We present the therapeutic effects of an aromatic retinoid (Ro 10-9359) in two cases of sex-linked ichthyosis. Case 1, Uncle of Case 2, was a 24-year-old male who had had dark brown scales on the trunk and upper extremities for 15 years. Case 2 was a 10-year-old boy who had had dirty brown scales on the trunk and lower extremities since 3 years of age. The diagnosis of sex-linked ichthyosis was made by characteristic scales and histopathologic findings. Initially, both patients received an oral aromatic retinoid (Ro 10-9359) with a daily dose of 1.5mg/kg body weight for the first two weeks. Thereafter the drug was tapered gradually to the dose of 0.5mg/kg body weight according to the therapeutic response. There was near complete clearing of the skin lesions in both patients after 10 weeks treatment. Side effects were of mild intensity and included dryness of mouth and nose, chelitis, paronychia and arthralgia of knee joint.
Arthralgia ; Body Weight ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Ichthyosis* ; Knee Joint ; Lower Extremity ; Male ; Mouth ; Nose ; Paronychia ; Skin ; Upper Extremity ; Weights and Measures ; Young Adult

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally aggressive tumor and occurs exclusively in the pelvic and perineal regions of women. But this tumor can occur in men, and the ratio of man to woman is about 1:6. We report a case of aggressive angiomyxoma of the scrotum in a 75-year-old man. The resected mass measured 23 21 10 cm and weighed 1,150 g, and was covered with thick but intact scrotal skin. The cut surface of the mass showed pale yellow to grayish white loose and edematous fibrous tissue with focal cystic degeneration. Microscopically, the mass was composed of loosely arranged bland-looking spindle or stellate cells and variable sized blood vessels with thickened and hyalinized wall. The spindle cells were strong positive for vimentin, focal, weak positive for desmin and smooth muscle actin but negative for S-100 protein. The spindle cells were also positive for estrogen and progesterone receptors.
Actins ; Aged ; Blood Vessels ; Desmin ; Estrogens ; Female ; Humans ; Hyalin ; Male ; Muscle, Smooth ; Myxoma* ; Receptors, Progesterone ; S100 Proteins ; Scrotum* ; Skin ; Vimentin

It is believed that the photopatch test is a valuable screening procedure for the determination of responsible antigenic substances in photoallergic contact dermatitis. But the technigues used for this procedure are cumbersome and require expensive equipment. In the present study, we adapted an easy and inexpensive photopatch test met- hod to our need. We report the results of this test method which was performed. in 21 patients with photodermatitis and 9 patients with polymorphic light eruption. 1. The UVB sensitivity determined by minimal erytherna dose (mean+-standard deviation) was I1618mW sec/cm in photodermatitis group, 108+ROmW sec/cm in polymorphic light eruption group and 126-+32mW-sec/cm in control group. But there was no significant difference among them (p>0. 05). 2. The reaction to UVA were negative in all groups. R. The photopatch test using IO potential photosensitizers revealed 12 positive responses in 9 patients; including 7 patients in photodermatitis group and 2 patients in polymorphic light eruption group. And the number of positive photopatch responses obtaied with each photosensitizer in RO patients with photodermatoses was 5 in chlorhexidine, 2 in paraaminobenzoic acid, musk ambrette and bithionol and 1 in chlorpromazine, respectively.
Bithionol ; Chlorhexidine ; Chlorpromazine ; Dermatitis, Photoallergic ; Humans ; Mass Screening ; Photosensitivity Disorders ; Photosensitizing Agents

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Carbon Dioxide* ; Carbon* ; Respiratory Rate* ; Tidal Volume*

The developement of squamous cell carcinoma from the draining sinus of chronic osteomyelitis has long been recognized as a rare and late complication. The mode of developement of carcinoma at the site of chronic osteomyelitis is not well understood. This, however, is chiefly a disease of middle aged men, and tibia is the most common site. There are two types in this carcinoma; superficial and deep types. In the superficial type obvious presence of fungaiing growth makes diagnosis simple and easily confirmed by biopsy. In the deep type the diagnosis is difficult clinically, but the features most frequently described are an increase in pain and discharge with swelling and hemorrhage. Amputation at the adequate level is the treatment of choice. Three cases of the disease involving one left femur, and two left tibiae are reported with review of literature.
Amputation ; Biopsy ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Diagnosis ; Epithelial Cells ; Femur ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteomyelitis ; Tibia

