Drug-induced thrombocytopenia and purpura have boon developed by many various agents. Rifampin and Pyrazinamide have been known as bactericidal antituberculous drugs, but, the above side effects have been a problem. Especially, hematologic side effects art fatal to patients occasionally. Rifampin-induced thrombocytopenia and purpura have been well known, also, pyrazinamide-induced thrombocytopenia have been reported. A new quilonone agent Ciprofloxacin, has been commonly used in clinics now, but it's side effects are not known well. So, we report a case of a 23-year-old female with thrombocytopenia and purpura after taking Rifampin, Pyrazinamide, and Ciprofloxacin as antituberculous agents.
Ciprofloxacin* ; Female ; Humans ; Purpura* ; Pyrazinamide* ; Rifampin ; Thrombocytopenia* ; Young Adult

Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor, but ventricular myxoma accounts for only 5% of the cases. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman with a left ventricular myxoma emerging from the ventricular side of the mitral valve that led to left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The patient complained of chest discomfort and dyspnea. A mobile intracardiac mass was seen on echocardiography. The mass was excised and confirmed to be a myxoma by histopathological examination. She was discharged from the hospital without complications and remains asymptomatic.
Dyspnea ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Neoplasms ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Mitral Valve ; Myxoma ; Thorax ; Ventricular Outflow Obstruction

PURPOSE: This prospective study was to compare the image quality and diagnostic performance of breast cystic masses by conventional and advanced ultrasound (US) techniques including tissue harmonic, compound, and the combination of these techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All 91 patients, collectively having 109 breast cystic masses were scanned using four US techniques (complicated cysts in 36, septated cysts in 33, and complex cysts in 40). Two breast radiologists independently assessed the image quality and possibility of malignancy. Image quality was evaluated in terms of contrast and clarity of the wall and internal echo pattern and then graded on a scale of 1 (poor) to grade 3 (satisfactory). The possibility of malignancy was graded on a scale of 1 (suggestive of benignancy) to 5 (suggestive of malignancy) using US images. The histopathological results and follow-up images were used as the reference standard for the assessment of diagnostic performance. Results were evaluated by Friedman's test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses. RESULTS: In terms of image quality, a grade of 3 was significantly more frequent in the three advanced US techniques than conventional US (p < 0.05). For assessment of diagnostic performance, areas under the ROC curves in three advanced techniques were significantly higher than in conventional US (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Advanced US techniques including compound and tissue harmonic US techniques provide a better image quality in breast cystic masses and also improve the diagnostic performance compared with conventional US.
Breast ; Breast Cyst ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Prospective Studies ; ROC Curve

PURPOSE: To evaluate normal human gastric wall layers in vitro using magnetic resonance*(MR) imaging, to correlate the results with the histologic findings, and to determine the optimal technique for evaluation of the gastric wall. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-one normal resected gastric specimens obtained from 25 patients were dissected and placed in a polyethylene tube filled with normal saline. MR imaging with four MR sequences, T1-weighted FLASH*(T1FLASH), fat-saturated T1-weighted FLASH, T2-weighted TSE*(T2TSE), and True-FISP, was performed. The number of gastric wall layers and signal intensity of each layer were determined, and after correlating MR images with the histologic findings, the conspicuity of each layer*(mucosa, submucosa, and muscle), the distinction between each layer, and overall image quality were assessed. RESULTS: The gastric wall was shown by TIFLASH to have two (n=6, 14-6%), three (n=31, 75.6%) and four layers (n=4, 9.8%); by fat-saturated TIFLASH to have two (n=6, 14.6%) and three (n=35, 85.4%) ; by T2TSE to have three (n=24, 58.5%), four (n=11, 26.8%), and five (n=6, 14.6%); and by True-FISP to have one (n=2, 4.9%), two (n=8, 19.5%), three (n=23, 56%), four (n=4, 9.8%), and five (n=4, 9.8%) . The signal intensity of each layer at T1FLASH and fat-saturated T1FLASH was high-intermediate from the lumen in two-layer cases, high-low-high/intermediate in three-layer cases, and high-low-high-intermediate in four-layer cases. The signal intensity of each layer at T2TSE was intermediate/high-low-intermediate in three-layer cases, intermediate low-high-intermediate/low in four-layer cases, and low-high-low-high-low in five-layer cases. Three-layered gastric wall corresponded mostly to mucosa, submucosa, and muscle from the inner to outer layers, respectively. T1FLASH, fat-saturated T1FLASH, and T2TSE were superior to True-FISP in evaluating the gastric wall. T1FLASH and fat-saturated T1FLASH were the best sequences for demonstrating mucosa (p<0.05), and T2TSE was the best for submucosa and the distinction between this and muscle (p<0.05). Both T1FLASH and T2TSE provided the best overall image quality (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: In-vitro MR imaging is an excellent technique for the evaluation of layers of normal gastric wall. T2TSE is the sequence which best demonstrates the conspicuity of submucosa, the distinction between submucosa and muscle, and overall image quality.
Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Mucous Membrane ; Polyethylene

BACKGROUND: An earlier index of reperfusion after thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction is desirable to determine whether additional therapy is necessary to salvage the myocardium. Cardiac troponin-T has been developed as a new myocardial specific marker for myocardial injury and has been used for early assessment of reperfusion therapy. This study was performed to investigate the utility of cardiac troponim-T for assessment of reperfusion therapy using serial serum troponin-T and the rapid assay kit. METHODS: The study was comprised of 70patients(M/F : 64/6, mean age 56+/-2 year) with acute myocardial infarction and reperfusion therapy was initiated within 6 hours after the onset of symtoms. Blood samples for CK and troponin-T were taken before thrombolysis and then 60, 90 munutes, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after thrombolysis. We compared successful reperfusion index of troponin-T [successful Reperfusion Index : troponin-T_{90 or 60min-base}> or =0.3 or 0.2ng/ml, Rapid Assay Kit(n=40) : Base(-), 90 or 60min(+)] with the real reperfusion that was assessed by coronary angiogram(TIMI grade 3 at 90 minutes after thrombolysis) or clinical reperfusion index defined as early peak of cardiac enzyme(within 12 hours for CK and within 24 hours for cardiac troponin-T). RESULTS: 1) The cardiac troponin-T and CK activity in patients with successful reperfusion showed early peak within 12 hours after thrombolysis was initiated. 2) Successful reperfusion by angiography or clinical reperfusion index were shown in 64(91%) of 70 patients with thrombolysis. 3) The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, and predictive accuracy for detecting reperfusion using a threshold value of 0.2ng/ml of delta troponin-T at 90 minutes after thrombolysis were 95%, 83%, 98%, 63%, and 96% respectively. 4) The sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value, and predictive accuracy of successful reperfusion index using the rapid assay kit at 90 minutes after thrombolysis were 97%, 100%, 100%, 67%, and 97% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The successful reperfusion index using delta troponin-T> or = 0.2ng/ml and the rapid assay kit at 90 min after thrombolysis are simple and usful for early assessment of reperfusion therapy. Thus bedside monitoring for cardiac troponin-T is now possible to improve the decision making process as to whether rescue angioplasty after thrombolysis is necessary to salvage the myocardium.
Angiography ; Angioplasty ; Decision Making ; Humans ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Myocardium ; Plasma* ; Reperfusion* ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Thrombolytic Therapy ; Troponin T*

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Acute Kidney Injury ; Frostbite* ; Renal Dialysis ; Rhabdomyolysis*

