cr ion in gingival tissue and blood was detected by atomic absorption spectrometer.

RESULTSThe amount of Ni and Cr in group 2 was significantly higher than that in other groups (P < 0.05) . There was no difference between group 1 and control group (P > 0.05) .

CONCLUSIONThe reason of gingival colouration might be the electrochemical corrosion. The metal ion was released in gingival tissue and blood.

Animals ; Chromium ; blood ; chemistry ; Crowns ; Dental Porcelain ; Gingiva ; chemistry ; Hares ; Nickel ; blood ; chemistry

Toxoplasma gondii causes serious infection worldwide in humans and animals. In this study, the seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis was investigated in wild boars (Sus scrofa) (n=377), wild rabbits (cape hare, Lapus capensis) (n=331), and wild chickens (red junglefwol, Gallus gallus) (n=571) in 4 forested and country sided area of Hubei province of China. For this, blood samples were collected and tested by indirect hemagglutination test (IHA). The seroprevalence was found to be 7.2%, 5.1%, and 12.6% in wild boars, rabbits, and chickens, respectively, with significant differences among these species. The prevalence of T. gondii infection in male and female wild boars was found to be 7.9% and 6.5% (P<0.01), in male and female rabbits was 5.6% and 4.9% (P<0.01), and in male and female chickens was 17.1% and 7.7% (P<0.01), respectively, with significant differences between 2 genders of chickens (P<0.01). The findings of this study may help in planning of the prevention measures against T. gondii infection in wild animals in this area.
Animals ; Animals, Wild ; Chickens* ; China* ; Female ; Forests ; Hares ; Hemagglutination Tests ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Rabbits* ; Seroepidemiologic Studies* ; Sus scrofa* ; Toxoplasma* ; Toxoplasmosis*

Identified first by Lancefield and Hare in 1935, the group G streptococcus occurs as commensals in the skin, pharynx, intestine, and vagina. It has been reported to cause a variety of human infections, such as sepsis, endocarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, and infective arthritis. Group G streptococcus sepsis could occur in chronic states such as malignancy, diabetes, alcoholics, neurologic disease, cardiovarscular disease, and end stage renal disease, however, there has been only a few case reports of endogenous endopthalmitis caused by group G streptococcus. We report herein endogenous endopthalmitis caused by group G streptococcus sepsis in 64-year-old man of alcoholic.
Alcoholics ; Arthritis ; Endocarditis ; Endophthalmitis* ; Hares ; Humans ; Intestines ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Middle Aged ; Peritonitis ; Pharyngitis ; Pharynx ; Sepsis* ; Skin ; Streptococcus* ; Vagina

Identified first by Lancefield and Hare in 1935, the group G streptococcus occurs as commensals in the skin, pharynx, intestine, and vagina. It has been reported to cause a variety of human infections, such as sepsis, endocarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, and infective arthritis. Group G streptococcus sepsis could occur in chronic states such as malignancy, diabetes, alcoholics, neurologic disease, cardiovarscular disease, and end stage renal disease, however, there has been only a few case reports of endogenous endopthalmitis caused by group G streptococcus. We report herein endogenous endopthalmitis caused by group G streptococcus sepsis in 64-year-old man of alcoholic.
Alcoholics ; Arthritis ; Endocarditis ; Endophthalmitis* ; Hares ; Humans ; Intestines ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Middle Aged ; Peritonitis ; Pharyngitis ; Pharynx ; Sepsis* ; Skin ; Streptococcus* ; Vagina