No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Ethanol*

No abstract available.
Stomach Neoplasms* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Rumex japonicus Houttuyn are ubiquitous plants, which are found in marshes or in wet areas. The root of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn has been used for the treatment of skin diseases including fungal infections of the skin since older times in Japan and China. This study was undertaken to investigate the antifungal activity of the alcoholbenzene extract of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn in vitro. During this experiment the extracts of Rumex japonicus Houttuyn were diluted seriaIly in the Sabouraud's dextrose agar and fungal mats or fungal suspensions of isolated strains of dermatophytes were inoculated into each medium containing different concentrations of test materials. Then their growth was observed for 2 weeks or 10 days at room temperature. (countinued...)
Agar ; Arthrodermataceae ; China ; Glucose ; Japan ; Rumex* ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Suspensions ; Wetlands

No abstract available.
Hepatitis B* ; Hepatitis* ; Vaccination*

A survey of the biting midges of the Genus Culicoides was conducted by a joint effort of numerous U.S. and Korean personnel throughout South Korea for seven years from 1965 through 1973 (except 1968, 1971) using New Jersey light traps set up at fifty-nine (59) different locations, to find out the seasonal succession and geographical distribution of the said insects both on an individual species basis and as a whole, and to evaluate the medical significance and epidemiology of these insects. This provides some of the basic knowledge needed for prevention of filarial and virus transmission of diseases owing to these insects. As a result the following results were obtained: Sixteen (16) species hitherto unrecorded were added to the fauna of biting midges known from South Korea. Together with the already recorded fourteen (14) species, this makes the total number of species of these insects in South Korea thirty (30).Through the monthly tabulation of the collected specimens it was possible to find out the general seasonal succession of these insects as well as their sex ratio. Based on the data obtained the geographical distributions of the biting midges of the Genus Culicoides so far recorded in Korea were classified into the following four (4) types: The species which are very widely spread throughout south Korea. The species which are spread in central South Korea and supposed to occur in North Korea. The species which were collected from coastal areas and southern island. The species which were collected from Cheju-do.
parasitology-arthropoda ; midge ; epidemiology ; Culicoides arakawae ; Culicoides circumscriptus ; Culicoides dendrophilus ; Culicoides erairai ; Culicoides homotomus ; Culicoides japonicus ; Culicoides laciocola ; Culicoides nagahanai ; Culicoides nipponense ; Culicoides odibilis ; Culicoides ponkikiri ; Culicoides pulicaris ; Culicoides schultzei ; Culicoides sigaensis ; Culicoides sinanoensis ; Culicoides toyamaruae ; Culicoides sp. ; Culicoides amamiensis ohmorii ; Culicoides clavipalpis ; Culicoides dubius ; Culicoides koreensis ; Culicoides matsuzawai ; Culicoides obsoletus ; Culicoides odiatus ; Culicoides okumensis ; Culicoides omogensis ; Culicoides pictimargo ; Culicoides miharai ; Culicoides saninense ; Culicoides longidens ; Culicoides amamiensis amamiensis

We report a case of adult granulosa cell tumor arising in the scrotal tunics. The patient was a 34-year-old man who presented with right scrotal swelling, first noticed four months previously. Under the initial clinical impression of epididymo-orchitis, antibiotic treatment was instituted but there was no response. The paratesticular nodules revealed by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging mimicked intratesticular lesion, and radical orchiectomy was performed. Although several cases of adult testicular granulosa cell tumor, have been reported, the occurrence of this entity in the paratesticular area has not, as far as we are aware, been previously described.
Adult ; Case Report ; Granulosa Cell Tumor/*diagnosis/surgery ; Human ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Scrotum/*pathology/*ultrasonography ; Testicular Neoplasms/*diagnosis/surgery

Mach bands, a visual phenomenon resulting from lateral inhibitory impulsess in the retina, are recognized aslucent or dense lines at the borders of different radiographic densities. A number of clinical situations have been described in which Mach bands may cause difficulty in radiographic diagnosis. Photodensitometric measurement of the film can differentiate the true change in film density from the Mach band which is an optical illusion. Authors present several examples of photodensitometric tracings of Mach bands, with the brief review of themechanism of their production.
Diagnosis ; Optical Illusions ; Retina

BACKGROUND: Majority of hypertension is essential in type, so its clear cue usually is not found, and the patients are tend to be persisted of psychopathy such as emotional tension, depression, anger, anxiety and psychologic conflict, also not to be adapted to stressful event. So we decide to survey the personality characteristics of essential hypertensive patients and factors of psychopathology. METHODS: Patient group-50 persons(male 23, female 27) are selected in the course of antihypertensive medication, being in or outpatient treatment at the dept. of F.M. or I.M. in Kae-jung, Dae-sung or Jung-ang Hospital from August 1, 1995 to July 31, 1996. Control group 52 persons(male 25, female 27) are selected. Exclusision criteria are any clinical disease hystory, over 140/90mmHg of BP, under 20-year old age or no cooperation. We assessment of the MMPI, BDI and STAI results about both group. RESULTS: Comparing hypertensive group with normal control group, significantly higher F, Hs, D, Hy, Pd, Pt and Sc scales of MMPI and BDI(p<0.01), and anxiety scale of STAI(p<0.05). There were no significant differences in all scales comparing between both sexs in the hypertensive and control groups, except comparing hypertensive male with hypertensive female in Pt scale(p<0.05) and control female with control male in Hy scale(p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Comparing essential hypertensive group with normal control group, significant higher score was found in scales of Hypochondriasis, Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic deviate, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia and anxiety. And in the treatment of hypertensive patient with antihypertensive drugs, appropriate additive psychotherapy appears useful in the case of revealing psychopathy.
Anger ; Antihypertensive Agents ; Anxiety* ; Cues ; Depression* ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension* ; Hypochondriasis ; Hysteria ; Life Change Events ; Male ; MMPI ; Outpatients ; Psychopathology ; Psychotherapy ; Schizophrenia ; Weights and Measures ; Young Adult

We report s case of angiokeratoma of the vulva occuring in a 36-year-old woman. Numerous grayish dark purple papulovesicular lesions, ranging from 0.2 to 2.0mm in size, were observed on the right labium majus. All lesions were excised under local snesthesia after the diagnosis of angio keratoma was made histopathologically. No new lesions appeared during the follow-up period of one year.
Adult ; Angiokeratoma* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Keratosis ; Research Report ; Vulva*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Binding Sites* ; Carbon Monoxide* ; Carbon* ; Rats* ; Serotonin*