No abstract available.
Humans*

No abstract available.
Antigen-Antibody Complex* ; Humans ; Interleukin-2* ; Ovarian Neoplasms*

Occult meningocele is a cystic type of spinal dysraphism derived from developmental fusion defect during early fetal life. It is well known its common, but remarkably less than of myelomeningocele in incidence, combinations with other anormalies. A 11-year-old boy suffering from waddling gait and equinovarus foot deformity for 6 years, is presented. He has not any external protruded mass, hypertrichosis or abnormal pigmentation around his low back. He also has no evidence of neurofibromatosis or enlarged head. Pain spinal films show widening of intervertebral foramina and interpedicular distance, and spina bifida. With myelography using 90ml of Pantopaque, huge ectatic sac accompanying with multiple outpocketings of meninges like stocked tail is well demonstrated. Neurosurgical operation was not indicated. Operation for the correction of the foot deformity were performed by orthopedician.
Child ; Clubfoot ; Foot Deformities ; Gait ; Head ; Humans ; Hypertrichosis ; Incidence ; Iophendylate ; Male ; Meninges ; Meningocele* ; Meningomyelocele ; Myelography ; Neurofibromatoses ; Pigmentation ; Spinal Dysraphism ; Spine*

Occult meningocele is a cystic type of spinal dysraphism derived from developmental fusion defect during early fetal life. It is well known its common, but remarkably less than of myelomeningocele in incidence, combinations with other anormalies. A 11-year-old boy suffering from waddling gait and equinovarus foot deformity for 6 years, is presented. He has not any external protruded mass, hypertrichosis or abnormal pigmentation around his low back. He also has no evidence of neurofibromatosis or enlarged head. Pain spinal films show widening of intervertebral foramina and interpedicular distance, and spina bifida. With myelography using 90ml of Pantopaque, huge ectatic sac accompanying with multiple outpocketings of meninges like stocked tail is well demonstrated. Neurosurgical operation was not indicated. Operation for the correction of the foot deformity were performed by orthopedician.
Child ; Clubfoot ; Foot Deformities ; Gait ; Head ; Humans ; Hypertrichosis ; Incidence ; Iophendylate ; Male ; Meninges ; Meningocele* ; Meningomyelocele ; Myelography ; Neurofibromatoses ; Pigmentation ; Spinal Dysraphism ; Spine*

Glomus tumor is a kind of vascular tumor that arises from the glomus body, which regulates skin temperature and is placed in the skin and the subcutaneous area. It is a benign tumor that usually presents in the subungal area. It is relatively common in areas other than the fingers, but its occurrence in peripheral nerves is known to be comparatively rare. We report our experience with a case of glomus tumor arising from the brachial plexus, a rare site of occurrence for glomus tumors.
Brachial Plexus ; Fingers ; Glomus Tumor ; Peripheral Nerves ; Skin ; Skin Temperature

No abstract available.
Orthopedics*

The gene ftsH encodes a membrane-bound and ATP-dependent protease that is involved in a variety of cellular functions including heat-shock and stress response. Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA encompassing most part of the ftsH gene was cloned in Escherichia coli and sequenced. Due to the unsuccessful cloning as seen in other pneumococcal promoters, the 5'-end of the gene including the upstream promoter region was amplified by inverse polymerase chain reaction and then sequenced by cyclic sequencing. The amino acid sequence that is deduced from the 1,959 bp-long ftsH gene is very similar to FtsH of several gram-positive bacteria and E. coli within the region responsible for the AAA (ATPase associated with diverse cellular activities) function. Except for the N-terminal domain that contains a short extracellular region between two mernbrane-spanning segments, pneumococcal FtsH shows striking sequence similarity to that of a closely related species Lactococcus lactis within the conserved cytoplasmic domain where two ATP-binding motifs, the AAA Signature motif, and a zinc-binding motif are found.
Amino Acid Sequence ; ATP-Dependent Proteases ; Base Sequence* ; Clone Cells* ; Cloning, Organism* ; Cytoplasm ; DNA ; Escherichia coli ; Gram-Positive Bacteria ; Lactococcus lactis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Streptococcus pneumoniae* ; Streptococcus* ; Strikes, Employee

Mobius syndrome is generally considered to be a static disorder of congenital origin, and is manifested as unilateral or bilateral facial weakness and lateral gaze limitation. In most instances the syndrome occurs sporadically, but rarely familial cases have been reported. We report a family of three members with Mobius syndrome; a 7-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy, and their 29-year-old mother. Each patient revealed facial diplegia, and unilateral or bilateral lateral rectus palsy. Brain MRI scans showed normal and there were no definite brainstem dysfunctions on electrophysiologic studies.
Abducens Nerve Diseases ; Adult ; Brain ; Brain Stem ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Mobius Syndrome* ; Mothers

Mobius syndrome is generally considered to be a static disorder of congenital origin, and is manifested as unilateral or bilateral facial weakness and lateral gaze limitation. In most instances the syndrome occurs sporadically, but rarely familial cases have been reported. We report a family of three members with Mobius syndrome; a 7-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy, and their 29-year-old mother. Each patient revealed facial diplegia, and unilateral or bilateral lateral rectus palsy. Brain MRI scans showed normal and there were no definite brainstem dysfunctions on electrophysiologic studies.
Abducens Nerve Diseases ; Adult ; Brain ; Brain Stem ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Mobius Syndrome* ; Mothers

Primary biliary cirrhosis is frequently associated with a variety of disorders presumed to be autoimmune in nature, such as Sjogrens syndrome, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and autoimmune thyroiditis. Scleroderma has been recognized in association with primary biliary cirrhosis. Most cases present as the CREST (calcinosis cutis, Raynauds phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) syndrome. Isolated pulmonary hypertension develops in a small proportion of patients, nearly all of whom have limited cutaneous involvement. We report a case who has diffuse scleroderma associated with primary biliary cirrhosis and isolated pulmonary hypertension.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Esophageal Motility Disorders ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary* ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary* ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; Scleroderma, Diffuse* ; Sjogren's Syndrome ; Thyroiditis, Autoimmune