Bart's syndrome was initially described as a genodermatosis characterized by congenital localized absence of the skin with blistering and nail deformities 1-3. However, it is considered as any type of epidermolysis bullosa(EB) with localized congenital absence of the skin on the extremities. A 33-day-old fbmale baby was presented with congenital absence of the skin over the left shin and dorsa of both feet which were covered with the thin, translucent, and brown-red glistening membranes. Blistering of the right calf and left great toe nail deformity were also noted. She was diagnosed as a recessive dystrophic EB by the histopathological, ultra- structural and immunomapping studies.
Blister ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Extremities ; Foot ; Membranes ; Skin ; Toes

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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* ; Teicoplanin*

Pseudocyst of the auricle is a disease of degenerative cartilage associated with asymptomatic swelling of the external ear caused by an intracartilaginous accumulation of serous fluid. Histological examination shows an intracartilaginous cavity without an epithelial lining. This disease is characterized by frequent relapses despite various therapeutic approaches. In this report we describe one patient with pseudocyst of the auricle who was successfully treated with intralesional injection of 1 mg/mL of minocycline hydrochloride.
Cartilage ; Ear, External ; Humans ; Injections, Intralesional* ; Minocycline* ; Recurrence

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an often aggressive and fatal malignancy of mature CD4+ T lymphocytes, characterized by leukemia, lymphadenopathy, hypercalcemia and lytic bone lesions. Diagnosis of ATLL is based cm abnormal T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and histologically and cytologically proven lymphoid malignancy with T cell surface antigens. Anti-HTLV-I serum antibodies and demonstration of clonality to HTLV-I proviral DNA are included. We report a case of ATLL in a 64-year-old man who had a painful nodule on the right cheek and multiple scattered papules and nodules on the trunk for 2 months. He had multiple cervical and axillary lymph node enlargements and hepatosplenomegaly. On laboratory finding peripheral leukocytes count was 33,400/mm3 with 63% atypical lymphocytes. Clover-shaped lyrnphocytes with multilobulated nuclei were found in peripheral blood and bone marrow. Histologic findings showed dense bandlike infiltrations of atypical lymphocytes in the dermis with angiocentricity. The surface phenotype of these abnormal cells were CD2+, CD3+, CD4+, CD30+ and HLA-DR+ and HTLV-I specific antibodies were found.
Adult* ; Antibodies ; Antigens, Surface ; Bone Marrow ; Cheek ; Dermis ; Diagnosis ; DNA ; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 ; Humans ; Hypercalcemia ; Leukemia ; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell* ; Leukocytes ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphoma* ; Middle Aged ; Phenotype ; T-Lymphocytes

The histology of herpes virus infection of the skin is characterized as an intraepidermal vesicle formed as the result of acantholysis and ballooning degeneration of kerationocytes. Dermal changes is limited to polymorphous inflammatory cells infiltrate, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, and herpetic folliculitis. Involvement of eccrine epithelium is very rare finding. We report two cases of herpes zoster with prominent viral infection of the eccrine sweat glands.
Acantholysis ; Eccrine Glands ; Epithelium ; Folliculitis ; Herpes Zoster ; Skin ; Sweat Glands ; Vasculitis

BACKGROUND: It is well known that opioids induce coughing. Many drugs such as lidocaine and ketamine are used to effectively prevent the coughing induced by opioids and this has been revealed to be effective. In this study, we evaluated the preventive effect of a graded escalation of the remifentanil concentration using a target controlled infusion pump and we compared this with the effect of lidocaine. METHODS: One hundred fifty ASA I and II patients who were scheduled for elective surgery were randomly divided into 3 groups. The patients were pretreated with 2% lidocaine 1 mg/kg (Group L) or saline (Group S) and remifentanil infusion (an effect site concentration of 4.0 ng/ml) was followed 1 minute later by using a target controlled infusion pump. Group R was pretreated with saline and this was followed by remifentanil infusion (effect site concentration of 2.0 ng/ml at first and then it was reset to 4.0 ng/ml). We evaluated the incidence, severity and onset time of cough after remifentanil infusion. RESULTS: The incidence of coughing was significantly decreased in Group R (6 cases, 12%) and Group L (7 cases, 14%), as compared to that of Group S (17 cases, 34%) (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between Group R and Group L. The groups showed no significant difference in the severity and the onset time of coughing. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that administering graded escalation of the remifentanil concentration suppresses remifentanil-induced coughing as effectively as lidocaine 1 mg/kg pretreatment.
Analgesics, Opioid ; Cough ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infusion Pumps ; Ketamine ; Lidocaine ; Piperidines

