40 patients with bronchial asthma in Bach Mai hospital from 6/1998 to 5/1999 and 31 healthy people without allergy. Methods: finding the allergic history and skin test. The results: 52.5% of patients had his own allergic history; 42.5% of patients had a family history; 37.3% of patients had positive skin tests to foreign bodies of house dust mite; 32.5% of patients had allergic antibody against foreign bodies of house dust mite was more 30%. Among methods of specific diagnosis of allergy, there was a close relation between skin test and reaction of decomposition of mastocyte.
asthma ; Hypersensitivity

Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. Loranthaceae (Vietnamese name is Tang ky sinh) was a traditional medicinal herb for treatment of back pain, hypertension, lack of sleep, etc. The chemical analysis confirmed the Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. extract contained flavonoids, adjuvant heart glycosides, antraglycosids, tannin pyrocatechics and organic acids. Total flavonoid content was 0.57%. The pharmacological experiments in mice, dogs, isolated ears and isolated ileum of rabbits have revealed that the Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. extract had antihypertensive, sedative and vasodilator effects. In addition, Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr. decrease ileum's mobility of rabbits and had a low acute toxicity
Loranthaceae ; Medicine, Traditional ; chemistry

From 1/1999 to 9/2004, 12720 pregnancies were examined and underwent ultrasound in Ob-Gyn Deparment of Bachmai Hospital and 64 fetuses were found with congenital malformations. The fetal malformations rate was 0.5%. Fetal malformations were detected mainly at primipa. Youngest fetal age was 12 weeks. Mean fetal age when detecting malformations was 22.8 weeks. Single malformation was 68.8%. The most common defects were anecephaly (23.4%), hydrocephaly (20.3%), holoprosencephaly (12.5%). 73.4% of pregnancies with malformation fetuses were terminated successfully by putting Cytotec to cause labour. One case was operated and one was aborted after putting cytotec failed. Failure rate of causing labour by Cytotec was 4%
Fetus ; Fetus/abnormalities ; Diagnosis ; Ultrasonography ; Therapeutics

Study on 100 patients with contractile scars on faciocervical area treated in Central Military Hospital No.108 from January 1995 to January 2004. The subjects were divided into groups with different mentocervical angle reconstruction methods such as using local flaps, skin graft or fasciocutaneous flaps. The results: the scars on faciocervical area often changed mentocervical angle, which affected greatly to aestheticism and function. The reconstruction of mentocervical angle needed to base on lesion’s levels to find out an appropriate treatment. The best results was achieved by using local flaps, however, it was only suitable for small lesions, less cervical deformations. Using skin graft and fasciocutaneous flaps was applied for serious lesions and could still make a rather standard mentocervical angle .
Cicatrix ; Surgery ; Therapeutics

Retrospective study on 163 cases of appendicular peritonitis, which were diagnosed and treated with laparoscopic appendectomy in the Central General Hospital of Tien Giang from January 2003 to June 2004. Results: the accuracy of laparoscopic diagnosis was 100% and complete laparoscopic management was achieved in 99.3%. The mean operating time was 45 minutes. The mean hospital stay was 5.08 days. Wound infection rate was 1.22%. Intra-abdominal infection: 0%. Mortality: 0%. Malignant hypercapnia or postoperative sepsis shock were not found in this study. There were no bowel obstructions or incisional hernias with a mean follow-up of 12 months. The laparoscopic treatment of appendicular peritonitis is effective, safe and beneficial for patients, without any specific complications. It may be performed routinely by experienced laparoscopic surgeons
Peritonitis ; Laparoscopy ; Therapeutics

Study was performed on 48 subjects with inward deformity of elbow after a supracordylar fraction on the arm, form January 1999 to June 2002 at the Department of Surgery, National Institute of Pediatry. Results showed that this deformity was occurred commonly in children of 6-11 years old of age, especially in boys. Humeral ostectomy was indicated in the case of deformity of cubitus varus of > 15o and > 6 months after the trauma. The opening of the lower end of brachial bone and the campbell classical technique of excison of the muscle did not mineralize did not limit the motions of the joints of elbow. Kirschner screw was fixed temporarily and removed 12-14 days after the operation
Casts, Surgical ; Child ; Elbow ; surgery ; Therapeutics

Assessment showed a poor quality of health personal and a large gaps of the provision of essential obstetric services between other kinds of health staff, in which 32.9% were understandard, only 7.1% rather good. Errors occurred at all levels of health staff (doctor, nurse, midwife,…), and in many obstetric situation. Thus the qualification of health staff in obstetric care should be promoted
Health Services ; Delivery of Health Care ; Obstetrics ; epidemiology

Dislocation of the shoulder after intramuscular injection antibiotic(s) is rare and this conditon was limit described in literature. Our purposes were: (1) determining the clinical symptoms, X-ray and CT findings; and (2) determining the indications and the surgical technique and evaluation of the surgical result. Material and methods: 62 children (29 females, 33 males) aged from 4 to 16 years were included. Clinical and X- ray findings were analysed for anterosuperior subluxation or dislocation of humeral head. The patients were operated to release of origin or insretion of the mild Deltoid muscle or Z plasty of this one. Surgical procedures provided good result in 75.3 percent, fair in 24.7 percent and there were no infection or neuromuscular complication in these cases. Conclusions: This condition always resulted from repeated Deltoid intramuscular injection. The surgical treatment with resection of fibrous portions constantly gives relief of symptoms and provides good function.
Shoulder Dislocation, Injections, Intramuscular, Child

Studying method of manufacture of post-harvest Flos Sophorae showed that: 2 methods can be used to process Flos Sophorae. The first, B2 traditional method: roast 15 - 25 minutes and then dry at 60°C. The advantages of this method are simple, easy to use and have good results. The second, D method is soaking Flos Sophorae in 7.5% salt solution in 15 minutes, dry, roast in 20-25 minutes, drying at 60°c. This method is more complex but have better results. D method could be used at the industrial scale
Plants ; medicinal ; Medicine ; Traditional

Uremic neuropathy is a distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy caused by uremic toxins. The severity of neuropathy is correlated strongly with the severity of the renal insufficiency. The electrophysiological study is a sensitive test for diagnosis of neuropathy in patients with uremia. Objectives: (1) To assess the clinical characteristics and (2) to describe the electrodiagnostic abnormalities of neuropathy during the haemodialysis. Patients and method: Clinical examination, motor and sensory nerve conduction measurements and an H reflex study (via the Nicolet EMG machine) were performed in 32 non-diabetic uremic patients (16 men and 16 women, mean age 43.5+2.29), who were all treated with chronic maintenance haemodialysis. Results: The incidence of neuropathy in haemodialysis patients was 68.8% on clinical examination and was 96.9% on electrophysiological study. The abnormalities in clinical findings were altered motor-sensory function in 62.8%, predominantly impaired sensibility in 50%, loss of tendon reflexes in 37.5%, symptom of restless legs in 46.9% and carpal tunel syndrome in 9.4% of patients. In the electrophysiological parameters, compared with Vietnamese healthy index, the nerve conduction velocity of all tested nerves was decreased significantly (p<0.05), the highest abnormal rates was the sural nerve (75%), the tibial nerve (71%) and the peroneal nerve (69.4%); H-reflex was also significantly prolonged in 42.9%. Conclusion: The most haemodialysis patients showed clinical and electrophysiological evidence of uremic neuropathy. Electrophysiological findings showed more abnormalities than clinical examination for neuropathy showed on hemodialysis patients.
Renal Dialysis ; Renal Insufficiency ; Refractory Period ; Electrophysiological