No abstract available.
Corrosion* ; Metals*

Twenty-five patients with cerebrovascular diseases were administered Nicardipine, a calcium antagonist, in daily dose of 60 mg per orally for 8-12 weeks during the year of 1983, to evaluate the efficacy of the drugs clinically. The following results were obtained. 1) General improvement rating was 80%. 2) Marked improvement(88%) were noted in subjective symptoms, especially of tinnitus, paresthesia and headache. significant improvement were noted in psychiatric(74%) and neurologic(71%) symptoms e.g disturbance of sleep, emotion, memory, speech, swallowing and muscle power. 3) In 13 hypertensive patients, average blood pressure lowered from 163/96 to 138/83 mmHg in 4 weeks and maintained thereafter. 4) major adverse effect was facial flushing, noted in 4 patients(16%), which were transient and mild and allowed to contiume medication.
Blood Pressure ; Calcium ; Deglutition ; Flushing ; Headache ; Humans ; Memory ; Nicardipine ; Paresthesia ; Tinnitus

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Lower Extremity*

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Antibodies, Monoclonal* ; Mycobacterium bovis*

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Biopsy* ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Neoplasms*

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BACKGROUND: The combination of Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) and monosomy 7(-7) was rarely observed in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). With the results from immunophenotyplc and molecular analysis, Philadelphia chromosome positive ALL with monosomy 7[Ph(+)/-7] has been considered that it may be derived from neoplastic transformation at the pluripotent stem cell level. We compared the clini-cal, laboratory, and hematological findings between 5 cases of Ph(+)/-7 and 5 cases of Ph(+) without monosomy 7 [Ph (+) /N7]. METHODS: During the period from January, 1995 to December, 1996, total 72 cases of ALL were confirmed among 259 cases of hematologic malignancy with bone marrow cytogenetic analysis. Among 72 ALL cases, 5 cases of Ph(+)/-7(monosomy 7 or 7q abnormalities) were compared with Ph only or Ph without monosomy 7(ph(+)/N7] on the hematological, immunophenotypic, other laboratory, clinical findings and event ree survival (EFS) The karyotyping of the bone marrow specimens was analysed byshort-term unsynchronized culture methods such as overnight colcemid treatment and 24 hours incubation following ethidium bromide treatment. RESULTS: The mean age of Ph(+)/-7 was 30.6+/-12.8 years, and it was significantly different from that of Ph(+)/N7 (p=0.009), Four cases of Ph(+)/-7 were classified as ALL L2 subtype, and 2 cases revealed CNS involvements. Immunophenotyping was positive in CD10, CDl9, CD2O, CD22 and HLA-DR. But one case revealed e-B-lymphoid lineage with positivity in CD34, CDl3, and CD33. The response to chemotherapy and EFS was very poor in Ph(+)/-7 group, and the mean EFS was 3.2+/-1.9 months(p=0.014). All of cases showed induction on failure in chemotherapy, relapsed with bone marrow, CNS and extramedullary involvements, and expired due to sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: Ph(+)/-7 ALL had very Poor clinical course with being resistant to chemotherapy and unfavorable prognosis, revealed L2 subtype by FAB classification, and was slightly older in ages compared with Ph(+)/N7 ALL.
Bone Marrow ; Classification ; Cytogenetic Analysis ; Demecolcine ; Drug Therapy ; Ethidium ; Hematologic Neoplasms ; HLA-DR Antigens ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Immunophenotyping ; Karyotyping ; Monosomy* ; Philadelphia Chromosome* ; Pluripotent Stem Cells ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma* ; Prognosis ; Sepsis

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Fibromatosis, Aggressive*

No abstract available.
Female* ; Humans ; Urinary Incontinence*

We experienced 3 cases of sporotrichosis confined to the face. They were lymphatic type, pustular type and fixed ulcerative type of cutaneous sporotrichosis respectively. Two types of them except the lymphatic type were very difficult to be diagnosed correctly with clinical features. So, we reviewed the types of sporotrichosis and the problems in establishing the diagnosis. 3 cases are as follows: Case l. A 57 years old female second hand dealer had a ulceration measuring 2-2cm in diameter on the right dorsum of the nose after injuring with sharp rusty iron material. Soon after ulceration healed, 5 beaded nodules measuring 0.5-1cm in diameter newly developed on the right side of the maxillary area. Case II. A 55 years old female house wife had a suppurated ulcer with serous exudate, which looked like impetigenous lesions, on the left mandibular area, without any apparent trauma history. Case III. A 52 years old female had a rice grain sized papule, which was grown slowly in size, on the left maxillary area without any apparent trauma history. Skin graft was performed after excision of the nodule, because it was diagnosed as skin cancer at a local clinic. A large ulceration with necrosis of the tissues developed on the very site of skin graft performed, accompanied by a bean sized nodule below the ulceration.
Edible Grain ; Diagnosis ; Exudates and Transudates ; Female ; Hand ; Humans ; Iron ; Middle Aged ; Necrosis ; Nose ; Skin ; Skin Neoplasms ; Sporotrichosis* ; Spouses ; Transplants ; Ulcer