A clinicopathological study of 12 cases of pityriasis lichenoides chronica and 14 cases of small plaque parapsoriasis was performed. Patients with pityriasis lichenoides chranica ranged in age from 15 to 62 years (mean, 30 years) with male predominance. They had erythematous or reddish scaly papules occuring mostly on both trunk and extremities(92%). The lesions were about the size of r ice grains or small peas. Patients with small plaque parapsoriasis ranged in age from 8 to 67 years(mean, 33 years) and presented yellowish or erythematous scaly maculies and patches comrnonly involving the trunk and extremities(64%). The size of the lesions were larger than those of pityriasis lichenoides chronica. Histopatbologically, the distinct feature of pityriasis lichenoides chronica was vacuolar alteration at the dermoepidermal junction characterizing interface dermatitis. The microscopic findings of small plaque parapsoriasis were, although not as distinct as in pityriasis lichenoides chronica, those af either spongiotic dermatitis or superfirial peri vascula dermatitis. We conclude from this study that these two conditions have different clinical and histologic features and we propose that the term guttate parapsoriasis shauld not be used as a synonym of either pityriasis lichenoides rhronica or small plaque parapsoriasis.
Edible Grain ; Dermatitis ; Humans ; Ice ; Male ; Parapsoriasis* ; Peas ; Pityriasis Lichenoides* ; Pityriasis*

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Animals ; Capsaicin* ; Colon* ; Cytokines* ; Lung* ; Melanoma, Experimental* ; Mice* ; RNA, Messenger*

This paper describes to design and to examine the mechanical characteristics of high frequency jet ventilator. The device consists of Phase lock loop (PLL) system, solenoid valve driving control part and Air regulating system. This study is carried out by changing several factors such as endotracheal tube (E.T. tube) diameter, injector cannula diameter, 1%, and frequency (breaths/min.) having direct effects on the gas exchange as well as parameters of the entrained gas by venturi effect, so as to measure the tidal volume and minute volume. This system characteristics were as follows: 1) Frequency: 6-594 bpm 2) Inspiration time: 1-99% 3) Variance of input air pressure: 1-30 PSI
Air Pressure ; Catheters ; Tidal Volume ; Ventilators, Mechanical*

No abstract available.
Aneurysm* ; Posterior Cerebral Artery*

No abstract available.
Maxillary Sinus* ; Oroantral Fistula*

There is no method of single surgical treatment for facial paralysis, because of its variable condition and variable patient's demand. We usually have been performed the free vascularized gracilis muscle transfer to achieve facial reanimation in cases of the complete facial paralysis. However. most of the patients who visit outpatient room are incomplete facial paralysis. In these cases, we performed the several auxiliary operations for the correction of a drooping eyebrow, paralyzed eyelids, paralysis of the lower lip, and for similar paralytic deformities. To correct a drooping eyebrow, we performed simple eyebrow lifting and upper blepharoplasty. Gold plate implantations and Kuhnt-Szymanowski's method were performed for the lagophthalmos and ectropions individually. To correct a paralyzed lower lip, tensor fascia lata graft was performed with the face lifting. The authors also discuss their operative methods and results of various surgical methods for treating facial paralysis.
Blepharoplasty ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Ectropion ; Eyebrows ; Eyelids ; Facial Paralysis* ; Fascia Lata ; Humans ; Lifting ; Lip ; Outpatients ; Paralysis ; Rhytidoplasty ; Transplants

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The carpometacarpal boss is a bone prominence involving the carpometacarpal joints of the index and long fingers. In 1931 Fiolle described a bone lesion located the dorsum of his right wrist. He initially believed this to be primarily a carpal lesion and then called it a carpe bossu (carpal boss). The cause of the lesion has been thought to be the result either of a childhood fracture, or of an occupational strain or of periostitis secondary to the pull of the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon insertion. A congenital predisposition, os styloideum, has also been suggested. We experienced three patients possessing a total of five lesions which showed that repeated mechanical stress in four and os styloideum in one were implicated in the etiology of this deformity.
Carpometacarpal Joints ; Carps ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Fingers ; Humans ; Periostitis ; Stress, Mechanical ; Tendons ; Wrist

Since Jaffe first described osteoid osteoma in 1935, it has become a well recognized clinical and pathological entity. The clinical picture is characteristic, the roentgenographic features are usually distinctive, and the pathological findings are unmistakable. Osteoid osteoma is curable by surgical excision. Often, however, a presumtive diagnosis and roentgenographic features, but surgical exploration fails to uncover the nidus. We reported a case of typical pathological specimen, roentgenographic picture and unusual clinical records with long duration and marked muscle atrophy which was hardly differentiated from herniated intervertebral disc or other spinal cord lesions.
Diagnosis ; Intervertebral Disc ; Muscular Atrophy ; Osteoma, Osteoid ; Spinal Cord

No abstract available in English.
Ribs ; Spine ; Transplants