Molluscum contagiosum is a common, benign, viral disease of the skin and mucous membrane that generally affects children. This disease is characterized by a 2 to 7 week incubation period; the involvement of the face, trunk, and extremities; spontaneous resolution within 2 to 4 months; and common autoinoculation. Individuals are susceptibile from the age of one. Herein, we report a case of molluscum contagiosum with an unusual manifestation. The skin lesions, which occured at ten days postpartum, showed two adjacent hard papules on the posterior scalp. They remained for 8 months in the same size and number.
Child ; Extremities ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Molluscum Contagiosum* ; Mucous Membrane ; Postpartum Period ; Scalp ; Skin ; Virus Diseases

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Mortality*

We experienced nutiple brain abscess in two neonates. Diagnosis was made CT scan, Which revealed multiple ring-like enhancing leason in both frontoparietal and left posterior parietal cerebral parenchyme. Therapy was consisted of systemic antibiotic treatment and CSF V-P shunt operation due to complicated hydrocephalus. One neonate was died and the other neonate has been followed up due to convulsion and neurological sequale.
Brain Abscess* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Infant, Newborn* ; Rabeprazole ; Seizures ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

The folling results were obtained through the clinical review and Virology Laboratory of 100 cases of meningitis seen at ward of the pediatric department of Has Sung Hospital during the period from May to June, 1993. 1) Early childhood period was the most frequent age group and male was predominant in aseptic meningitis. 2) The common chief complaints were fever, vomiting, headache in order. 3) On physical examination meningeal irritation signs were not prominent. 4) On admission, leukocytosis (WBC count>10.000/mm(3)) on peripheral blood was showed in 36%. 5) The findings of cerebrospinal fluid showed that cells (Mean WBC count 671.8/mm(3)) were increased in all cases, and protein and sugar were mostly within normal limit. 6) Echovirus 9 was thought to be main causative agent according to the cerebrospinal fluid culture and antibody test. 7) On follow up study 2 months after discharge, 14 cases showed minimal abnormalities of EEG but no abnormal finding in BERA.
Cerebrospinal Fluid ; Echovirus 9 ; Electroencephalography ; Fever ; Follow-Up Studies ; Headache ; Humans ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Meningitis ; Meningitis, Aseptic* ; Physical Examination ; Virology ; Vomiting

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tamsulosin on expulsion of ureteral stones after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-six patients(39 with upper ureteral stones and 37 with lower ureteral stones) treated with ESWL for stones <10mm were randomly divided into two groups. Tamsulosin(0.2mg orally once daily) was administered to group 1; group 2 received no medications. All patients were evaluated with respect to the number of episodes of ureteral colic, the expulsion rates of stones after ESWL, and the mean number of sessions of ESWL until complete expulsion of stones. RESULTS: The complete expulsion rates of upper and lower ureteral stones did not differ significantly between groups 1 and 2 during each session of ESWL; however, the mean session of ESWL was lower in group 1 than in group 2. For upper ureteral stones, 1.8 sessions were necessary per patient in group 1, while 2.3 sessions were required for the patients in group 2(p=0.039). For lower ureteral stones, 2.0 sessions were necessary per patient in group 1, while 2.9 sessions were required for the patients in group 2(p=0.032). There were significant decreases in the number of episodes of pain in group 1 with lower ureteral stones(p=0.014). There were no side effects associated with tamsulosin. CONCLUSIONS: The use of tamsulosin in the treatment of upper and lower ureteral stones after ESWL can decrease the mean number of sessions of ESWL and the number of episodes of pain, but cannot improve the expulsion rate. Further research regarding the cost-effectiveness of tamsulosin after ESWL is needed.
Calculi ; Humans ; Lithotripsy ; Renal Colic ; Shock ; Sulfonamides ; Ureter

We report a patient who developed pyoderma gangrenosum in the penis with invasion of the distal urethra. The patient was treated with prednisolone and thalidomide, followed by a reconstructive surgical repair using a scrotal island flap. We report this case with a brief review of the literature.
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Male ; Middle Aged ; *Penile Diseases/drug therapy/pathology/surgery ; Penis/*pathology ; Prednisolone/therapeutic use ; *Pyoderma Gangrenosum/drug therapy/pathology/surgery ; Thalidomide/therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome

