No abstract available.
Female ; Obstetric Labor, Premature* ; Pregnancy ; Ritodrine*

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Porokeratosis

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Nevus, Spindle Cell*

In one case of cancer-associated Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy resulted in remission of both cancer and neuromuscular disorder. Serial repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) findings showed that the typical RNS features of LEMS returned to normal in the orders of dramatic postexercise facilitation, an incremental response in high rate stimulation, and a decremental response in low rate stimulation with clinical improvement.
Drug Therapy* ; Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome* ; Radiotherapy* ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*

Basaloid follicular hamartoma (BFH), uncommon rare benign neoplasm connected to the adnexal structures, presents with multiple clinical manifestations that can develop into basal cell carcinoma. BFH may be congenital or acquired, and the congenital form can be further divided into the generalized and unilateral type, and the acquired form may present as localized and solitary lesions. Congenital, generalized BFH is associated with systemic diseases such as alopecia, cystic fibrosis, hypohidrosis, and myasthenia gravis. In contrast, sporadic cases are observed as unilateral or localized lesions. BFH shows thick cords and thin strands of anastomosing basaloid proliferations that arise from hair follicles and are enclosed by loose fibrous stroma. Here, we report a 70-year-old man with an acquired, solitary form of BFH.
Aged ; Alopecia ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Cystic Fibrosis ; Hair Follicle ; Hamartoma ; Humans ; Hypohidrosis ; Myasthenia Gravis

BACKGROUND: Scabies is an ectoparasite caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, an obligate human parasite. Although its incidence has been decreasing, it is not a rare dermatologic disease and is difficult to diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of scabies patients and find out etiologic factors in transmission. METHODS: Two hundred and ninety-five patients who were diagnosed with scabies at the Dermatologic Department, Myongji Hospital, Goyang city, Korea were enrolled. Medical records were evaluated in a retrospective manner. RESULTS: We studied 295 scabies patients who were diagnosed by the mineral oil test or skin biopsy. The mean age of the patients was 58.2 (male: 56.7/female: 61.2), and 74% of patients were over 60 years. There was seasonal variation in occurrence, and scabies was found to be most common in winter. The majority of suspected routes of infection were transmission through convalescent hospitals (38.1%) and caregivers (15.2%). Nosocomial infection and communal living were the major causes. 73.8% of scabies patients had underlying medical disease, such as hypertension (32.2%) and dementia (11.9%). CONCLUSION: Currently, scabies prevalence is still increasing in Goyang city, because of the increased number of convalescent hospitals.
Biopsy ; Caregivers ; Cross Infection ; Dementia ; Hospitals, Convalescent ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Korea ; Medical Records ; Mineral Oil ; Mites ; Parasites ; Prevalence ; Retrospective Studies ; Sarcoptes scabiei ; Scabies ; Seasons ; Skin

We reported localized amyloidosis involving seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia, which was found in two patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma. A 60-yr-old (Case 1) and a 59-yr-old (Case 2) man came to our hospital with elevation of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and biopsy proven carcinoma, respectively. MRI revealed multiple irregular foci of low signal intensity in the prostates as well as in both seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia on T2-weighted imaging, suggesting prostatic carcinoma with extension to both seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia in both cases. Under the clinical diagnosis of stage III prostatic adenocarcinoma, a radical prostatectomy was performed in both patients. Microscopically, Gleason score 7 adenocarcinoma was observed in both patients. In addition, isolated amyloidosis of both seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia was found without carcinoma involvement. Localized amyloidosis in the seminal vesicles, which is considered as senile process, has been occasionally reported in the autopsy and in the surgical specimens. Amyloid deposition in the vas deferens has also been reported in the literature, however, the deposition mimicking extension of carcinoma has not been reported. In this report, two cases of isolated amyloidosis of the seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia are described with electron microscopic study and literature review.
Adenocarcinoma/complications ; Amyloidosis/complications/*pathology ; Human ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prostatic Neoplasms/complications ; Seminal Vesicles/*pathology ; Vas Deferens/*pathology

BACKGROUND: There have been many reports that have focused on the incidence of skin diseases in big cities or provinces. However, there have been no reports concerning the data of a new town such as Goyang City. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: To study the prevalence of common dermatoses in the new town and to compare this with the previous reports, we reviewed the records of 15,064 outpatients who visited the Department of Dermatology at Myongji Hospital from 2004 to 2008, and we statistically analyzed the findings. RESULTS: The study results are summarized as follows: Of the 15,064 outpatients, the total number of male patients was 6,779 (45.0%), and the number of female patients was 8,285 (55.0%). The most frequent age group was the fourth decade followed by the first decade, third decade and fifth decade, and these 4 age groups comprised 63.7% of the total outpatients. The 15 most common dermatoses were found to be viral warts, dermatophytosis, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, pruritus, urticaria, irritant contact dermatitis, herpes zoster, alopecia, allergic contact dermatitis, acne, other eczema, melanocytic nevus, molluscum contagiosum and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. For the occurrence of dermatoses as disease groups, 1) viral diseases, 2) diseases resulting from fungi and yeasts, 3) atopic dermatitis, eczema and noninfectious immunodeficiency disorders, 4) contact dermatitis and drug eruptions, 5) pruritus and neurocutaneous dermatosis, 6) seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, recalcitrant palmoplantar eruptions, pustular dermatitisand erythroderma, 7) erythema and urticaria, 8) Melanocytic nevi and neoplasm, 9) disturbances of pigmentation, and 10) diseases of skin appendages constituted 82.2% of the total. CONCLUSION: The distinct characteristic of skin diseases of the new town Goyang City showed a high incidence of viral warts and viral skin diseases, as compared to the previous reports.
Acne Vulgaris ; Alopecia ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Dermatitis, Atopic ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Dermatitis, Exfoliative ; Dermatitis, Seborrheic ; Dermatology ; Drug Eruptions ; Eczema ; Erythema ; Female ; Fungi ; Herpes Zoster ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Incidence ; Male ; Molluscum Contagiosum ; Nevus, Pigmented ; Outpatients ; Pigmentation ; Prevalence ; Pruritus ; Psoriasis ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Skin Diseases, Viral ; Statistics as Topic ; Tinea ; Urticaria ; Virus Diseases ; Warts ; Yeasts