PURPOSE: Real-time compound imaging obtains multiple coplanar tomographic ultrasound images and combines them into a single compound image, reducing acoustic artifacts and noise. The purpose of this study is to determine if real-time compound imaging improves evaluation of breast cancer compared to conventional sonography. METHODS: From May 2000 to July 2001, we scanned the same axial plane with conventional sonography and real-time compound imaging in 520 patients with solid breast nodules. Twenty-eight cancers in 25 patients which were confirmed pathologically were included in this study. Twenty-five of 28 cases were invasive ductal carcinoma and the remaining three were ductal carcinoma in situ. Each image pair consisted of a conventional ultrasound and a real-time compound image with a stationary probe, to maintain an identical projection. The evaluating points were 1) contrast between cancer and normal breast tissue, 2) depiction of margin, 3) clarity of internal echotexture, 4) clarity of posterior echo pattern, and 5) clarity of internal microcalcifi-cation. Two radiologists graded for quality of images on a 5-point scale and in a blinded fashion and Wilcoxon rank test was used for comparison between conventional and real-time compound images. RESULTS: For reviewer 1/reviewer 2, compound image showed grade improvements in 1) contrast (1.4?0.5/1.4?0.7), 2) margin (1.4?0.5/1.8?0.4), 3) internal echotexture (1.0?0.5/1.4?0.7), 4) posterior echo pattern (?0.9?0.7/?0.8?0.7), and 5) internal microcalcification (1.8?0.5/1.8?0.5). In all evaluating points, there was statistically significant difference between conventional and compound images (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Real-time compound imaging improves contrast, depiction of margin, and clarity of internal echotexture and internal microcalcification of the breast cancer. But compound image is not effective to evaluate posterior echo pattern of the breast cancer.
Acoustics ; Artifacts ; Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Carcinoma, Ductal ; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating ; Humans ; Noise ; Ultrasonography

PURPOSE: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) are associated with a decreased incidence of new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM). The aim of this study was to compare the protective effect of ACEI versus ARBs on NODM in an Asian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated a total of 2817 patients who did not have diabetes mellitus from January 2004 to September 2009. To adjust for potential confounders, a propensity score matched (PSM) analysis was performed using a logistic regression model. The primary end-point was the cumulative incidence of NODM, which was defined as having a fasting blood glucose > or =126 mg/dL or HbA1c > or =6.5%. Multivariable cox-regression analysis was performed to determine the impact of ACEI versus ARB on the incidence of NODM. RESULTS: Mean follow-up duration was 1839+/-1019 days in all groups before baseline adjustment and 1864+/-1034 days in the PSM group. After PSM (C-statistics=0.731), a total 1024 patients (ACEI group, n=512 and ARB group, n=512) were enrolled for analysis and baseline characteristics were well balanced. After PSM, the cumulative incidence of NODM at 3 years was lower in the ACEI group than the ARB group (2.1% vs. 5.0%, p=0.012). In multivariate analysis, ACEI vs. ARB was an independent predictor of the lower incidence for NODM (odd ratio 0.37, confidence interval 0.17-0.79, p=0.010). CONCLUSION: In the present study, compared with ARB, chronic ACEI administration appeared to be associated with a lower incidence of NODM in a series of Asian cardiovascular patients.
Adult ; Aged ; Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/*therapeutic use ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/*therapeutic use ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group/*statistics & numerical data ; Blood Glucose/analysis ; Diabetes Mellitus/*diagnosis/*epidemiology ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Drug Monitoring/methods ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypertension/*drug therapy ; Incidence ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Propensity Score ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Risk Factors

Viral load and the duration of viral shedding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are important determinants of the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019.In this study, we examined the effects of viral doses on the lung and spleen of K18-hACE2 transgenic mice by temporal histological and transcriptional analyses. Approximately, 1×105 plaque-forming units (PFU) of SARS-CoV-2 induced strong host responses in the lungs from 2 days post inoculation (dpi) which did not recover until the mice died, whereas responses to the virus were obvious at 5 days, recovering to the basal state by 14 dpi at 1×102 PFU. Further, flow cytometry showed that number of CD8+ T cells continuously increased in 1×102 PFU-virusinfected lungs from 2 dpi, but not in 1×105 PFU-virus-infected lungs. In spleens, responses to the virus were prominent from 2 dpi, and number of B cells was significantly decreased at 1×105PFU; however, 1×102 PFU of virus induced very weak responses from 2 dpi which recovered by 10 dpi. Although the defense responses returned to normal and the mice survived, lung histology showed evidence of fibrosis, suggesting sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our findings indicate that specific effectors of the immune response in the lung and spleen were either increased or depleted in response to doses of SARS-CoV-2. This study demonstrated that the response of local and systemic immune effectors to a viral infection varies with viral dose, which either exacerbates the severity of the infection or accelerates its elimination.