No abstract available.
Humans* ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Humans* ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Neoplasms*

The argon laser has been used in the treatment of a variety of cutaneous vascular and pigmented lesions. In 1983, authors reported on the therapeutic effect from argon laser treatment of nevus flammeus. This study was undertaken to evaluate the therapeutic effect and complication of the argon laser on many cutaneous lesions except nevus flammeus. The data of the 67 patients who were treated between November, 1984 and March, 1986 and could be followed up over 3 months at the Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital were analyzed. Patients were treated with Coherent Radiation Model No. 920 Laser with a spot size of 1 mm in diatemer. The pawer ranges were between 1.6 and 2.6 W using pulsed wave or continuous wave according to the size and the shape of the lesions. The argon laser is an effective modality in the treatment of superficial vascular lesions and especially when telangiectasia is prominent. In pigmented lesions, argon laser is effective for pigmented nevi excluding intradermal nevi and has been found effective in small sized nevus spilus and lentigines.
Argon* ; Dermatology* ; Humans ; Lentigo ; Nevus ; Nevus, Intradermal ; Nevus, Pigmented ; Port-Wine Stain ; Seoul ; Telangiectasis

While the therapeutic efficacy of antipsychotic drugs is not in doubt, a variety of undesirable side effects are common. They can be a disincentive to good compliance with treatment, resulting in increased possibilities for relapse and hospitalization. They can be distressing and disabling and thus interfering with patient safety and quality of life. Furthermore, they may be counter-therapeutic by exacerbating the condition that the drug was prescribed for. In this article, we will provide an overview of management of antipsychotic-induced side effects, with a particular emphasis on the most common side effects as well as less common but serious side effects. In addition, some practical issues regarding the management of side effects will b discussed.
Antipsychotic Agents ; Compliance ; Hospitalization ; Motivation ; Patient Safety ; Quality of Life ; Recurrence

No abstract available.
Femur* ; Osteoporosis*

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No abstract available.
Child* ; Diverticulum* ; Humans

BACKGROUND: Hormones influence various normal biological processes in the skin and hairs. OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to investigate the presence of estrogen receptors(ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) in the skin and to assess differences in sex and age. METHODS: We examined seven normal volunteers' skin. The mouse monoclonal antibodies against human ER and PR were used to identify the localization of ER and PR in the frozen tissue sections by using a standard two stage indirect immunoperoxidase technique. RESULTS: The granular layer of epidermis and infundibulum of hair follicle in all the samples showed strong positivity of PR. Although each skin section did not contain all skin appendages, most of the samples showed that eccrine gland duct, inner root sheath of hair follicle stained weakly positive of PR. ER was not demonstrate in all samples epidermis. CONCLUSION: PR was presented in the granular layer of epidermis, infundibulum of hair follicle, eccrine gland duct, and inner root sheath of hair follicle. Therefore, we might suspect that the progesterone probably contributes to the keratinization of the skin because these positively staining sites are prior to complete keratinization layers.
Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Biological Processes ; Eccrine Glands ; Epidermis* ; Estrogens* ; Hair ; Hair Follicle ; Humans ; Immunoenzyme Techniques ; Mice ; Pituitary Gland ; Progesterone* ; Receptors, Progesterone* ; Skin

A case of epidermal cyst arising from the frenulum of the penis in an eighteen year-old male was presented with review of literatures.
Epidermal Cyst* ; Humans ; Male ; Penis*

In this report we will highlight an interesting 3 year case of a halo nevus on the back of a 13-year-old Korean girl. This was a single halo nevus with a central pinkish mole and a depigmented patch, 20 mm in diameter. The patient underwent an autologous suction blister graft on the lesion. The halo nevus was completely repigmented except for the marginal rim. At a 4 month follow-up, a new whitish halo was observed around the central pinkish mole. At this point the central nevus was excised and examined with a H & E stain and an immunohistochemical stain with an anti-Ig G antibody. After the excision of the central mole, repigmentation was completed and this condition persisted at a 3-year-follow-up.
Adolescent ; Blister* ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Nevus ; Nevus, Halo* ; Recurrence* ; Suction* ; Transplants*