In order to complement and reexamine the recent advances on tinea capitis in Taegu area the author made the clinical and mycological studies on 36, 1961 pupils of 12 primary school in Taegu during the period of August 30, 1961 till October 27. Also a clinical observation of the number of patients with the disease was made on 9, 877 new out-patients of the Kyung-Book University Hospital during the period of January 1957-May 1961 comparing the results of the above studies and 2, 925 colonies of 8 strains which have been reported up to the present date, and the following results were obtained. 1. 146 cases (Boys 141, Girls 5) of tinea capitis out of 36, 914 pupils (Boys 20, 572, Girls 16, 342) were found in the study of 12 primary school pupils in Taegu. 2. The morbidity rate for the boys was 0.72% and 0.03% for the girls. The rate was higher among children of the suburban area, especially in the industrial district, compaired with children of the central area of the city. 3. The morbidity rate in different grades was found highest in the 5th grade and a gradual decline was observed in order of 4, 6, 3, 2, 1 grade. 4. The type of the disease belonged entirely to the superficial derrnatomycosis. 5. 113 strains of Trichophyton ferrugineum out of 146 cases were isolated. 6. 75.26% of successful culture was made which reconfirm the superiority of the culture technique employed in the author's laboratory. 7. Seven cases out of 105 fiuorescent hairs were negative culture, while 15 cases out of 41 nonfluorescent hairs were positive culture. Therefore, a particular attention should be paid in the use of Wood light. The nonfluorescent positive culture hairs found increased compaired with the previous reports. 8. No significant change was observed in the actual number of out-patients with the disease in the University Hospital during the period of January 1957 till May 1961, though a gradual increase in the percentage was noted. 9. In comparison with the geographical distribution of 2, 925 colonies of strains already reported in Korea, the only causative strain of the disease was determined as T. ferrugineum in Taegu city and M. canis which showed an increase during the period of 1957 till 1959 was not isolated in the present study.
Child ; Complement System Proteins ; Culture Techniques ; Daegu* ; Female ; Hair ; Humans ; Korea ; Outpatients ; Pupil ; Tinea Capitis* ; Tinea* ; Trichophyton ; Wood

Pityriasis lichenoides chronica is characterized by unknown etiology, chronicity and by being essentially asymptomatic and refractory to therapy. Nine patients with pityriasis lichenoides chronica were treated with orally administrated 8-Methoxypsoralen and UVA irradiation(PUVA Therapy). After S-45 PUVA treatments, lesions were completely cleared.
Humans ; Methoxsalen ; Pityriasis Lichenoides* ; Pityriasis* ; PUVA Therapy*

Pityriasis lichenoides chronica is considered to be a benign disease. Erythematous yelIowieh scaly maeulea appear insidiously, chiefly on the sides of trunk, thighs and upper arms. Acanthosis nigricans is a rare cutaneous disorder with peak incidence in puberty characterized by hyperkeratosis and, dark pigmentation. We report a case of pityriasis lichenoides chronica assaciated with pseudoacanthosis nigricans in a 14 year-old obeae male patient who has bean sized erythematoua scaly papules on the trunk and extremities, velvety black brownish colored patchea on the neck and both axillary regions.
Acanthosis Nigricans ; Adolescent ; Arm ; Extremities ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Neck ; Pigmentation ; Pityriasis Lichenoides ; Pityriasis* ; Puberty ; Thigh

No abstract available.
Epidural Abscess*

The spinal injuries were classified into bursting fracture, fracture-dislocation, seat-belt injury, compression fracture according to the three column theory by Denis. The bursting fracture and fracture-dislocation required the most careful planning. So, myelography, computerized tomography enabled us to diagnose the spinal fracture including retropulsed bony fragment into the spinal canal. There was much controversy as to appropriate treatment af unstable thoraco-lumbar fractures. The frequent surgical treatment of thoraco-lumbar spinal fractures was still posterior spinal instrumentation including Harrington rod system. Since 1964, the use of anterior spinal instrumentation had been started by Dwyer, Dunn, Kostrik, Slot, and Zielke used anterior spinal instrumentation in unstable thoraco-lumbar spinal fractures, but not popular. This study suggested the experience to accomplish the decompression of the neural elements and stabilization of the spine by using Kandea device in unstable thoraco-lumbar spinal fractures. 12 patients treated with this Kaneda device in unstable thoraco-lumbar spinal fractures were analyzed from Dec. 1988 to May, 1989 at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewha Womans University Hospital. We obtained the following conclusions. The results were as follows. 1. The common injury mechanism was falling down in 5 cases, the frequent injury site was 1st lumbar vertebra. 2. According to Denis classification, the bursting fractures were in 8 cases(68% ), the fracture-dislocations were in 4 cases(33%). 3. The average preoperative kyphotic angulation was 24.5 degrees(range 8 to 45) and postoperative angulation was 5 degrees(range 2 to 15), the correction rate was 79.6% and correction degree was average 19.5 degrees. 4. The advantages were the fixation of one level above and below the injury site, sufficient neural decompression, firm spinal stabilization, early mobilization with a brace and elimination of the 2nd posterior procedure. 5. The fixation of vertebral plate was difficult due to the invariable size of vertebral plates, especially, in upper thoracic spinal fracture and children's fracture.
Accidental Falls ; Braces ; Classification ; Decompression ; Early Ambulation ; Female ; Fractures, Compression ; Humans ; Myelography ; Spinal Canal ; Spinal Fractures ; Spinal Injuries ; Spine

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The authors examined 9 condylomas, 26 cervical intraepithelial neoplasms(CIN) and 22 invasive squamous cell carcinomas for the presence of human papillomavirus(HPV) DNA sequences by DNA-DNA in situ hybridization. In situ hybridization revealed target HPV DNA sequences mostly in the nuclei of the superficial cells from epithelium which contained either maturation or koilocytotic atypias. With the use of biotinylated HPV DNA probes 6/11, 16/18 and 31/33/35, 42 of the 57(73.7%) were positive with HPV-6/11, 23 with HPV-16/18, 32 with HPV-31/33/35 and 18 with two or more mixed probes. HPV-31/33/35 was wht most prevalent in CIN and invasive squamous cell carcinomas, follwed by HPV-16/18. The incidence of HPV DNA increased from 66.7% to 86.4% with increasing severity of the lesions from condylomas to invasive squamous cell carcinomas. Flat condyloma was most freuently accompanied by CIN.
Humans ; Incidence

Thirty-eight patients with urethral injury treated during the period from January 1962 to August 1964 have been studied in particular reference to sexual ability following injury and the results are summarized as follows: 1. The incidence of urethral injury was 6.8% of the total inpatients and the average in age was 23.8 years. Twenty-three cases (61.5%) were accompanied by pelvic fracture. 2. The incidence of impotence following injury was 47%, 36.4% temporary and 11.0% permanent. 3. Of 14 cases of temporary impotence, urethral injury was accompanied by pelvic fracture in 11 and all 4 cases of permanent impotence followed urethral injury accompanied by pelvic fracture. 4. Of fourteen cases of temporary impotence, previous urethral injury was complete in 6 and incomplete. in 8. Four cases of permanent impotence followed 3 complete urethral injury and one incomplete urethral rupture. 5. The average interval between the reception of trauma and the recognition of impotence was 3 to 5 months.
Erectile Dysfunction* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Inpatients ; Male ; Rupture

No abstract available.
Dermatitis, Contact*

No abstract available.
Child* ; Edema* ; Gallbladder* ; Humans