Although penicillin still remains the drug of choice in the treatment of gonorrhoea in many countries, treatment failures are becoming more and more coramon. Recently, the prohlem cauaed, by antibiotic resistant strains of N. gnorrhoeae has been aggravated by appearance of penicillinase producing N. gonorrheeae. Good results were reported with the use of spectinomycin, cefuroxime and efotaxime. These drugs are, as yet, quite expensive. A lower cost regimen has to be sought. In this study, the effect of fortified penicillin G was compared with kanarnycin in the treatment of uncomplicated male gonorrhoeae. The subjects were 446 rnale patients with uncomplieated gonocoacal urethritis at VD clinic of ChoongKu Public Health Center in Seoul between June and November, 1981. The patients are assigned randomly to one of the regimens. Among 181 patients treated with kanamycin, 2. 0 gm, IM, 148 recovered with 27 (19%) postgonococcal urethritis (PGU) and 39(21,6%) failed. Among 168 patients treated with fortified penicillin G, 6 mega-units IM, plus probenecid, l. 0 gm, PO., 100 recovered with 31(81%) PGU and 68(40. 5%) failed. -countinue-
Cefuroxime ; Gonorrhea* ; Humans ; Kanamycin* ; Male* ; Penicillin G* ; Penicillinase ; Penicillins* ; Probenecid ; Public Health ; Seoul ; Spectinomycin ; Treatment Failure ; Urethritis

In this study, the effect of kanamycin sulfate was compared with fortified penicillin G in the treatment of uncomplicated penicillinase negative Neisseria gonorrhoeae(nonPPNG) urethritis in male. The subjects were 250 male patients with uncomplicated non-PPNG urethritis, at the Venereal Disease Clinic of Choong-ku Public Health Center in Seoul from May 1982 to August 1982. Among 103 patients treated with kanamycin sulfate, 2.0 gm, IM, 92 recovered and 11(10. 7%) failed. Among 100 patients treated with fortified penicillin G, 6 megaunits IM, plus probenecid, l.0 gm, 92 recovered and 8(8%) failed. No significant difference in the effect was found between these two regimens for non-PPNG urethritis. It is concluded that kanamycin sulfate as well as fortified penicillin G. have a good effect in the treatment of non-PPNG urethritis.
Gonorrhea* ; Humans ; Kanamycin* ; Male* ; Neisseria gonorrhoeae* ; Neisseria* ; Penicillin G* ; Penicillinase* ; Penicillins* ; Probenecid ; Public Health ; Seoul ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; Urethritis

BACKGROUND: The number of nongonococcal urethritis(NGU) cases is exceeding more and more that of Gonorrhea in developeing nations and some of the developing countr es such as Korea. The best evidence for an etiologic role for Trichomonas Vaginalis is in nongonococcal urethritis. OBJECTIVE: We compared the effects of Tetracycline to Tetracycine and Metronidazole in the treatment of male patients with nongonococcal urethritis and wished to find out the incidence of Trichomon-as Vaginalis in male patients with nongonocaccal urethritis indirectly. METHOD: From January, ],989 to December, 1992, three hundred male patients with nongococcal urethritis(NGU) at the Venreal Disease Clinic of Choong-Ku Publi Health Center in Seoul were allocated randomly into one of two treatment regimens. and one hundred sixty eight patients were followed. RESULTS: Eighty(83.4%) of ninty six patients treated with Tetrac; cline, 500mg, PO, q.i.d. for 14 days were cured. Sixty two(86.2%) of seventy two patients treatec with Tetracycline, 500mg, PO, q.i. d. for 14 days and Metronidaole. 2.0gm, PO, for 1 day were cured. There is no significant different between the 2 groups in treated rates(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: It suggests that male patients with nongonococcal ure1hritis due to trichomoniasis are rare in Korea. This may be die to the fact that the incidence of trichorioniasis has been declining since the 1960s. It also suggests not only the need for further studies on tool is disease but also more studies on other causes of nongonocoqeal urethritis, its treatment and epidernio.ogical study.
Gonorrhea ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Male* ; Metronidazole* ; Seoul ; Tetracycline* ; Trichomonas vaginalis ; Urethritis

A 26 year old female presented complaining of a pea-sized nodule on her left lower eyelid for 10 years duration. Histopathological study showed several cysts in the dermis surrounded by secretory cells. The cysts were filled with decapitatory secretions. Positive staining with carcinoembrynic an tigen(CEA) was detected by immunoperoxidase technique. These clinical and histopathological findings suggest apocrine hidrocystoma developed on the left lower eyelid.
Adult ; Dermis ; Eyelids ; Female ; Hidrocystoma* ; Humans ; Immunoenzyme Techniques

This survey was made on 1462 cases in different age groups, from the neonate to the age of 15, to analyse the data statistically concerning the prevalence, size, shape, site and color of Mongolian spot. The results were as follows: 1) Of 1462 cases, Mongolian spot(s) was(were) present in 759(51. 9%) with the sex ratio of male to female, 1: l. 2. The prevalence could be divided into 3 stages, high(neonate to 3years), abruptly declined(4 to 9year), steadily declined (10 to 15years) 2) The mean and standard deviation of diameter represented 4. 56+2. 96cm(M +SD), ranging from 0. 5 to 21 cm. 3) The two most common shapes were ovoid(45. 5%,) and irregularly circular (31.4%). 4) The two most common sites were sacrococcygeal(80. 1%,) and gluteal(75. 1%). 5) The two most common colors were blue(75. 1 %) and purple-blue(13. 5%).
Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mongolian Spot ; Prevalence ; Sex Ratio ; Statistics as Topic*

