During the past 2 years : June, 1985 to May, 1987, 564 cases with dermatophytosis who visited the Dermatology Clinic of Wonju Christian Hospital were studied for Microeporam(M,) canis infection by mycologieal examination. The incidence of M.canis infection found to be 16.3%. The monthly distribotion was the highest in January and lowest in August. The ratio of male to female patient was 1: 1. Most of the cases (80.0%) were found in children under the age of 10. Tinea capitis was the most common clinical type of dermatophytosis caused by M. canis. Patients who had a history of contact with domestic cats (27.5%) or dogs (6.3%) were observed in 27 cases and family infections were observed in 22 cases. The incidence of patients with the noninflammatory and inflammatory lesions in tinea cspitis was similar. Most of patients with tinea corporis exhibited multiple, smaller than 2 cm in diameter, annular patches having pustules or papules.
Animals ; Cats ; Child ; Dermatology ; Dogs ; Female ; Gangwon-do* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Microsporum* ; Tinea ; Tinea Capitis

Since the national malaria eradication service (NMES) was implemented in 1959, extensive malariometric survey were conducted throughout the country. A total of 73,859 malaria cases of Plasmodium vivax were confirmed out of 268,259 blood smears through passive and active case detection (PCD and ACD) in 1960~1969 including chloroquine/ pyrimethamine combined tablets for the presumptive treatment of all of fever cases. The majority of the positive cases occurred in Gyeongsang buk-do, revealing 62,859 cases as of 85.2%, followed by Gyeonggi-do 5,844 cases (7.9%), Chungcheong buk-do 3,458 cases (4.7%), Gangwon-do 812 cases (1.1%), and 29 cases developed in Jeju-do. ACD was more sensitive and advantageous for detecting the malaria cases over PCD in the pilot study area. The high endemic area was located in the north Gyeongsang buk-do and north east Gyeonggi-do. The malaria incidence was high in the age group under 14 years in malaria foci, and that was low in non-malarious area. High parous rate (77.7%) and survival rate (91.4%) of the vector mosquitoes were shown in malaria foci, which were hilly or mountainous area. On the other hand, low parous rate (50.6%) and survival rate (42.7%) were found in non-malarious area, the rice field of south western part of the country even in abundance of vector mosquitoes. NMES had contributed the control of the malaria by carring out the residual DDT focal spray, mass drug administration, radical treatment of the positive cases, and mass blood survey in the heavy malarious area. Since then malaria disappeared rapidly, and no indigenous case was reported after 1984. In order to ascertain whether this country was malaria-free or not, mass blood survey was carried out for the juveniles, adolescents and adults in Yeongju-gun Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1986 where the highest incidence of malaria was recorded during the 1960s. The result showed no positive case at all. However vivax malaria reemerged, and made a dramatic resurgence since 1993 in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) bordering North Korea, and expanded toward eastern and southern part of the country year after year, totaling 14,089 cases including U.S. army by the end of 2000 in spite of the strong activities of antimalaria in the Republic of Korea. So vector control including the encouragement of the livestock farming in the malaria endemic area must be more sensitive and effective measure to reduce the risk of malaria transmission by the eliminating the dangerous age of mosquitoes in the points of characteristics of the Korean strain of parasites such as the mild symptoms, long-term incubation period and asymptomatic parasitaemia. Focal application of thermal fogging and mist spray of insecticides would be certainly effective in preventing the vector mosquitoes from infecting the gametocytes of malaria for the first peak of multi malaria cases in the early season of the year. All of the civilians who are in the high risk area for malaria should be forced to sleep under the permethrin impregnated mosquito nets. All of the soldiers near the DMZ are strongly recommended to take the combined tablets of chloroquine/ pyrimethamine instead of the single base of chloroquine at present to prevent the action of source of infection of the reservoirs and the completion of the sporogonic stages of the vector mosquitoes because the vector control activities are not allowed in the DMZ. The experts of entomologists and malariologist of the South and North Korea should discuss the antimalaria programme to eradicate the malaria from the Korean peninsular near future.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Chloroquine ; Culicidae ; DDT ; Democratic People's Republic of Korea ; Epidemiology ; Fever ; Gangwon-do ; Gyeonggi-do ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Hand ; Humans ; Incidence ; Insecticides ; Jeju-do ; Korea* ; Livestock ; Malaria* ; Malaria, Vivax ; Military Personnel ; Mosquito Nets ; Parasites ; Permethrin ; Pilot Projects ; Plasmodium vivax ; Pyrimethamine ; Republic of Korea ; Seasons ; Survival Rate ; Tablets ; Weather

Giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) is a rare disease, which represents a peculiar form of lymph node hyperplasia. Generally, it has been considered as benign and localized disease but recently, revealed malignant transformation in some cases of multicentric form. It usually occurs on the mediastinum and occasionally neck, lung, axilla, mesentery, broad ligament, retroperitoneum or soft tissue of extremities. Histopathologically, it is divided into hyaline vascular or plasma cell type and the former is characterized with prominent vascular proliferation and hyalinization in the central portion and tight concentric layering of lymphocytes at the periphery of the follicles (mantle zone) and the latter is characterized by a diffuse plasma cell proliferation in the interfollicular area. From the point of view of clinical presentation, it has been divided into solitary form, which presents as a localized mass located most commonly in the mediastinum, and multicentric form, which occurs multiple location and has systemic manifestation and transformation into malignancy. Herein we report a case of Giant lymph node hyperplasia occurring in the left spermatic cord in a 58-year old male with brief review of literatures.
Axilla ; Broad Ligament ; Extremities ; Female ; Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia* ; Humans ; Hyalin ; Hyperplasia ; Lung ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Mediastinum ; Mesentery ; Neck ; Plasma Cells ; Rare Diseases ; Scrotum ; Spermatic Cord*