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is one of the relatively common chronic relapsing cutaneous disorders. The etiology and pathogenesis of the psoriatic skin lesion are still unknown. A colonization of microbacterial organisms especially Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) have been considered as a factor for development and exacerbation of psoriatic skin lesion. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to observe the bacteria on the skin of the patients with psoriasis and healthy normal persons, and evaluate the relations between bacterial density, S. aureus colonization, and severity of psoriatic skin lesions. MATERIALS & METHODS: Twenty two psoriasis patients and 25 healthy normal persons were involved for this study. Psoriasis patients were classified according to a severity estimated by PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) and activity of psoriatic skin lesions. Microbial sampling by tape method (3M, 5x5 cm) were performed on the psoriatic skin lesion and uninvolved skin in the patients of psoriasis, and on the inner forearm of the normal healthy person. Microbial sampling by a swab were also carried out from nasal mucosa. The tapes were gently contacted on the blood agar plate, and cultured in aerobic condition(30 degrees C) during 2-5 days and the numbers of colony forming unit (CFU) were estimated. RESULTS: The results were as follows; Total numbers of CFU in the lesion and uninvolved skin of psoriasis patients were significantly higher than those of the healthy controls (p<0.05). Total numbers of CFU relatively were correlated with PASI score (p<0.05), but they were not correlated with duration of the disease (p>0.05). The activity of psoriasis was relatively correlated with PASI score and total number of CFU (p<0.05). The number of S. aureus in the psoriatic plaque was not significantly higher than number of uninvolved skin in psoriasis, and number of healthy normal persons (p>0.05). There was a significant correlation between the numbers of S. aureus on the lesional and uninvolved skin and that on the nasal mucosa. (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that bacterial density is significantly higher on the psoriatic skin lesions, which suggests that bacterial colonization on the skin has a role in the development and exacerbation of the psoriatic lesion.
Agar ; Bacteria ; Colon ; Forearm ; Humans ; Nasal Mucosa ; Psoriasis* ; Skin* ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Stem Cells

The purpose of this study was to develop a muffin containing dried leek powder. The complete analysis was conducted using the Design Expert 7 program (Stat - Easy Co., Minneapolis, MN, USA). The leek muffins were produced with varying amounts of leek powder (A), sugar (B), and butter (C). According to response surface methodology (RSM), there were 16 experimental points, including two replicates. The leek muffin formulation was optimized using rheology and sensory analyses. For the results, a quadratic model was applied in determining lightness, volume, hardness, and sensory characteristics, including flavor, texture, and overall quality; redness and height were represented by a linear model. Lightness decreased and redness increased with increasing amounts of leek powder (p<0.001). In addition, hardness displayed significant differences (p<0.001) with increasing amounts of leek powder. The sensory evaluation results showed significant differences for color, flavor, texture, and overall quality (p<0.05). Based on the numerical and graphical methods, the optimal formulation was determined as 8.30 g of leek power, 88.37 g of sugar, and 81.70 g of butter.
Butter ; Hardness ; Light ; Linear Models ; Rheology

PURPOSE: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical diseases and the accuracy of diagnosis has been reported to be between 71% and 85%. In this study we tried to determine whether abdominal sonographic examination is critical to the decision to operate and whether its use is essential before surgery of patients with clinically diagnosed or suspected acute appendicitis. METHODS: A total of 552 patients with clinically diagnosed acute appendicitis from January 2000 to December 2001 were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent an abdominal graded compression sonography performed by a staff radiologist. RESULTS: A total of 535 patients (96.9%) with positive findings of appendicitis proceeded to surgery. 17 patients (3.1%) were found to have other diseases. Of the 535 patients undergoing operation, 531 (99.3%) were proved to have appendicitis by pathologic reports. The 17 patients with negative findings in sonography underwent operation or CT examination; 12 (70.6%) were proved to have appendicitis. Abdominal sonography for detecting acute appendicitis had a sensitivity of 97.8%, a specificity of 55.6%, an accuracy of 97.1%, a positive predictive value of 99.3%, and a negative predictive value of 29.4%. CONCLUSION: Abdominal sonography is therefore one of the most useful examinations in diagnosing acute appendicitis before surgery and our experience suggests that patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis should routinely undergo abdominal sonographic examination.
Appendicitis* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Ultrasonography