PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of ocular complications in leprosy patients. METHODS: Screening ocular examinations were performed in 572 leprosy patients, who resided in National sorokdo hospital from May to October, 2011. RESULTS: Overall prevalence of ocular complications was 87.1%. Ocular complication was significantly associated with increasing age. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of the ocular complication among males and females. Lepromatous leprosy patients had the greatest prevalence of ocular lesion. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant rate of ocular complications in leprosy patients in the National sorokdo hospital, and had a potentially sight-threatening ocular complication. Health professionals need to be new eye symptoms and signs require prompt ophthalmology review to prevent avoidable blindness, due to the life-long risk of sight-threatening ocular complications.
Blindness ; Eye ; Female ; Health Occupations ; Humans ; Incidence ; Leprosy ; Leprosy, Lepromatous ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Ophthalmology ; Prevalence

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Child* ; Dust* ; Humans ; Lymphocytes* ; Pyroglyphidae*

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Child* ; Humans

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Alcoholism* ; Memory*

BACKGROUND: Hypersalivation can be a troublesome side effect of clozapine, limiting its usefulness in the management some cases of schizophrenia. But the pharmacodynamic basis of clozapine-induced hypersalivation remains obscure. Object : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the alpha2-adrenergic agonist clonidine on clozapin-induced hypersalivation in the patients who were receiving clozapine. METHOD: Twenty one schizophrenic inpatients on clozapine participated in the study. The amount of saliva was measur on the 7th day at 8pm after starting clozapine treatment. Of them, 15 patients who had experienced hypersalivation treated with 0.1mg/day of clonidine. RESULT: Of 21 schizophrenic patients treated with clozapine in the psychiatric inpatients clinic, 15(71.4%) complain hypervalivation. After clonidine treatment, mean salivary flow-rate was decreased significantly in these patients. CONCLUSION: Clozapine-induced hypersalivation could be decreased by administration of alpha2-adrenergic agonist clonidine are compliance could be improved. Also our study supports the notion that increased adrenergic tone contributes to clozapine induce hypersalivation.
Clonidine* ; Clozapine ; Compliance ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Saliva ; Schizophrenia ; Sialorrhea*

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of balloon catheter dilatation in the treatment of esophageal achalasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven patients(three males and four females) with esopha-geal achalasia were treated with balloon catheter dilatation. Balloon catheters of variable sizes were used depending on patient's conditions. The patients were followed up over a period of 12-39months. RESULTS: Balloon catheter dilatation in esophageal achalasia was successful in all patients without esophageal perforation. All patients were relieved from dysphagia. Recurrence was not found in 5 patients on long term follow-up study, but was seen in 2 patients after 18 and 21 months, respectively. CONCLUSION: Balloon catheter dilatation was a safe and effective method in the treatment of esophageal achalasia with low recurrence rate of 29% on follow-up study.
Catheters* ; Deglutition Disorders ; Dilatation* ; Esophageal Achalasia* ; Esophageal Perforation ; Follow-Up Studies* ; Humans ; Male ; Recurrence

We report herein a case of the coexistence of linear and placue porokeratosis in a 20-year-old female patient. The patient showed the typical clinical picures of linear and plaque porokeratosis on the right wrist, dorsum of the hand, dorsolater; I aspect of the fingers and axilla, respectively. Histopathologically, these lesions showed the typical cornoid lamella. We tried to remove the lesions with 75 100% trichloroacctic acid but could not gain a sat.isfact.ory effect.
Axilla ; Female ; Fingers ; Hand ; Humans ; Porokeratosis* ; Wrist ; Young Adult

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Laurence-Moon Syndrome*

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Laurence-Moon Syndrome*