No abstract available.
Fever*

PURPOSE: To evaluate the surgical results and efficacy of laser refractive cataract surgery with a femtosecond laser compared with conventional phacoemulsification. METHODS: Thirty-one eyes from 31 patients underwent laser refractive cataract surgery (femtosecond laser group), and conventional cataract surgery with phacoemulsification was performed in 30 eyes from 30 patients (conventional group). Best corrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent, surgical induced astigmatism, corneal and ocular astigmatism, total high order aberration, Strehl ratio, objective scatter index, diameter of continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC), distance from visual axis to the center of CCC, intraocular lens (IOL) tilt, mean absolute error, effective phaco time, average phaco power and operation time were measured to compare the 2 groups. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between best corrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent, surgical induced astigmatism, corneal and ocular astigmatism, total high order aberration, Strehl ratio, objective scatter index, mean absolute error, effective phaco time, average phaco power or operation time. Significant differences were found in the diameter of CCC, distance from visual axis to the center of CCC, and IOL tilt. CONCLUSIONS: Results of laser refractive cataract surgery with a femtosecond laser showed more precise CCC, and more stable IOL position than conventional cataract surgery.
Astigmatism ; Axis, Cervical Vertebra ; Capsulorhexis ; Cataract ; Chlormequat ; Eye ; Humans ; Lenses, Intraocular ; Phacoemulsification ; Visual Acuity

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Cyclosporine ; Necrobiosis Lipoidica ; Necrobiotic Disorders

Contact Urticaria is a wheal-and-flare response to chemicals applied to the skin. Contact urticaria due to bee sting therapy has never been reported in Korea. A 45-year-old male was seen for erythematous plsques and patches with the duration of 3 days. Histologicall, the skin biopsy specimen showed necrosis and dyskeratotic cells in the epidermis. Collagen degenerati in and perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates were seen in the upper dermis.
Bees* ; Biopsy ; Bites and Stings* ; Chronic Pain* ; Collagen ; Dermis ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Necrosis ; Skin ; Urticaria*

The clinical and pathological features of solitary fibrofolliculoma are presented. Solitary fibrofolliculoma is very rarely encountered and to our knowledge, only 7 cases have been reported in the Western literature and no cases have been published in Korea. We experienced a case of solitary fibrofolliculoma occurring in a 56-year-old female, who had a 1.0 cm-sized and slowly growing nodule on her chin. A brief review of the literature, was made especially in relation to the pathological findings and histogenesis of solitary fibrofolliculoma.
Female ; Humans

No abstract available.
Angiofibroma*

Pretibial myxedema, which consists of localized cutaneous accumulations of acid mucopolysaccharides, oceurs in a few patients with hyperthyroidi';m after its correction by surgery or radioactive iodine therapy. We report a case of pretibial myxedema with exophthalmos in a 36 year old male. He has suffered from hyperthyroidism with bilateral pretibial myxedema for a period of 4 years. He was treated with a subtotal thyroidectomy and excision of both pletibia lesions 1 year ago. The lesions recurred on t,he left pretibial area, as a 11 X 16cm sized, non pitting, non tender, swollen, brownish plaque. The histopathologic findings showed epidermal hyperkeratosis and a considerable arnount of mucin in the mid-dermis. We treat.ed him with intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide with marked improvement.
Adult ; Exophthalmos ; Glycosaminoglycans ; Humans ; Hyperthyroidism ; Injections, Intralesional ; Iodine ; Male ; Mucins ; Myxedema* ; Thyroidectomy ; Triamcinolone Acetonide

No abstract available.
Cytarabine* ; Drug Therapy, Combination* ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute*

Cicatrix ; Humans ; Maxilla ; Maxillary Sinus ; Osteotomy ; Skeleton ; Visual Fields

Background: This study compares ultrasound and surgical findings of anatomical variations in de Quervain’s disease. Methods: Seventy-four wrists from patients with unilateral de Quervain’s disease were examined through ultrasonography and surgery. Presence of intracompartment septum, abductor pollicis longus (APL) slips, and selective stenosis were verified by both methods. Two orthopedic surgeons assessed ultrasound findings for intra- and interobserver reliability. Results: Amongst 74 participants (43 women and 31 men), 60.8% had a complete septum, 31.1% had an incomplete septum, and 8.1% had no septum; 70.3% had multi-slip APL and 66.2% had extensor pollicis brevis stenosis. Surgical and ultrasonographic findings displayed a high level of sensitivity and specificity. Intraobserver reliability was high, and interobserver reliability was substantial. Conclusions The study confirms ultrasonography’s reliability in identifying anatomical variations in de Quervain’s disease, with high sensitivity, specificity, and substantial intra- and interobserver reliability, emphasizing its usefulness in preoperative assessment and planning.