The tongue is located inside the oral cavity at rest, and the structural interrelations between the tongue and the oral cavity is essentially important for normal tongue function. Macroglossia is clinically diagnosed whenever the tongue does not fit the oral cavity, thus patients complain of noisy breathing, drooling, speech and swallowing dysfunction, malocclusion, and social ridicule. Partial glossectomy for macroglossia volume has been assumed to be difficult. In this study, we attempted to measure the tongue volume with the plaster tongue model in a 7-year-old macroglossia patient. This method is reliable and simple for measuring the tongue volume in macroglossia.
Child ; Deglutition ; Glossectomy* ; Humans ; Macroglossia* ; Malocclusion ; Mouth ; Respiration ; Sialorrhea ; Tongue*

No abstract available.
Peptic Ulcer*

Progressive zosteriform macular pigmented lesion(PZMPL) is a chronic pigmentary dermatosis similar to progressive cribriform and zosteriform hyperpigmentation(PCZH). This dermatosis described by Simoes in 1980 is characterized by a uniformly tanned macular pigmented lesion in a zosteriform distribution preceded by multiple pruritic macular pigmentation in a part of the dermatome for a period. PZMPL is not a fully understood disease entity but it is thought to be a variant of PCZH. It is differentiated from PCZH by accompanying pruritus as a prodromal symptom, a characteristic clinical course, and histological findings such as pigmentary incontinence. We report herein a case of PZMPL in a 17 year-old girl with the pigmentary skin lesion extending from the left forearm to the left chest along the Blaschkos line. The histological findings revealed increased melanin pigments in the basal layer and focal pigmentary incontinence in the upper dermis. To our knowledge, this case is the first report of PZMPL in korea thought to be the same case reported by Simoes.
Adolescent ; Dermis ; Female ; Forearm ; Humans ; Korea ; Melanins ; Pigmentation ; Prodromal Symptoms ; Pruritus ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Thorax ; Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl

Optic perineuritis is characterized by optic disc swelling with normal visual acuity, pupillary responses and intracranial pressures, and normal visual fields except for an enlarged blind spot that may be confused with papilledema caused by brain tumor or pseudotumor cerebri. It is a rare manifestation of neurosyphilis, and it is thought to represent an extension of basal meningeal inflammation to the optic nerve sheaths. Serum VDRL tests are negative in a significant proportion of patients with late syphilis, particularly in those with neurosyphilis(seronegative syphilis). We present a case of optic perineuritis associated with seronegative neurosyphilis.
Brain Neoplasms ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Intracranial Pressure ; Neurosyphilis* ; Optic Disk ; Optic Nerve ; Papilledema ; Pseudotumor Cerebri ; Syphilis ; Visual Acuity ; Visual Fields

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Tuberculosis, Meningeal*

After advent of lymphangiographic technique, the causes of chyluria can be evaluated by lymphangiography. Themost common etiology known until today is parasitic origin, expecially filariasis. In Korea, established organismof filariasis is Brugia malayi. And other nonparasitic etiologies such as retroperitoneal malignancy, chronicinflammatory diseases, trauma, pregnancy, aneurysm are very rare. The authors experienced two cases oflymphatico-calyceal fistulas causing chyluria demostrated by lymphangiography. The etiology of these two caseswere unknown exactly, but the clinical diagnosis were filariasis. These cases are reported with emphasis on thelymphangiographic findings of chyluria.
Aneurysm ; Brugia malayi ; Diagnosis ; Filariasis ; Fistula ; Korea ; Lymphography ; Pregnancy

Percutaneous nephrostomy for relief of obstruction and functional preservation of the kidney was effectivelyperformed 19 times in 14 patients for recent 1 year since July 1982 at Departement of Radiology in Seoul NationalUniversity Hospital. The etiologies of the total 14 obstructive uropathies were metastatic cervix cancer in 6-cases, metastatic rectal cancer in 2 cases, and metastatic bladder cancer, malignant mixed mesodermal tumor operimetrium, pyonephrosis, bilateral staghorn stone, UVJ obstruction of undertermined cause, congenital UPJobstruction in 1 case respectively. Percutaneous nephrostomy was done bilaterally in 1 case of congenital UPJobstruction and unilaterally in 13 cases. We used ultrasound as puncture guide in 13 cases and CT in 1 case. Majorcomplication was absent, but minor complications occured in 4 patients; gross hematuria persisting 24 hours (1case), catheter dislodgment after several seeks (2 cases ) and luminal narrowing after 3 months(1 case).Satisfactory outcomes were made in 13 patients except 1 patient who succumbed one day after the procedure due topreexisting severe sepsis. The procedure proved to be safe and effective alternative to operative nephrostomy insome patients with urinary obstruction.
Catheters ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Kidney ; Mesoderm ; Nephrostomy, Percutaneous ; Phenobarbital ; Punctures ; Pyonephrosis ; Rectal Neoplasms ; Seoul ; Sepsis ; Ultrasonography ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is well-recognized osmotic demyelination syndrome that is related to various conditions such as rapid correction of hyponatremia and chronic alcoholism. Acute ataxia as a sole clinical sign in CPM is rare. We report a case of a 59-year-old man with dysarthria, intention tremor, and a significant gait ataxia starting after alcohol withdrawal, with radiological evidence of CPM. CPM should be included in the differential diagnosis of alcoholic patients who develop a sudden ataxia. Chronic alcohol abuse is one of the most commonly encountered predisposing factors. Alcohol withdrawal represents an additional vulnerability factor, being responsible for electrolyte imbalances which are not always demonstrable but are certainly involved in the development of CPM.
Alcoholics* ; Alcoholism ; Ataxia ; Causality ; Demyelinating Diseases ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Dysarthria ; Gait Ataxia ; Humans ; Hyponatremia ; Middle Aged ; Myelinolysis, Central Pontine* ; Tremor

Hemichorea have been reported in patients with nonketotic hyperglycemia. Usually, hemichorea and hyperglycemia are concomitant. A 73-year-old woman was admitted for investigation of an acute hemichorea. T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging showed hyperintensity in the right putamen. Although she was a diabetic patient, she had no hyperglycemia. Interestingly, 4 weeks earlier, the patient was admitted due to nonketotic hyperglycemia. However, there were no hemichorea at that time. Although pathophysiologically controversial, a delayed hemichorea without nonketotic hyperglycemia should be considered as one of many different causes when evaluating acute hemichorea in diabetic patients.
Aged ; Brain ; Chorea ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperglycemia* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Putamen

Even a single brain infarct can cause dementia when it occurs in functionally critical areas of the brain. A 71- year-old female developed sudden cognitive impairment without any other focal neurologic deficits. A brain MRI revealed a bilateral anterior fornix infarction. Neuropsychological evaluation revealed verbal and visual memory deficits, visuospatial dysfunction, and frontal executive dysfunction. The cognitive impairment did not improve for 3 months and the patient showed impairments in daily activities. We report a patient who demonstrated strategic infarct dementia after a bilateral anterior fornix infarction.
Brain ; Dementia* ; Dementia, Vascular ; Female ; Fornix, Brain ; Humans ; Infarction* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Memory Disorders ; Neurologic Manifestations