The Scalenus anticus syndrome is a definite clinical entity and the result of pressure upon the component parts of the brachial plexus and the subclavian artery by the scalenus anticus, scalenus medius, scalenus minimus muscle and the first rib. This case, a fifty one years old male, complained of pain, tingling sensation in the right shoulder and arm. Roentgenograms showed no specific finding. Symptom was dramatically relieved by the scalenotomy. Six years later he had no complaints and no evidence of recurrence.
Arm ; Brachial Plexus ; Humans ; Male ; Recurrence ; Ribs ; Sensation ; Shoulder ; Subclavian Artery ; Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

PURPOSE: The purpose of our study is to evaluate the diagnostic significance of clinical findings, WBC count, ESR, CRP, simple X-ray, ultrasonography and bone sanning in neonates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 1995 to May 1998, we have experienced 14 cases of pyogenic osteomyelitis and pyogenic arthritis in neonates. The mean age of patients was 16.7 days and the involved sites were 6 cases of pyogenic arhtritis of hip, 5 cases of pyogenic arthritis of hip with proximal femur osteomyelitis, 2 cases of pyogenic arthritis of shoulder with proximal humerus osteomyelitis and 1 case of proximal tibia osteomyelitis. RESULTS: The most frequent clinical signs were local swelling and pseudoparalysis of involved extremity. Laboratory findings showed that elevated ESR was in 11/14 (79%), positive CRP in 6/8 (75%), leukocytosis in 6/14 cases (43%). Abnomal findings in simple X-ray was in 7/13 (54%), positive bone scanning findings in 3/8 (37.5%), positive ultrasonographic findings in 11/11 cases (100%). CONCLUSIONS: ITherefore we concluded that careful physical examination and ultrasonography were important for early diagnosis of bone or joint infection in neonates
Arthritis ; Diagnosis* ; Early Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Femur ; Hip ; Humans ; Humerus ; Infant, Newborn* ; Joints* ; Leukocytosis ; Osteomyelitis ; Physical Examination ; Shoulder ; Tibia ; Ultrasonography

Trichoadenoma is a rare tumor with differentiation towards the infundibular portion of the pilosebaceous canal. Clinically, it is a nodular growth, usually on the face and buttock. Histologically, it is characterized by numerous horn cysts lined with squamous epithelium in the dermis. In this report, we describe a 44-year-old man who developed trichoadenoma on his right shin. Anti-CD34 antibody stained spindle-shaped cells in the stroma just adjacent to the peripheral layers of keratinous cysts and solid masses of squamous epithelial cells. To our knowledge, this is the first description of an occurrence of trichoadenoma in the lower leg and the first to use immunohistochemical staining to know the CD34 staining pattern.
Adult ; Animals ; Buttocks ; Dermis ; Epithelial Cells ; Epithelium ; Horns ; Humans ; Leg

BACKGROUND: Surfactant protein C(SP-C) is a hydrophobic 5,000 dalton molecule. SP-C has the primary roles in accelerating surface spreading of a surfactant phospholipid. The filter hypbridization and solution hybridization assays are both rapid and sensitive and can be used to measure the RNAs complementary to any cloned DNA sequence. METHODS: The authors measured the SP-C mRNA levels quantitatively using solution hybridization and filter hybridization assays to obtain a standard curve equation to quantify the mRNA of unknown samples comparatively. RESULTS: 1. The minimum level of the specimens by solution hybridization was 3 pg for SP-C mRNA. 2. The standard curve equation of the solution hybridization assay between the counts per minute(Y) and the SP-C mRNA transcript input(X) was Y=6.46 X+244. The correlation coefficient was 0.9. 3. The minimum detection level of specimens by filter hybridization was 0.1 ng for SP-C mRNA. 4. The standard curve equation of the filter hybridization assay between the counts per minute(Y) and SP-C mRNA transcript input(X) is Y=2541.6 X+252.7. The correlation coefficient was 0.99. CONCLUSION: A comparison of CPM/filter in the linear range allowed an accurate and reproducible estimation of the SP-C mRNA copy number. Filter hybridization and solution hybridization assays are both rapid and sensitive and can be used to measure the RNAs complementary to any cloned DNA sequence. It is ideally suited to situations where accurate quantitation of multiple samples is required.
Animals ; Base Sequence ; Clone Cells ; Protein C* ; Rats* ; RNA ; RNA, Messenger*

BACKGROUND: CD34 is a 115 kD glycoprotein which is expressed on hematopoietic progenitor cells. It is also known as an immunohistochemical marker of endothelial cells. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the patterns of CD34 expression on: (1) cutaneous benign and malignant vascular tumors and (2) on the mature and immature vessels of pyogenic grauloma and capillary hemangioma. METHOD: We performed immunoperoxidase staining using a monoclonal anti-CD34 antibody (QBEND/10) on formalin fixed, paraffin-embedded sections of 23 benign and malignant cutaneous vascular tumors. RESULTS: The results are summerized as follows: 1. In 3 cases of nevus flammeus and 6 cases of carvernous hemangioma, vascular endothelial cells of all hemangiomas showed CD34 expressions. In 5 cases of angiokeratoma, endothelial cells of hemangioma, did not express CD34. 2. In all 5 cases of pyogenic granulomas and one case of capillary hemangioma, endothelial cells of mature vessels, endothelial cells near the well-formed lumina and endothelial cells showing intracellular lumina showed strong positivity for CD34, wbile endothelial cells far from the lumina and endothelial cells without lumina formation mostly showed negative staining for CD34. 3. One cese of Kaposis sarcoma showed focall positivity for CD34 both in endothelial cells of the small, well-formed vessels and spindle cells. Two cases of angiosarcoma showed CD34 expression only in endothelial cells of well-formed, normal appearing vessels, whereas atypical endothelial cells of tumor vessels and spindle cells were negative for CD34. CONCLUSION: CD34 could be a marker for endothelium in mature, well-differentiated vascular structures and may serve as a marker of lumen formation or differentiation of endothelial cells.
Angiokeratoma ; Endothelial Cells ; Endothelium ; Formaldehyde ; Glycoproteins ; Granuloma, Pyogenic ; Hemangioma ; Hemangioma, Capillary ; Hemangiosarcoma ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; Negative Staining ; Port-Wine Stain ; Sarcoma, Kaposi

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Anti-Bacterial Agents* ; Dysentery, Bacillary*

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Eosinophilia*

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Transplants*

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Adult* ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

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