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Humans ; Outpatients* ; Psychotherapy*

Rumex japonicus Houttuyn are ubiquitous plants, which are found in marshes or in wet areas. The root of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn has been used for the treatment of skin diseases including fungal infections of the skin since older times in Japan and China. This study was undertaken to investigate the antifungal activity of the alcoholbenzene extract of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn in vitro. During this experiment the extracts of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn were diluted seriaIly in the Sabouraud's dextrose agar and fungal mats or fungal suspensions of isolated strains of dermatophytes were inoculated into each medium containing different concentrations of test materials. Then their growth was observed for 2 weeks or 10 days at room temperature. (countinued...)
Agar ; Arthrodermataceae ; China ; Glucose ; Japan ; Rumex* ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Suspensions ; Wetlands

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Adult* ; Humans

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Methicillin ; Methicillin Resistance ; Staphylococcus ; Staphylococcus aureus

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Female* ; Humans ; Prevalence*

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Humans

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Stomach Neoplasms*

For confirmative diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis, it is made by culture method, inoculation to guinea pig, or histological examination of the specimen obtained from a lesion site. But plain reontgenogram is not valuable for early detection of the disease because specific, abnormal finding is not found in early stage and only found in late stage as progressive destruction of bone and joint. Many reports were made thst whole body bone scan, as diagnostic tool, was valuable in other orthopedic disease, but report for its diagnostic value in bone and joint tuberculosis is very rare. The study was carried out on 35 patients of bone and joint tuberculosis who whole body bone scan was performed before operation from Janusry, 1978 to December, 1987 in Depaartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University college of Medicine. The following results were obtained. 1. Value of early detection of tuberculosis is not much as pyogenic infection. Intensity of uptake was decreased in tuberculosis than acute pyogenic osteomyelitis and arthritis, but increased than chronic osteomyelitis. 2. Intensity of uptake was decreased in female than male, and also increased in age. group under 10 and over 60 than other age group. 3. The longer duration of the disease, the more decreased intensity of uptake. 4. Intensity of uptake is increased in joint tuberculosis than bone, snd also increased in tuberculosis of spine than long bone. 5. Multifocal disease was detected in 14.3% by whole body bone scan.
Animals ; Arthritis ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Guinea Pigs ; Humans ; Joints ; Male ; Methods ; Orthopedics ; Osteomyelitis ; Spine ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular

The incidence of the spondylolysis is very low before five years but during the adolescence the incidence increase. The etiologic factors of spondylolisthesis are congenital and acquired. The acquired factors are traumatic and stress fracture. Then there are many congenital properties of the etiologic factors for the spondylolisthesis because several congenital anomalies are combined with spondyolysis or isthmic spondylolisthesis. But there are few articles about relationship between the spondylolysis or isthmic spondylolisthesis and the congenital anomalies around the lumbosacral area. The purpose of this particular study is to search the etiologic factors that increase the degree of the vertebral slippage and relationship between the spondylolysis or ishtmic spondylolisthesis around the lumbosacral area. The plain X-ray and computed tomograms were taken in the 48 patients and the 26 control group that have not chronic low back pain previously. The patients were divided into three groups, such as the spondylolysis, grade I spondylolisthesis, and grade II spondylolisthesis. The parameters measured from the plain X-ray were the incidence of congenital anomalies and degree of vertebral slippate. The parameters measured from the computed tomograms were fact angles and the degree of pseudodisc. Tropism were present for 5 cases, and 16 cases at L3-4 facets, 12 cases, and 22 cases at L4-5 facets, 10 cases, and 28 cases at L5-S1 facets in control and patients group. There was no correlation between the presence or absence of tropism and the vertebral slippage. The sacralization was related with the vertebral slippage but other congenital anomalies were not related to the degree of vertebral slippage. There was a increment of vertebral slippage according to the increase of facet angle, but the linear correlation was absent on regression analysis. So statistical significance was absent among the control group and 3 patients groups. And the vertebral slippage was not significantly different among the groups that were divided according to the difference of facet angle. There was a linear correlation between the degree of the pseudodisc and the degree of vertebral slippage of square=0.60 on regression analysis. At present study, there was a trend of increase of vertebral slippage according to increase of facet angle and presence of the sacralization. And there was a linear correlation between the degree of the pseudodisc and the vertebral slippage.
Adolescent ; Fractures, Stress ; Humans ; Incidence ; Low Back Pain ; Spondylolisthesis ; Spondylolysis ; Tropism ; Zygapophyseal Joint

Class III malocclusions are difficult to treat and take more time than any other types. But if such problems are detected at the earliest opportunity, we may gain the best possible correction consistent with the limitations imposed by morphogenetic pattern. The question of whether a patient has false or real Class III malocclusion is not important. Therapy wilt eleminate the malrelationship, in any event. Graber said, "It has been my experience that many so-called "pseudo" Class III"s are full-blown Class III" s later on during the prolific growth period." The authors have attempted early treatment of a Class III malocclusion of 8-year old girl, who has the familial history of Class III malocclusion.
Child ; Female ; Humans ; Malocclusion*