No abstract available.
Adenosine Triphosphatases* ; Animals ; Langerhans Cells* ; Mice* ; Oxygen*

Annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma(AEGC(3) has been called as atypical necrcibiosis lipoidica, Mieschers granuloma of the face and scalp, and actinic granu- Joma and needs differen(iation from granuloma annulare, elastosis perforans serpiginosa and nerrobiosis lipoidica. We report a case of AECCG occurring in a 53-year-old male. The patient. had an annular erythematous plaque measuring 4 cm in diameter with serpiginous raised edges and slightly atrophic centers on the right forearm for 5 years. The histopathologic finding showed patchy dermal infiltration of lymphocytes, histiocytes, and multinucleated giant cells engulfing elastic fibers. The. skin lesion cleared after intrader mal injection cf cortieosteroids.
Actins ; Elastic Tissue ; Forearm ; Giant Cells* ; Granuloma ; Granuloma Annulare ; Granuloma, Giant Cell* ; Histiocytes ; Humans ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Scalp ; Skin

Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is associated with other abnorma ities of which the most striking is hypertrichosis of variable degree. Gorlin and Pindborg described this condition as a distinct syndrome termed idiopathic gingival fibromatosis and hypertrichosis. We report a case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis and hypertrichosis occuring in 34-year-old woman with enlarged gingival tissue, hypertrichosis, and enlargenment of the breasts, ears and nose. Laboratory tests including hormonal and chromosomal studies were all within normal limits. Histologically, the gingival hyperplastic tissue showed thick bundle of collagen fibers with few fibroblasts or capillaries and little or no inflammatory infiltrate.
Adult ; Breast ; Capillaries ; Collagen ; Ear ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; Fibromatosis, Gingival* ; Humans ; Hypertrichosis* ; Nose ; Strikes, Employee

Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is associated with other abnorma ities of which the most striking is hypertrichosis of variable degree. Gorlin and Pindborg described this condition as a distinct syndrome termed idiopathic gingival fibromatosis and hypertrichosis. We report a case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis and hypertrichosis occuring in 34-year-old woman with enlarged gingival tissue, hypertrichosis, and enlargenment of the breasts, ears and nose. Laboratory tests including hormonal and chromosomal studies were all within normal limits. Histologically, the gingival hyperplastic tissue showed thick bundle of collagen fibers with few fibroblasts or capillaries and little or no inflammatory infiltrate.
Adult ; Breast ; Capillaries ; Collagen ; Ear ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; Fibromatosis, Gingival* ; Humans ; Hypertrichosis* ; Nose ; Strikes, Employee

We report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis occurring in a 48-year-old man who showed tender, edemstous, indurated, and tight skin on the left forearm and elbow joint. Laboratory findings showed peripheral blood eosinophilia and hypergammaglobulinemia. Other laboratory tests were negative or within normal limits including ANA and anti-DNA. Histopathological findings revealed sclerosis of dermis and thickening of fat and fascia with intense infiltrations of lymphocytes, histiocytes and eosinophils. He was treated successfully with oral prednisolone for 2 weeks.
Dermis ; Elbow Joint ; Eosinophilia ; Eosinophils* ; Fascia ; Fasciitis* ; Forearm ; Histiocytes ; Humans ; Hypergammaglobulinemia ; Lymphocytes ; Middle Aged ; Prednisolone ; Sclerosis ; Skin

No abstract available.
Mycobacterium*

PURPOSE: To evaluate the blood flow patterns and the velocities of the carotid arteries in healthy Korean adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated the blood flow patterns and measured the peak systolic and end-diastolic velocities of the common, internal and external carotid arteries in 48 healthy adults who did not have cardiovascular disorders and neck lesions. The velocity difference was analyzed according to different age groups. In addition, peak systolic and end-diastolic velocity ratio of the internal to common carotid artery was estimated, and our data were compared with values reported by other authors. RESULTS: Generally, the velocity in the younger age group tends be to higher than in older group. The peak systolic and end diastolic velocities of the internal carotid artery were 84.5cm/sec and 30.5cm/sec. The peak systolic and end diastolic velocity ratio of the internal to common carotid artery were 0.715 and 0.966. The internal carotid artery was less resistant in blood flow than the external carotid artery. Our data were lower than the values which were reported by Bluth et al. CONCLUSION: The blood flow velocities of the internal carotid artery in healthy adults were lower than those of previously reported foreign values, but the patterns were similar.
Adult* ; Blood Flow Velocity ; Carotid Arteries* ; Carotid Artery, Common ; Carotid Artery, External ; Carotid Artery, Internal ; Humans ; Neck

BACKGROUND: Actinic keratosis (AK) is a pre-cancerous skin lesion that has the potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma, which generally occurs on long-term sun exposed and cosmetically sensitive areas of the face, scalp, ears and neck. Many treatment options such as surgical excision, electrosurgery, cryotherapy, topical therapy including 5-fluorouracil, imiquimod and diclofenacare are available for AK, but these can be inconvenient and unsatisfactory for patients. Recently, the efficacy of topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been demonstrated in a large number of clinical studies over the last several years. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of methyl 5-aminolevulinic acid (MAL) and red light photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of actinic keratosis. METHODS: This study included 21 actinic keratosis lesions in 12 patients. After application of commercially available MAL cream (Metvix(R), Galderma, Hertfordshire, U.K.) under occlusion for 3 hours, the lesions were illuminated by red light from a light-emitting diode system (Aktilite lamp(R), PhotoCure ASA, Oslo, Norway). All patients were followed for 3 months after 2 MAL-PDT sessions. Therapeutic effectivenesswas assessed by clinical and histopathological findings. RESULTS: Complete remission was achieved in 18 of 21 lesions (85.7%). The local adverse effects were erythema, pain, burning sensation and edema. CONCLUSION: This study showed that MAL-PDT using red-light is a safe and effective treatment option for AK.
Actins ; Aminoquinolines ; Burns ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Cryotherapy ; Ear ; Electrosurgery ; Erythema ; Fluorouracil ; Humans ; Keratosis, Actinic ; Light ; Neck ; Photochemotherapy ; Scalp ; Sensation ; Skin ; Solar System

The incidence of cutaneous metastases of primary tumor has been reported to be rare, as compared with metastasis of other internal organ. Carcinoma of the breast is most common cause of cutaneous metastasis in women. We report here on a case of telangiectactic metastatic breast carcinoma in a 65-year-old female who had violaceous plaques and vesicles over the right side of the neck. Histopathological examinations of the cutaneous lesion revealed aggregations of tumor cells within the dilated blood vessels in the dermis.
Aged ; Blood Vessels ; Breast ; Dermis ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Neck ; Neoplasm Metastasis

No abstract available.
Lung*