Marjolin is ulcer may be defined briefly as a cancer arising in a bum scar. A 41-year-old female had a Marjolin is ulcer(12x10x3cm) on her right lower leg. This ulcerated tumor has been present for two and half months and the induction period sinnc her bum was 29 years. The pathologic diagn.osis was squamous cell carcinoma, grade 2. Roentgenograms of her right lower leg revealed several soft tissue masses densities which, in part, horizontally connected with the periosteum of the tibia. So she was treated by above-knee amputation with dissection of several, unenlarged inguinal nodes which showed no evidence of metastases. She developed large, single, fixed metastatic node in right inguinal area one month after amputation and dissection was done.
Adult ; Amputation ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Cicatrix ; Female ; Humans ; Leg ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Periosteum ; Tibia ; Ulcer*

From August to November 1985 244 bacteriologically proven male uncomplirated goncicoccal urethritis patients at the VD clinic of Choong-Ku Public Health Center form August to November 1985 were divided into group A and group B according to a random number sheet. In group A, treated with kanamycin 2.Ogm, im plus benzyl penicillin-G 5 mega units, im plus probenecid, 1.Ogm, PO; 112 of 121 patients were followed and 10 patients (8.9%) failed to be recovered. In group B, treated with kanamycin, 2,Ogm, im plus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 9 tahlets, PO; 112 of l23 patients were followed and 7(6.3%) failed. There is no sign.ificant difference between the two groups (p>0. 05) The failure rates in PPNG urethritis were 14.3% and 8.0% in group A and group B respectively. There is a signficant difference in failure rate between the two groups (P<0.05). It is suggested that, because of high rate of PPNG among circulating N.gonorrhoeae, the combinatioin regimen of kanamycin and trime.thoprim-sulfamethoxazole may be used as a first line treatrnent regimen for uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis.
Gonorrhea* ; Humans ; Kanamycin* ; Male ; Penicillin G* ; Penicillins* ; Probenecid* ; Public Health ; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination* ; Urethritis

riie snbjects werc 269 patients with uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis, who visited the Veiereal Disease Clinic of Choong-Ku Public Health Center in Fieoul from August to Decernber 1984. ()ni hundred and four of 108 patients treated with 1.anamycin, 2 gm, IM plus anipi illin,3.5 gm, p0 plus probenecid, 1 gm, PO regirrien recovered with 65(62. 5 post-gonococcal urethritis(PGlJ) and 4(3.7%) failed, One hundred and seven of III patients treated with kanamycin, 2 gm, IM plus talarnpicillin, 2 gm, PO plus probenecid, 1 gm, po regimen recovered with 71 (66. 4% ) post-goriococcal urethritis and 4(3. 6%) failed. It is suggeste,d that both these antibiotic comlbination regimens have similarly good effect in the treatment. of gonococcal urethritis.
Ampicillin* ; Humans ; Kanamycin* ; Probenecid* ; Public Health ; Talampicillin* ; Urethritis

BACKGROUND: The Q-switched ruby laser has recently shown that it can remove tattoos with-out scarring. Therefore the Q-switched ruby laser is expected to be effective in the treatment of nevus of Ota, which contains pigmented cells in the dermis. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Q-switched ruby laser in the treatment of nevus of Ota. METHODS: Twenty-five patients (6 men, 19 women) with nevus of Ota on the face were treat-ed. The age of the patients ranged from 3 to 62 years. The energy fluence used varied from 6 to 8.5 J/cm². Treatment intervals ranged from 1 to 3 months, and the number of treatments ranged from 2 to 9. Photographs were taken of all patients before and on every return visit. The photographs were then compared with each other. After completion of treatment, we evaluated some parameters including the extent of pigment-free area within the skin lesions (score 0-4), degree of lightening in the remaining skin lesions (score 0-3), and patient's own or their parents' opinions on the result of treatment (score 0-3). The scores of the above three parameters were added and the resulting scores were designated as excellent (score 9-10), good (score 7-8), moderate (score 5-6) and poor (score 0-4). RESULTS: Excellent treatment response (score 9-10) was obtained in 6 of the 25 patients. In all patients disappearance of pigmentation on a 40 percent or larger area was seen. One month after completion of treatment, the remaining lesion size was less than 40 percent of the original lesion in 21 (84.0%) patients. The degree of lightening in the remaining lesion was marked (score 3) in 22 (88%) patients. No scarring was noted following treatment. Transient hyperpigmentation was noted in 7 patients, and transient hypopigmented areas were noted in one patient. CONCLUSION: Q-switched ruby laser appears to be an effective and safe modality for the treatment of nevus of Ota.
Cicatrix ; Dermis ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Lasers, Solid-State* ; Male ; Nevus of Ota* ; Nevus* ; Pigmentation ; Skin

Because of increasing resistance of circulating N. gonorrhoeae and frequent failures in the treatment of gonorrhoea, intensive work on gonorrhoea has become of paramount importance. During January 1980-April 1984, at the Choong-Ku VD Clinic in Seoul, 3,340 male patients with uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis were treated with various treatment regimens. Diagnosis of gonorrhoea and declaration of a treatment failure were made on the basis of positive urethral culture. In 1984, the prevalence of Penicillinase Producing N. gonorrhoeae (PPNG) was about 30%, The pretreatment minimun inhibitory concentration of various antibiotics were quite high. Even for non-PPNG urethritis standard penicillin regimens gave unsatisfactory results. For PPNG urethritis, only spectinomycin, cefoperazone and cefotaxim-probenecid regimens gave satisfactory results. No spectmomycin resistant strain of N. gonorrhoeae has been found since 1982 at the Choong-Ku VD Clinic. As an agent of single drug therapy, spectinomycin seems to be one of the most cost effective drugs in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea in men.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Cefoperazone ; Diagnosis ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Penicillinase ; Penicillins ; Prevalence ; Seoul ; Spectinomycin ; Treatment Failure ; Urethritis