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results of minimal-tying (one medial-row tie among 4 medial-row sutures) on the medial-row in double-row suture-bridge configuration (2x2 anchor with 4x4 suture stands). METHODS: From 2011 March to 2012 July, 79 patients underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using 2x2 anchor double-row configuration. The mean age was 61.3 years (range, 31-81 years). Two double-loaded suture anchors were used for medial-row. Four medialrow stitches were made with only one medial-row knot-tying (the most anterior suture). Lateral-row was secured using the conventional suture-bridge anchor technique; all 4 strands were used for each anchor. Repair integrity was evaluated with MRI at mean 6.2 months postoperatively. Retear and the pattern of retear, change of fatty infiltration, and muscle atrophy of supraspinatus were evaluated using pre- and postoperative MRI. RESULTS: Repaired tendon integrity was 38 for type I, 30 for type II, 6 for type III, 4 for type IV, and 1 for type V, according to Sugaya classification. Considering type IV/V as retear, the rate was 6.3% (5 out of 79 patients). Medial cuff failure was observed in 4 patients. Fatty atrophy of supraspinatus was significantly improved postoperatively according to Goutallier grading (p=0.01). The level of muscle atrophy of supraspinatus was not changed significantly after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Minimal tying technique with suture configuration of four-by-four strand double-row suture-bridge yielded a lower retear rate (6.3%) in medium to large rotator cuff tears.
Arthroscopy ; Atrophy ; Classification ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Muscular Atrophy ; Rotator Cuff* ; Shoulder ; Suture Anchors ; Sutures ; Tears* ; Tendons

Three cases of intestinal lipoma near the ileocecal valve are described. In patients of cecal and ileocecal valve lipoma, they had right lower quadrant abdominal pain secondary to partial intestinal obstruction. In rarely developed segmental lipomatosis of the ileum, the patient had right abdominal mass and pain to fecal impaction of the diverticula. Diagnosis may be made by an abnormal roentgenographic pattern and confirmed by colonoscopy. Surgical removal of the affected segment results in cure in symptomatic patients.
Abdominal Pain ; Colonoscopy ; Diagnosis ; Diverticulum ; Fecal Impaction ; Humans ; Ileocecal Valve ; Ileum ; Intestinal Obstruction ; Lipoma* ; Lipomatosis

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Genioplasty ; Humans ; Incisor ; Lip ; Maxillary Osteotomy ; Orthognathic Surgery ; Osteotomy ; Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus ; Prognathism ; Surgery, Oral

No abstract available.
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*

Clinical observations were made on 349 cases of acute drug intoxication who were visited to emergency room of Yeungnam University Hospital during recent 7 years from January 1984 to December 1990. The following results were obtained. 1) Total number of cases of acute drug intoxication was 349 which was 0.39% of the total patients of the emergency room during the same period. 2) The ratio of male to female was 1.1:1. The age incidence was highest in the third decade (26.7%). The monthly incidence was highest in May. Higher frequency was observed in summer season. 3) The most common drug of the intoxication was pesticides and herbicides (71.9%), the remainders were miscellaneous drugs (11.2%), sedatives (7.7%), rodenticides (6.3%) and unknown drug (3.2%) in orders. 4) The most common cause of drug intoxication was suicide (69.1%) and the others were accident, unknown cause, intention in orders. 5) Main clinical manifestations were the impairment of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and convulsion. Physical examination revealed increased pulses, increased blood pressure, miosis of the pupil and sweating. Above symptoms and signs were more prominent in pesticide intoxication. Leukocytosis, glycosuria and abnormal LFT were common findings in acute intoxications. 6) The complications were developed in 18.3% among 349 cases and the most common complication was respiratory failure, pneumonia, cardiovascular collapse and pulmonary edema in orders. 7) Overall mortality rate was 8.3% of total cases and mortality rate was highest in herbicide intoxication (22.2%).
Blood Pressure ; Consciousness ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Female ; Glycosuria ; Herbicides ; Humans ; Hypnotics and Sedatives ; Incidence ; Intention ; Leukocytosis ; Male ; Miosis ; Mortality ; Nausea ; Pesticides ; Physical Examination ; Pneumonia ; Pulmonary Edema ; Pupil ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Rodenticides ; Seasons ; Seizures ; Suicide ; Sweat ; Sweating ; Vomiting

PURPOSE: To evaluate the value and the radiologic findings of CT discography in the diagnosis of the far lateral disk herniation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 7 cases of surgically proven far lateral lumbar disc herniation. CT discography was performed for all cases. Four cases underwent conventional CT and three cases MRI as a primary diagnostic imaging method. Far lateral diac herniation was divided into 3 groups by location;Intraforaminal herniation, extraforaminal herniation, and mixed type. We analyzed the findings of CT discography including location and extent of far lateral disc herniation. RESULTS: In all 7 cases, CT discography clearly demonstrated the filling of contrast media in laterally-protruded disc material. Intraforaminal and extraforminal types were seen in 2 cases each, and mixed type in 3 cases. Subligamentous herniated nucleus pulposus was present in 6 cases and extruded disc in 1 case. Far lateral disc herniation was located at L4-5 in 5 cases and L5-S1 in 2 cases. CONCLUSION: CT discography can help establishing accurate preoperative diagnosis for far lateral disc herniation.
Contrast Media ; Diagnosis ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Retrospective Studies