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Background: Digital mucous cysts (DMCs) are benign, occurring mainly on the fingers but rarely on the toes.Although the exact cause of DMC has not been identified, it is classified into two different types based on its pathogenesis and location. Surgical and nonsurgical procedures, including aspiration, sclerotherapy, steroid injection, cryotherapy, and CO 2 laser, can be used to treat DMC. Objective: This study aimed to compare treatment response based on DMC type and evaluate its efficacy in surgical and nonsurgical (sclerotherapy) treatments. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients with DMC who visited our dermatology department between January 2010 and November 2020. Results: This study enrolled 39 patients having a mean age of 59.2 years. The proportion of female patients (21/39, 53.8%) was more than male (18/39, 46.2%). The DMC occurrence was more frequent in the fingers (32/39, 82.1%), especially in the index and middle fingers than in the toes (7/39, 17.9%). In sclerotherapy, DMC in the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) required more treatment than that in the proximal nail fold (PNF) (p＜0.05). The number of treatments using sclerotherapy was higher compared to that of surgical treatments (p＜0.05). Conclusion The DIPJ type of DMC patients was more difficult to treat using sclerotherapy than the PNF type.Moreover, surgical treatment has a better response than sclerotherapy.

PURPOSE: This study was performed to assess the clinical usefulness of transabdominal ultrasonography (TUS) in detecting peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children. METHODS: Twenty-four patients (19 boys, 5 girls; mean age, 10.6±4.5 years [range, 3.0–17.9 years]) who were admitted to the hospital for acute abdomen or gastrointestinal bleeding and diagnosed with PUD by endoscopy and who underwent TUS were included. Clinical data were retrospectively collected by reviewing patient medical records. Gastric ulcer (GU) was suspected when the gastric wall exceeded 8 mm in thickness and had lost its five-layer structure on TUS. Duodenal ulcer (DU) was suspected if the duodenal wall thickness exceeded 5 mm. RESULTS: Sensitivity of TUS in diagnosing PUD was 66.7% for GU and 38.9% for DU. Mean age and body weight of the 11 patients suspected with PUD on TUS were 10.9±4.4 years and 38.1±17.2 kg, respectively. For 13 patients without suspected PUD, they were 12.1±4.1 years and 39.6±17.0 kg, respectively. There was a significant difference in height, weight, and body mass index between patients who were suspected to have PUD and those who were not suspected on TUS (p=0.014, 0.008, and 0.005, respectively). A significant difference in the sensitivity of TUS in diagnosing PUD was found between patients under 30 kg and those over 30 kg (88.9% and 20.0%, respectively; p=0.003). CONCLUSION: TUS investigation of the stomach and duodenum is an efficient method for PUD detection in children with low body weight. TUS can be used in preliminary diagnostic work-up before further invasive tests.
Abdomen, Acute ; Body Mass Index ; Body Weight ; Child* ; Diagnosis* ; Duodenal Ulcer ; Duodenum ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Methods ; Peptic Ulcer* ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach ; Stomach Ulcer ; Ultrasonography*

Objectives: ：The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical utility of the internalization and externalization higher-order scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF), compared with those scales of the Korean Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL). Methods: ：43 adolescents with internalizing disorders and 44 adolescents with externalizing disorders and their parents were administered the MMPI-A-RF and K-CBCL each. To verify the difference between the internalization and externalization scales of the MMPI-A-RF and K-CBCL for each group, independent-sample t test was performed. To compare the agreement between the MMPI-A-RF and K-CBCL, correlation analysis was also conducted. Lastly, to identify which scales significantly best predict each of the internalizing and externalizing disorder, logistic regression analysis was conducted. Results: ：Internalization scales of the MMPI-A-RF and K-CBCL were significantly higher in the internalizing disorder group, and the externalization scales were significantly higher in the externalizing disorder group. The positive correlation was significant only for internalization problems between the two evaluation measures in both groups (each r=0.360, p<0.05, r=0.572, p<0.05). In addition, the scales significantly predicted internalizing and externalizing disorders were the internalization and externalization scales of the MMPI-A-RF, followed by the externalization scale of the K-CBCL (R2 =0.407, p<0.05). Conclusions ：The internalization and externalization higher-order scales of the MMPI-A-RF were found to reliably reflect the characteristics of each disorder in adolescents and be useful evaluative scales to differentiate dis-orders. Moreover, if adolescents show externalization problems, additional information from the K-CBCL can be more useful to differentiate disorders.

Hair follicle nevus is one of several nevi, in which hair and hair follicle are involved. Crowding of numerous tiny but mature hair follicles with thick fibrous root sheath are the characteristie histologic finding of the nevus. The patient was one month old male infant with pedunculated. mass l cm in size on the left preauricular area. Histologically the skin of the lesion is covered by acanthotic epidermis. In the corium are numerous small mature hair follicles with thick fibrous sheath and a few small Iobules of sebaceous gland embedded in a fibrovascular stroma. There are, however, no central plate of cartilage and adipose tissue.
Adipose Tissue ; Cartilage ; Crowding ; Dermis ; Epidermis ; Hair Follicle* ; Hair* ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Nevus* ; Sebaceous Glands ; Skin