No abstract available.
Hernia, Inguinal*

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of food impaction and to explore solutions as well. For this study, 39 patients with food impaction wee selected. 77 contact areas in these patients were investigated mobility, tightness of contact area, gingival index, plaque index, attachment loss, alveolar bone loss, proximal caries, marginal ridge distance and occlusal relationships. The results were as follows ; 1. Teeth without distal support were found to be the most frequent site of food impaction (41.6%). Food impaction was found to be more frequent in the upper teeth (66.2%) than the lower teeth (33.8%). 2. Food impaction was found in tight contact cases (71.4%). Alveolar bone loss was not found in the early stage of food impaction (83.1%) 3. The distance between the marginal ridges of food impaction sites (mean=0.48mm) was shorter than that of the control group. (mean=0.77mm) (p<0.001) 4. In 18.2% of t he cases, proximal carries were found at the food impaction site. 5. Food impaction affected patient's occlusion with the following frequencies ; cusp to marginal ridge relationship (72.7%), cusp to fossa relationship (3.9%) and stepped relationship (23.4%).
Alveolar Bone Loss ; Humans ; Periodontal Index ; Tooth

No Abstract Available.
Cytokines* ; Perforin* ; Shwartzman Phenomenon* ; Vibrio vulnificus* ; Vibrio*

No abstract available.
Chylothorax* ; Lymphangiectasis*

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis(EPF) is characterized by recurrent crops of pruritic follicular papules and pustules that occur mainly on the face, trunk, and extremities. Histologically, the major distinguishing feature is abundant eosinophils that invade sebaceous glands and outer root sheaths of hair follicles. We herein report a typical case of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis for promoting research of this rare disease.
Eosinophils* ; Extremities ; Folliculitis* ; Hair Follicle ; Rare Diseases ; Sebaceous Glands

No abstract available.
Humans ; Interleukin-1* ; Interleukin-6* ; Plasma* ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha*

BACKGROUND: Dermatologic patients need advice on how much ointment or cream to apply, in particular topical corticosteroids. The instructions given to patients concerning topical therapy are frequently vague. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study are to make simple guidelines on the topical application of ointments or creams for patients, parents, doctors and nurses, and to check the accuracy of these guidelines in practice. METHODS: The average height and weight according to the different age groups and sex were measured from Korean standard growth and developement chart. From this chart, their total body surface areas(BSA) were calculated using a standard nomogram. The length of the tips of their index fingers was measured; measuring from the distal skin-crease to the end of the finger. One finger-tip unit(FTU) was defined as the amount of ointment expressed from a tube nozzle with a 5 mm in diameter, covering from the distal skin-crease to the tip of the palmar aspect of the index finger. The average area of abdominal skin covered by one finger-tip unit, and that of one palm were measured by computer scanner(Hurapack scanner, 4C) and image analyzed program(Image Pro. Plus(R) V. 3.0, Micromedical). Each patient then placed his or her right hand lightly, palm side down with the fingers and thumb closed, onto Hurapack scanner 4C. A tracing of the outer edge of the hand was made from the ulnar to radial styloid by photoshop program. The outlined area and enclosed area were measured by an image analyzer. RESULTS: 1. The average length of each finger-tip was 2.48+/-0.2cm in males and 2.24+/-0.13cm in females. 2. The average weight of one FTU was 0.46+/-0.03g in males and 0.40+/-0.02g in females. 3. The average area of palm was 145+/-12.4cm2 in males and 115.9+/-10.1cm2 in females. 4. The average area of abdominal skin covered by one FTU was 278+/-34.4cm2; The average area was 303+/-24.3cm2 in males and 253+/-21.9cm2 in females. 5. The number of FTU of adult male required to treat various anatomical sites was : face and neck, 2.6; trunk and buttock, 10.5; arm and hand, 5; leg and foot, 10. The number of FTU of adult female was : face and neck, 2.8; trunk and buttock, 11; arm and hand, 5.5; leg and foot 11. 6. The number of FTU of children required to treat each anatomical site was variable because of differential growth according to different age. CONCLUSION: The concept of FTU provides convenient means of rapidly assessing the approximate amount of ointment or cream required for the treatment of patients.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Adult* ; Arm ; Buttocks ; Child ; Female ; Fingers ; Foot ; Hand ; Humans ; Leg ; Male ; Neck ; Nomograms ; Ointments ; Parents ; Skin ; Thumb

We describe a case of mycosis fungoides (infiltrative plaque type) in an 86-year-old male. He had experienced dark erythematous round plaques on the face, trunk, buttock, upper and lower extremities. Histopathologic findings revealed band-like superficial dermal infiltration of atypical lymphocytes, epidermotropism, and Pautrier's microabscess in the epidermis. The infiltrative cells were positivly stained with CD3, but not with a CD20. He was treated with a topical application of 0.2% carmustine, but he died due to poor general condition and septicemia.
Aged, 80 and over ; Buttocks ; Carmustine ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Mycosis Fungoides* ; Sepsis

Cervical tab is one of rare developmental anomalies of the brachial apparatus which appears as firm, protruding papule or nodule on the neck along the line of anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. A 5 year-old male patient developed a pea sized, movable, semi-solid mass on the lower portion of right sternocleidomastoid muscle area. On microscopic examination, well-marginated oval shaped cartilage was present. Individual cells in the lacunae had ample cytoplasm and eccentric nucleus. Verhoeff-van Gieson stained section of the mass showed cartilage with a rich elastic network in the matrix, most heavily concentrated about the chondrocyte. We report a rare case of cervical tab manifesting as a skin-colored nodule on the sternocleidomastoid muscle area.
Cartilage ; Child, Preschool ; Chondrocytes ; Cytoplasm ; Humans ; Male ; Neck ; Peas

Linear focal elastosis is a new disease that clinically shows asymptomatic, palpable, striae-like lines extending horizontally across the middle and lower back and histologically a focal increase in elastic fibers separating the dermal collagen bundles. We report typical cases of linear focal elastosis clinically and histologically in three teenaged males.
Collagen ; Elastic Tissue ; Humans ; Male