Cutis laxa is a rarely discussed entity which manifests itself primarily as loose redundant skin and may be accompanied by internal anomalies. Localized cutis laxa is involved to the ear lobules, eyelids an lips in 34 years old male was described. Diagnosis of localized cutis laxa was established by clinical characteristic manifestations and histopathological studies.
Adult ; Cutis Laxa* ; Diagnosis ; Ear ; Eyelids ; Humans ; Lip ; Male ; Skin

Frorn August to December 1973, 189 cases of scabies were examinecl by Muller's method and following results were obtained: 1) 91 cases (52. 6%) of 172 were confirmed by detecting mite. 2) From the reexamination of samples, adult form(58.2%), larva(52.7%), egg(41.8%), egg shell(30.8%) and scybala(29.7%) were identified in order and egg shell and scybala were also diagnostic. 3) Confirmed scraping lesions were burrow(61. 8%),papule(29.4%), vesicle(5.9%) pustule(2.9%), in order of frequency. 4) Adult Sarcoptes was found in 27 cases(64.3%) of 42 examined with burrows and in 13 cases(65%) of 20 with papules. 5) Mean of incubation period was 26.6 days in 14 cases.
Adult ; Animals ; Egg Shell ; Humans ; Mineral Oil* ; Mites ; Ovum ; Scabies*

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Humans ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary*

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Humans ; Siblings* ; Thrombasthenia*

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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins* ; Polyethylene*

Visible light can induce damage to the susceptible retina and its injurious effect has been studied morphologically and functionally in detail. In order to evaluate the regenerative processes of the retina damaged by visible light in correlation with the degree of the cellular damage, the rat retina was exposed to blue visible light (400-500nm) for 30, 60 and 120 minutes, and examined electron microscopically, immediately and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 weeks after the exposure. The results were as follows. The more increased time of exposure by visible light, the more damage to the photoreceptor, and the more delay in the recovery. We observed the recovery of damage was generally slow, and the pigment epithelium necessary for regeneration of discs was not destroyed in spite of long term exposure of visible light.
Animals ; Epithelium ; Light ; Rats ; Regeneration ; Retina

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Heart Atria*

Moyamoya is a chronic cerebrovascular disease characterized by progressive stenosis or occlusion of the terminal parts of both intermal carotid arteries with telangiectatic vascular network of collateral circulation at the base of the brain and leptomeningeal arteries. The etiology and pathophysiology of this disease are still unknown. Although the idiopathic presentattion is the commonest, moyamoya disease has also been reported in several hereditary or acquired clinical conditions including neurofibromatosis, sickle cell anemia, tuberculous meningitis, atherosclerosis, and following radiation therapy to the head. The term moyamoya disease should be reserved for those cases in which the characteristic angiogrphic pattern is idiopathic; moyamoya syndrome is used when the underlying condition is known. We have experienced a case of coexistence of moyamoya syndrome and hereditary spherocytosis in a 6-year-8-month-old girl who presented with right-sided hemiparesis and pallor. A cerebral angiogram revealed occlusion of proximal portion of left middle cerebral artery and abnormal collateral network. The peripheral blood smear and osmotic fragility test disclosed hereditary spherocytosis. To our knowledge, the coexistence of moyamoya syndrome and hereditary spherocytosis has not been documented. We report here the case and the brief review of related literatures. Further studies are needed to clarify the intimate relationship between the two diseases.
Anemia, Sickle Cell ; Arteries ; Atherosclerosis ; Brain ; Carotid Arteries ; Collateral Circulation ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Female ; Head ; Humans ; Middle Cerebral Artery ; Moyamoya Disease* ; Neurofibromatoses ; Osmotic Fragility ; Pallor ; Paresis ; Tuberculosis, Meningeal

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Transcription Factors*

BACKGROUND: Although pulmonary tuberculosis is effectively controlled with 6 months or 9 months short course standard regimens, comparable numbers of treatment failures ensued because of inadequate treatment mainly due to patient's poor compliance. Indequate treatment with standard regimens during initial treatment may cause emergence of drug resistance and prolong the duration of chemotherapy. Also it may make the patient lesser compliant and finally increase the morbidity and the mortality. METHODS: A clinical study was done to evaluate clinical and bacteriological characteristics of 94 patients who were retreated for pulmonary tuberculosis. RESULTS: 1) 62 of the 94 patients were male and 32 patients were female. Mean age is 51 years old in male and 45 years old in female. 2) The extent of the disease on the chest radiograph was minimal in 10(11.1%) patients, moderate in 31(33.3%) patients, and far advanced in 52(55.6%) patients. 3) On sputum bacteriologic examination, 73(77.7%) patients were positive in sputum AFB smear and/or culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 4) Results of drug sensitivity test performed in 42 patients showed that the resistance to one drug is in 9(20.5%) patients, two drugs in 18(40.8%) patients, and more than three drugs in 14(31.8%) patients. 5) Poor patient's compliance was the leading cause of the retreatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (43.6%) 6) Only 24(25.5%) patients of the 94 retreatment patients were successfully treated and 39 (41.6%) patients were dropped out during follow-up. CONCLUSION: We concluded that poor patient's compliance was the most important cause of treatment failure not only in primary treatment patients but also in retreatment patients. Primary treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis should be completed under strict monitoring of the patient because significant number of retreatment patients had multiple drug resistance and poor outcome.
Compliance ; Drug Resistance ; Drug Resistance, Multiple ; Drug Therapy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Mortality ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Retreatment ; Sputum ; Treatment Failure ; Tuberculosis* ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary