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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perinatal prognosis of fetuses with a single umbilical artery. METHODS: From 1992 to 1998, nineteen cases with single umbilical artery(SUA) was observed in 8,704 deliveries at Chonnam University Hospital. RESULTS: Out of nineteen fetuses, thirteen fetuses with single umbilical artery were detected by antenatal ultrasonographic examination and six fetuses were detected after birth. The male to female ratio was 0.9: 1. Congenital malformations were observed in 8 babies(42.1%) and included leg deformity, esophageal atresia, imperforated anus, ventriculomegaly, meningocele, hydronephrosis, ventricular septal defect, joint contracture, cleft lip and palate, toe anomaly, imperforated anus, kyphosis, no urethra and testis, clubfoot, patent ductus arteriosus and rnild mitral regurgitation. Among 10 cases of karyotyping analysis three cases were diagnosed as trisomy 18. Fourteen fetuses(77.8%) showed growth restriction at delivery. Antenatal obstetric complications were hydramnios(n = 3), oligohydramnios(n =2), and severe preeclampsia(n = 3). CONCLUSION: Careful ultrasonographic evaluation for the identification of a SUA is necessary because of its frequent association with congenital anomaly, growth restriction and cytogenetic abnormality.
Anal Canal ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Cleft Lip ; Clubfoot ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Contracture ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; Esophageal Atresia ; Female ; Fetus ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; Humans ; Hydronephrosis ; Jeollanam-do ; Joints ; Karyotyping ; Kyphosis ; Leg ; Male ; Meningocele ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; Palate ; Parturition ; Prognosis* ; Single Umbilical Artery* ; Testis ; Toes ; Trisomy ; Urethra

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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* ; Teicoplanin*

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Epidermal Cyst*

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Prevalence* ; Seoul*

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Prevalence* ; Seoul*

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Graves Disease* ; Insulin*

PURPOSE: Asthma is an important worldwide pediatric public health problem and rapidly increasing prevalence has been reported. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is known to be an important aggravation factor of asthma. The aim of this study was to determine whether ETS exposure is associated with exacerbations of asthma, and therefore to define the possibility of improving illness by cessation of smoking. METHODS: One hundred one (101) asthmatic children who visited and followed up at Korea university hospital pediatric allergy clinic were enrolled. Their chart was reviewed retrospectively and their family members were also interviewed. RESULTS: Sixty nine patients were exposed to ETS and thirty two patients were not exposed. Among exposed group (n=69), fourteen patients were no longer exposed due to cessation of smoking. The difference in the number of hospital admissions between exposed group and non-exposed was statistically significant (P=0.002). But the difference in the number of emergency room visits and PFT value (FEV1, PEFR, FEF25-75%) between the two groups was statistically insignificant. Statistical relationship between the duration of ETS and number of hospital admissions was significant (Pearson Correlation Coefficient=0.243, P=0.015). Comparing current smoking group and smoking cessation group, differences in out-patient clinic follow up period, number of hospital admissions, and number of emergency room visits between the two groups were statistically insignificant. CONCLUSION: We found that ETS exposure is associated with exacerbations of asthma. Possibility of improving illness by reduction of ETS exposure indicates the significance of education for cessation of smoking.
Asthma* ; Child ; Education ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Korea ; Outpatients ; Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ; Prevalence ; Public Health ; Retrospective Studies ; Smoke* ; Smoking ; Smoking Cessation ; Tobacco*

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Carcinoid Tumor*

In 1989, the Bethesda System (TBS) was introduced as an attempt to standardize cervical/vaginal reporting systems. TBS nomenclature was created for reporting cytologic diagnoses to replace the currently used Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) and Papanicolaou Class System, which are deemed less reproducible. The name for preinvasive squamous lesions was changed to squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL), subdivided into low-grade and high-grade types. TBS recommends a specific format for cytologic report, starting with explicit statement on the adequacy of the specimen, followed by general categorization and descriptive diagnosis. Pathologic and epidemiologic studies performed over last 10 years have provided evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) plays a significant role in the development of cervical neoplasia. TBS corresponds not only to currently held views of the behavior of preinvasive lesions and their HPV distribution, but also to the current guidelines for clinical management.
Azathioprine* ; Body Fluids ; Cadherins ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; Diagnosis ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Nephritis* ; Nephrotic Syndrome* ; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch*