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Chickenpox ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Pregnancy

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Porokeratosis*

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Acneiform Eruptions ; Bevacizumab

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

PURPOSE: Previous studies have reported that clinical efficacy of steroid therapy for acute bronchiolitis is controversial. However, since it is still frequently used in clinical practice, we sought to re-evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS: This study included 277 children with acute bronchiolitis who were admitted to Kyungpook National University Children's Hospital from March 2013 to July 2016. Erythrocyte sedimentation rates, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and viral polymerase chain reaction testing results were obtained, and respiratory rate (RR) was measured periodically. Forty-eight patients were treated with an intravenous (IV) steroid (17.3%, IV group) and 19 patients were treated with a per oral (PO) steroid medication (6.9%, PO group). The remaining 210 patients were steroid-free patients (74.2%, nonsteroid group). RESULTS: RR and CRP levels were higher in the IV group, along with a longer hospitalization period and duration of wheezing. The rate of change from the fastest initial RR to the mean RR on the first treatment day was greatest in the IV group; this finding was statistically significant after controlling for initial RR (16.06% in the IV group, 3.94% in the PO group, 4.90% in the nonsteroid group; P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: There was a trend of IV steroid treatment toward more severe bronchiolitis. A significant reduction in RR on the first day of steroid treatment was observed in IV steroid-treated patients. IV steroid therapy may play a positive role in initial RR stabilization for severe bronchiolitis.
Blood Sedimentation ; Bronchiolitis* ; C-Reactive Protein ; Child ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Respiratory Rate ; Respiratory Sounds ; Retrospective Studies* ; Treatment Outcome

PURPOSE: A consecutive series of 710 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for carcinoma was studied with a special reference to the number or frequency of lymph node metastasis and the patient's prognosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and the difference between each group was evaluated statistically by the log-rank method. Follow-up was obtained for 709 patients (99.9%). RESULTS: According to the number of lymph nodal metastases, the five year survival rate for group 1 (1~3 positive nodes) was 50.9%; for group 2 (4~6 positive nodes), 56.7%; and for group 3 (more than 6 positive nodes), 12.0% (p<0.0001). According to the frequency of lymph node metastases, the five year survival rate for those with up to 25 per cent frequency of metastases was 47.5%; for those with up to 50 per cent frequency of metastases, 15.6%; and for those with greater than 50 per cent metastases, 6.3% (p<0.0001). According to the frequency of the regional lymph nodes (which include perigastric nodes along the lesser and greater curvatures, nodes located along the left gastric, common hepatic, splenic, and celiac arteries) metastasis, we categorized them as group 0 (N0: no metastasis), 1 (N1: metastasis in up to 25%), and 2 (N2: metastasis in greater than 25%). CONCLUSION: This subdivision could be successfully applied to the clinical evaluation of gastric carcinoma (five year survival rate for N0, 86.9%; for N1, 49.0%; and for N2, 10.7% (p<0.0001)) without difficulty in dividing certain lymph nodes into the correct location.
Follow-Up Studies ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Lymph Node Excision ; Lymph Nodes* ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Prognosis ; Stomach Neoplasms* ; Survival Rate

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Purpose: Contrast sensitivity, the ability to distinguish the relative difference in luminance of an object from its surrounding or adjacent objects, is a useful measure of visual function. In granular corneal dystrophy type 2 (GCD2), opacity of the corneal stroma causes deterioration in visual function. We compared the contrast sensitivity of GCD2 patients before and after phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) to evaluate the perioperative visual function in these patients. Methods: This study included 22 eyes of heterozygote GCD2 patients. The visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were measured before and after PTK. The contrast sensitivity was measured in mesopic and photopic background luminances, with glare (G) levels of 0-2 (G0, G1, and G2, respectively) and spatial frequencies at 1.5, 3, 6, 12, and 18 cycles per degree (cpd). Results: The contrast sensitivity increased after PTK at 1.5 and 3 cpd in mesopic and photopic conditions with G0-2 glare (p < 0.05). At 6 cpd, the contrast sensitivity increased in the mesopic condition with G1 glare, and in the photopic condition with G0-2 glare (p < 0.05). However, there was no change in contrast sensitivity at any glare level at 12 and 18 cpd after PTK. Conclusions In GCD2 patients, the contrast sensitivity increased significantly after PTK. The vision of GCD2 patients, which is decreased due to corneal opacity, is improved after PTK.

Xanthogranulomatous epididymitis is extremely uncommon inflammatory disease of the epididymis that may result in massive destruction of the organ. It's clinical manifestation mimics epididymal tumor or abscess, which does not allow easy discrimination between theses diseases. We report here on a case of xanthogranulomatous epididymitis in a 69 years old man that, did not respond to antibiotic therapy.
Abscess ; Aged ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Epididymis ; Epididymitis* ; Humans ; Male