The observation of eosinophilic ascites is uncommon. They can be noted in parasitic disease, malignant condition, vasculitis, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome or allergic disorders including eosinophilic gastroenteritis, which is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by massive tissue infiltration of eosinophils in the layers of any area of gastrointestinal[GI] tract. Clinical manifestations are related to the level of the histologic infiltration in the wall, and the segment of the GI tract involved. Mucosal involvement may result in abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss. Muscle layer involvements have obstructive symptoms. Subserosal eosinophilic infiltration may result in the development of eosinophilic ascites. We experienced a case of eosinophilic ascites as manifestation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 43-year old man who also had jejunal obstruction. High proportion of eosinophil count was noted in the ascites, however peripheral blood eosinophilia was not noted. Parasitologic studies were negative. Histologic examination of segment of jejunum showed heavy transmural infiltration of eosinophils which were extended to subserosal layer. Eosinophilic ascites noted in eosinophilic gastroenteritis, though not a common disease entity, had not been described in the laboratory medicine related papers in Korea. Therefore we report this case as an example of eosinophilic ascites.
Abdominal Pain ; Adult ; Ascites* ; Diarrhea ; Eosinophilia ; Eosinophils* ; Gastroenteritis* ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ; Jejunum ; Korea ; Nausea ; Parasitic Diseases ; Rare Diseases ; Vasculitis ; Vomiting ; Weight Loss

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Cytomegalovirus Infections* ; Cytomegalovirus*

A statistical observation of the relation of the distribution between the distribution of A.B.O groups and incidence of genitourinary tract tumors was made on 696 in-patients- one of the which was 123 from may, 1972 to January 1980 at Han Yang University Hospital, the other was 575 from January, 1970 to December, 1979 at S.N.U.H and Severance Hospital. The following results were obtained. 1. In the distribution of blood types, the occurrence of genitourinary tract tumors (exclude female reproductive system) was high among the patients with blood type A, but low in O. 2. The occurrence of urinary tract tumors was high in patients with blood type A, but low in O. 3. The occurrence male genital tract tumors was high in the patient with blood type A. 4. In each organs, the statistical significance was not noticed, except male bladder tumor.
Blood Group Antigens* ; Blood Grouping and Crossmatching ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Urinary Tract

Development and differentiation of mammalian kidney has been studied by many investigators. Hitreto, it has been known that a high vertebrate`s kidney was differentiated from as a metanephros. As a result of the study of most investigators on developmental processes of metanephros in man and rodents, they insisted that morphological development and differentiation of nephrons and collecting ducts should occur in the latter one quarter period of the fetal ages. But the initiation and completion time of renal function following its morphological development and differentiation have not been investigated perfectly. The author has determined the relationships of morphological and functional development of kidney were able to be revealed the studies of hydrolyzing phosphatase activities on the developing renal tissues. Therefore, in order to investigate the phosphatase activities of renal tissue following the development and differentiation of rate kidney, after interbreeding of healthy rats, fetuses of the 15th, 17th, 19th and newborns of the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th day were sacrificed and were resected renal tissues. Histological preparations were prepared by way of hematoxylin and eosin stain for morphological changes of rat renal tissues, and Gomori's method(1941) for the detection of the activities of alkaline phosphatase, Gomori's method(1939) for the detection of the activities of acid phosphatase and Wachstein and Meisel's method(1957) for the detection of activities of ATPase were used, respectively. All of the preparations were observed with light microscope. The results were as follows; 1. The early differentiation of rat kidney began with glomerulus formation at the 17th day of fetal age and morphological development was completed at the 21th day of fetal age, and lobulation of kidney was observed at the 7th day of neonatal age. 2. In the fetal kidney of the 17th day, alkaline phosphatase activities were observed initially in the proximal tubules surrounding glomeruli in the cortico-medullary Junction, and the activities were increased at the 17th day of fetus. At the 21th day of fetus, the strength of the enzyme activity was increased at the same time as renal tubule which showed alkaline phosphatase activity was increased in the cortex. In the each newborn kidney, the enzyme activities were continuously increased in the proximal tubules at the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th day of newborns. The renal corpuscle and ascending straight tubule of the Henle's loop showed trace activities. 3. Acid phosphatase activity was shown at renal tubules and glomeruli during the fetal age after the 17th day of fetus, and moderate reaction of the enzyme was shown in the renal tubules, glomeruli, medullary rays and Henle's loops after birth. 4. Adenosine triphosphatase showed moderate reaction in the glomerulus at the 17th day and 19th day of fetus, and strong reaction was shown at the 21th day of fetus, and the ATPase activities of medullary rays showed trace reaction after birth. According to the beginning and change of the enzyme activity as mentioned above, it was supposed that the development of rat kidney should begin at the 17th day of fetus. In the 21th day of fetus, diuresis and resorption were accomplished mostly in the glomerulus and proximal tubule, and resorpt. ion of the Henle's loop began just before and after the birth.
Acid Phosphatase ; Adenosine Triphosphatases ; Alkaline Phosphatase ; Animals ; Diuresis ; Eosine Yellowish-(YS) ; Fetus ; Gestational Age ; Hematoxylin ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Kidney ; Nephrons ; Parturition ; Rats* ; Research Personnel ; Rodentia

