No abstract available.
Adolescent* ; Child* ; Drug Therapy* ; Humans

Nevus flammeus is benign but cosmetically devastating congenital vascular malformation whose past treatments have been marred by unacceptable complication or by unacceptable ineffectiveness. The argon laser is a therapeutic device which has been newly applied to this condition. Blue-green argon light is absorbed by the intraluminal red hemoglobin molecule, leading to the destruction of blood vessels. This study was undertaken to evaluate the therapeutic effect, to look for complications caused by the argon laser on nevus flammeus and to investigate the prognostic values of the color, the degree of blanching and the histological pattern of lesion after laser treatment. All patients were treated with Coherent Radiation Model No. 1,000 Laser with a spot size of 1mm diameter. The power range was 1.8W (irradiance of 229W/cm2), the pulse duration was 0.4 second and the repetition rate was 120 impulses per minute. The result was evaluated according to the criteria of Gilchrest(Table 1). Among the 109 patients who have been treated between November, 1981 and July, 1982 at the Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, data from the 49 patients who could be followed up was evaluated and analyzed. (countinued..)
Argon* ; Blood Vessels ; Dermatology ; Humans ; Laser Therapy* ; Nevus* ; Port-Wine Stain* ; Seoul ; Vascular Malformations

Double uterus with unilateral hematometra and ipsilateral renal agenesis is a rare Mullerian duct malformation. This complex of anomalies is seen in adolescents and young women with progressive dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, menstrual irregularities and a pelvic mass. Appropriate preoperative diagnosis and treatment will prevent unnecessary procedure and offer relief of symptoms. We report one case of bicornuated uterus with unilateral cervical atresia and homolateral renal agenesis with a brief review of concerned literatures.
Abdominal Pain ; Adolescent ; Diagnosis ; Dysmenorrhea ; Female ; Hematometra ; Humans ; Unnecessary Procedures ; Uterus*

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

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

Dermographism is an exaggerated triple response of Lewis and appears as a lineat wheal with a flare at a site in which skin is briskIy stroked with a firm object. The etiology and pathogenesis of dermographism are uncertain but passive transfer tests are sometimes poeitive. The active serum factor has been characteiized as Ig E in some patients. In this experimental study, we tried passive transfer of dermographism with the sera of the patients with dermographism. Twelve dermographic patients' sera were tested to fourteen normal healthy persons and two asymptomatic dermographic persons, total number of thirty nine cases. Only two recipients were passively transferred but they showed positive responses to all sera tested, two and three respectively. This result suggests that not only serum factor but also recipient's factor(s) may be concerned in passive transfer of dermographism.
Humans ; Intradermal Tests ; Skin ; Stroke

This study was undertaken to elucidate any quantitative abnormalities of T cells and T subsets(helper/inducer T cell: T cell and suppressor/cytotoxic. T cell; Tsc cell) in the peripheral blood and cutaneous lesion in patients with atopic dermatitis by using monoclonal antibodies, and to ascertain whether there are any relations bctwcen such immunologic abnormalities and the severity of the disease. Thirty seven patints(19 male, 18 female) were entered in this study, who vistited the Departement of Dermatology of Seoul National University Hospital frnrn February 1985 to November 1985. The control group comprised fifteen healthy children (8 male, 7 female). The peripheral blood samples of 30 patients and the skin biopsy specirnens of 29 patients were examinecl. Both were examined in 22 patients. The results showed that there was a quantitative abnormality in pcripheral blood Tsc cells in patients with atopic dermatitis and it could be related to the severity of the disease. The predominance of T cells seemed to be relatecl to the pathogenesis of atopic dematitis.
Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Biopsy ; Child ; Dermatitis, Atopic* ; Dermatology ; Humans ; Male ; Seoul ; Skin ; T-Lymphocytes*

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common clinical arrhythmia. AF may cause disabling symptoms and serious adverse effects, such as impairment of cardiac function or thromboembolic events. Until now, there were no study about the clinical characteristics of atrial fibrillation throughout this nations. The purpose of this study is a establishment of epidemiologic database of patients with atrial fibrillation in this nations. METHODS: 867 patients from 12 university hospitals were involved in this study. Atrial fibrillation were diagnosed with documented ECG in all patients. Medical history, physical findings, basic Laboratory finding, ECG, echocardiography and 24-hour Holter monitoring of these patients were evaluated. Chronic atrial fibrillation were defined as the duration of AF longer than 72 hours regardless of intervention. RESULTS: In patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, the most common symptom was dyspnea and the most common associated diseases were valvular heart disease, hypertension and ischemic heart disease. 2) In patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, the most common symptoms were palpitation, dizziness and chest pain, and the most common associated diseases were hypertension, ischemic heart disease and valvular heart disease. 3) left atrial size, systolic and diastolic left ventricular size in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation were significantly increased as compared those in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (p<0.001). 4) cardiomegaly and pulmonary edema were more common in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: This study is first large multicenter study about atrial fibrillation in this nations. These data can be used as basic data for follow up and management of atrial fibrillation.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Atrial Fibrillation* ; Cardiomegaly ; Chest Pain ; Dizziness ; Dyspnea ; Echocardiography ; Electrocardiography ; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory ; Heart Valve Diseases ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Joints* ; Korea* ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Pulmonary Edema

No abstract available.
Achondroplasia*

Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis is a rare disease of haphazard overproliferation of smooth muscle from perilymphatics, peribronchial and perivascular regions of the lung that leads to chylous effusion, hemoptysis, spontaneous pneumothorax and pulmonary insufficiency. The disease only affects women of child-bearing age. There is presently no successful therapy and most of the patients die within 10 years of diagnosis. We experienced a case of pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis in a 30-year-old woman who had suffered from three episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax for 4 years. Open lung biopsy was performed. Microscopically, abnormal excess proliferation of smooth muscle tissue was identified in the wall of perivascular lymphatic channels as well as around small bronchi, and more distal air spaces. Varying sized cytic spaces Iined by cuboidal cells were also present. Tamoxifen, given if February 1991, did not influence the course of her disease. She died of respiratory failure at age of 31 in April 1991.
Female ; Humans ; Biopsy