The skin is the most visible and easily accessible organ of the body. Therefore, as a readily available indicator, it can give a clue to many underlying systemic diseases ; it has great diagnostic implications, serving as a window to the diseases affecting the internal organs. Recognition of dermatological manifestations of systemic diseases is practically important for all practicing clinicians. In many instances, the recognition of the skin signs of systemic diseases should minimize the cost of diagnostic testing. Generally, skin symptoms are quite commonly associated with systemic disease. Various skin manifestations have been observed in patients with either benign of malignant systemic diseases, and they often give a clue to or confirm the underlying diseases. This lecture summarizes the cutaneous manifestations and specific skin signs that help to differential diagnoses of systemic diseases.
Diagnosis, Differential ; Diagnostic Tests, Routine ; Humans ; Skin ; Skin Manifestations

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A clinical and histopsthological study were done on 1,817 biopsied inflammatory skin diseases among 58,386 out-patients in Dermatologic department of Korea University Hospital during the period of 24 years from January, 1962 to December, 1985. The results were summarized as follows : 1. According to pattern analysis(Ackerman AB), 1,605 cases(88.3%) of inflammatory skin diseases were classified into 9 patterns and by author's modified pattern analysis, additional 437 cases could be classified. 2. Of the 1605 cases which were classified by 9 pattern analysis, 1185 cases(78.8%) of inflammatory skin diseases were diagnosed as individual disease entity. The ratio of accordance between the histopathological diagnosis and clinical diagnosis on the biopsied inflammatory skin diseases was 44.5%, 3. The ratio of accordance between the histopathological diagnosis and clinical diagnosis by the patterns were '. Vasculitis(75.5%), Subepidermal vesicular dermatitis (73.3%), Nodular and diffuse dermatitis(68.2%), etc. 4. The diseases showing above the 70% accordance were scleroderma, erythema induratum, vitiligo, arthropod reaction, etc; and the diseases showing under the 30% accnrdance were erythema multiforme, erythema annulare centrifugum, neurodermatitis, etc.
Arthropods ; Biopsy* ; Dermatitis ; Diagnosis ; Erythema ; Erythema Induratum ; Erythema Multiforme ; Humans ; Korea ; Neurodermatitis ; Outpatients ; Skin Diseases* ; Skin* ; Vitiligo

The patient was a 41-year-old healthy man, who developed a tender, cord-like serpiginous mass just proximal to the coronal sulcus for two weeks. He was a sexually active, non-promiscuous, married man. We had taken a biopsy, and noticed the subsiding of the lesion without further treatment. Nonvenereal sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis is a rare self-limiting peculiar disorder involving the lymphatics of the penile sulcus. Clinically, it presents as a cord-like nodular penile lesion with characteristic cartilaginous firmness. Histologically, it is described as hypertrophy and sclerosis of the lymphatic vessel walls with mild inflammatory cellular infiltration, and occasional obstruction of the lymphatic vessel. But, because such features including sclerosis varies according to the time when the biopsy was taken, they are not attributable to all cases. Our case shows the same clinical and pathological features of ‘benign transient lymphangiectasis’. Except for the painful cases, no specific treatments are usually warranted.
Adult ; Biopsy ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Lymphangitis* ; Lymphatic Vessels ; Male ; Penis* ; Sclerosis ; von Willebrand Factor

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Biopsy* ; Lymphography ; Rupture*

BACKGROUND: Hair transplantation is a continuously evolving era towards a more natural style and micrografting in greater quantities is becoming an unmistakable trend. OBJECTIVE: A rapid, simple method to make a micrograft implanter with low cost and a case of total micrografting using this new hair implanter are presented. METHODS: We devised a simple method to make a micrograft hair implanter using a spinal tap-ping needle and did total micrografting with this device 3 times on 1 patient. RESULTS: Cosmetically, hair transplantation using our device produces hair that is slightly less dense in a normal individual. However, our technique gives a good balance in distribution of hair with no scarring which contribute to a natural style appearance. CONCLUSIONS: Total Micrografting with our new implanter produces a natural appearance without the artificial look and scars typical of the minigrafts or punch grafts in Koreans. So we consider this device as a another alternative device in hair transplantation.
Cicatrix ; Hair* ; Humans ; Methods ; Needles ; Transplants

BACKGROUND: The principle of Mohs micrographic surgery is to examine microscopically the entire peripheral margin of an excised tissue specimen to precisely localize the site of any residual tumor and enable its subsequent removal. In processing in the tissue for frozen horizontal sections, a technical difficulty arises in manipulating the deep and lateral margins into the same flat plane. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to develop a new method allowing the optimal tissue preperation for Mohs micrographic smgery and to evaluate the usefulness of this methad. METHODS: The technique involves conversion of a non-planar surgical margin to a planar surface by applying and freezing the specimen against a flat glass surface. We compared this modified method used in our laboratory with standard methods for tissue preparation of Mohs micrographic surgery.
Freezing ; Glass ; Mohs Surgery ; Neoplasm, Residual

We report a case of toxic shock syndrome in 17-year-old female patient with skin abscess. She had a skin abscess on left inner thigh about 6th days ago, but no treatment was done. And then she presented with the features of high fever, hypotension, generalized rash, myalgia and diarrhea. After the treatment with anti-shock measures, skin wound dressing and systemic antibiotics adminstration, she was completely recovered with generalized desquamation on 10th hospital day.
Abscess ; Adolescent ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bandages ; Diarrhea ; Exanthema ; Female ; Fever ; Humans ; Hypotension ; Myalgia ; Shock, Septic* ; Skin ; Thigh ; Wounds and Injuries

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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure* ; Ventilation*

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