The expression of P-glycoprotein in gynecological tissues was studied by immunohistochemical staining methods. Aspects of study included the expression of P-glycoprotein in different tissues throughout the clinical treatment regimen, the relationship between the expression of P-glycoprotein and the degree of pathologic malignancy, and the expression of P-glycoprotein in cancerous tissue before and after chemotherapy. Studies were based on patients who were admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Chungnam National University Hospital from January 1988 to December 1993. Tissue samples collected prior to chemotherapy included 34 ovarian cancers, 73 cervical cancers, and 11 endometrial cancers. Pre and post-chemotherapy tissue samples included 11 ovarian cancers and 15 cervical cancers. Normal tissue samples included 12 from the ovaries, 15 from the cervix, and 10 from the endometrium. RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:1. p-glycoprotein was mainly found in the cytoplasm of both normal tissue cells and cells of tissues prior to chemotherapy. After chemotherapy it was found more intensely in the cell membrane than in the cytoplasm. 2. For normal tissue, p-glycoprotein was found in 25% of ovarian tissues, 33.3% of uterine cervical tissues, and 40.0% of endometrial tissues. 3. For cancerous tissues prior to chemotherapy, p-glycoprotein was found in 45.5% of ovarian cancer cases, 47.9% of uterine cervical cancer cases, and 45.5% of endometrial cancer cases. There was no statistically meaningful difference in these rates in cancerous versus normal tissues. 4. The expression of P-glycoprotein in cancerous tissues prior to chemotherapy was not related to histologic type. 5. For ovarian cancer tissue, p-glycoprotien was expressed in 45.5% of cases prior to chemotherapy, and 54.4% of cases subsequent to chemotherapy. For uterine cervical cancer tissue, p-glycoprotein expression rates before and after chemotherapy was 46.7% and 60.0% respectively and there was a statistically meaningful difference(p<0.05). 6. There was no relationship between P-glycoprotein expression in cancer tissues after chermotherapy and the presence of cisplatin in chemotherapeutic drugs. 7. For uterine cervical cancer tissues prior to chemotherapy, there was no relationship between the degree histologic differentiation and the expression of P-glycoprotein. 8. For cancerous tissues there was no relationship between clinical stage and the expression of P-glycoprotein. In conclusion, the expression of P-glycoprotein was identified in the tissues before the drug exposure. However, there was no relationship between the expression of P-glycoprotein and hlstologic type, clinical stage, and effectiveness of chemotherapy, This may be related to P-glycoprotein inducing a cellular resistance to chemotherapeutic agents, although the importance of this resistance is thought to be small. Further studies of P-glycoprotein are needed to delineate its role in cellular anticancer drug resistance.
Cell Membrane ; Cervix Uteri ; Chungcheongnam-do ; Cisplatin ; Cytoplasm ; Drug Resistance ; Drug Therapy ; Endometrial Neoplasms ; Endometrium ; Female ; Gynecology ; Humans ; Obstetrics ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Ovary ; P-Glycoprotein* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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Liver* ; Ultrasonography*

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effects of oral health-related self efficacy and social support on oral health-related quality of life, and analyze the related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 979 high school students living in Iksan. Data were collected from January 15 to 30, 2014. Individual self-administered surveys were conducted through the sampling method. The contents of the survey were the characteristics of the subjects, oral health-related self efficacy (OHSE), social support related to oral health (OHSS), and quality of life related to oral health (QHRQoL). A survey tool designed by the author was used to measure OHSE and OHSS. QHRQoL used Child Oral Health Impact Profile-Short Form 19 (COHIP-SF 19) for examination. The statistical analysis methods used were mean difference, correlation, and multiple regression analyses. Results: QHRQol was correlated with OHSE, but not OHSS. Per the multivariate analysis, factors that affected QHRQoL were gender, mother’s education level, academic stress, and OHSE; OHSS did not have any effect. Conclusions It was found that OHSE influenced QHRQoL. Therefore, it is necessary to develop education programs that can enhance OHSE.