A statistical observation of the relation between the distribution of A.B.O. groups &. incidence of G.U.T. tumors was made on 93 in-patients from May, 1972 to July, l979. The following results were obtained. 1. In the distribution of b1ood types, the occurrence of genitourinary tract tumors(exclude female reproductive system) was high among the patients with blood type 0, but low in AB. 2. The occurrence urinary tract tumors was high in the patient with blood type 0. 3. The occurrence of male genital tract tumors was high in the patient with blood type A. 4. In each organs, the occurrence of bladder tumors was high in the patients with blood type B. especially in male & the occurrence of B.P.H. was high in 0.
Blood Group Antigens* ; Blood Grouping and Crossmatching ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Urinary Tract

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Child* ; Edema* ; Humans

Unusual morphology of aberrant forms of bacteria, presented with grotesque-giant form, 15 m 3 m, with central emptiness and fusiform ends was observed in urine Gram stain from a 26-year-old woman who was admitted with the symptoms of acute urinary tract infection. On wet smear, these bacilli were markedly swollen, yeast-like organisms. In addition to normal shaped bacilli, various shapes of another aberrant bacteria, such as long bacilli, filamentous form, filamentous form with central bulge, and bipolar staining with central emptiness were also observed in the same specimen. The morphologic characteristics of these unusual aberrant bacilli were more distinct on Papanicolaou stain than on Gram stain. In Korea, where antimicrobial agents are overused and disused, the frequency of observing the aberrant bacteria would be much higher than cases reported. Here we report unusual morphology of aberrant forms of Escherichia coli with the emphasis on awaring of the potential appearance of such bacilli in clinical specimen and avoiding confusion with fungi and other naturally filamentous organisms.
Adult ; Anti-Infective Agents ; Bacteria* ; Escherichia coli ; Female ; Fungi ; Humans ; Korea ; Urinary Tract Infections

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Anemia, Hemolytic* ; Cholelithiasis* ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration*

Malignant tumor is found in 1-2% of ovarian benign cystic teratomas. Among these malignant neoplasms, squamous cell carcinoma is by far the most common malignancy, whereas the incidence of struma ovarii is less than 5% in mature teratoma. As far as concerned the struma ovarii, a very small percentage is associated with carcinoid, mucinous or serous cystadenoma, or Brenner tumor. However, any reports of struma ovarii associated with squamous cell carcinoma in the same ovary could not be found in English literature. Recently we have experienced a case of squamous cell carcinoma and struma ovarii arising in an ovarian benign cystic teratoma in 72 year old female patient.
Female ; Humans ; Incidence