No abstract available.
Korea* ; Stroke*

Thoracic kyphosis was measured on chest lateral radiographs of 885 normal subjects, comprising of 509 males and 346 females. Subjects were accepted as normal if they had no problems of lung, heart of spine such as scoliosis or significant compression fracture radiologically. Kyphotic angle was measured by Cobbs method from T3 to T10. Index of wedging which represents the wedging degree of vertebral body was measured on apical vertebra, and also the location of apical vertebra was studied. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Kyphotic angle through all age groups showed the range 17°–33° in males and 17°–34° in females. 2. Kyphotic angle increased with the increase of age, but not related with sex. Therefore normal range of kyphotic angle should be determined in respective age group accordingly. 3. Index of wedging in apical vertebra through all age groups showed the range of 1.07–1.21 in males and 1.07–1.23 in females. 4. Index of wedging increased with the increase of age, and normal range of index of wedging in respective age group was supposed to be more significant. 5. There was no correlations between the regression of kyphotic angle and index of wedging. 6. The most frequent apical vertebra was located on T6, and then T7 and T5 in order.
Female ; Fractures, Compression ; Heart ; Humans ; Kyphosis ; Lung ; Male ; Methods ; Reference Values ; Scoliosis ; Spine ; Thorax

Progressive cribriform and zosteriform hyperpigmentation (PCZH) is a distinctive clinical entity first described by Rower et al. in 1978. It is characterized by a single area of uniformly tan cribriform macular pigmentation in a zosteriform distriggtjpp with no preceding history of skin rash, injury or inflammation. It begins well after birth with gradual extension and is not associatad with any other cutaneous or internal abnormalities. Histologically, there is a mild increase in melanin pigment in the basal cell layer and complete absence of nevus cells. Recently, we observed clinical and histological featurea of 5 cases of PCZH. The age at onset ranged from 4 to 35 years. The lesions were unilaterally distributed on face, neck, chest, or abdomen. Histologically there was a mild increase in melanin pigment in the basal cell layer. PCZH must be differentiated from Beckers hairy nevus which begins with a unilateral lesion of irregularly macular pigmentation but occasionally it may be multiple or bilateral. In early stage, overgrowth of hairs may be absent but after a few years it is usually present. PCZH is characterized by uniformly tan cribriform pigmentation in zosteriform distribution, which is unilateral and does not cross the midline of the body. Overgrowth of hairs is absent even after a few years. So the lesions of Beckers hairy nevus previously reported, which were unilateral and did not cross the midline of the body and did not show overgrowth of hairs even after a few years, must be called progressive cribriform and zosteriforrn hyperpigmentation.
Abdomen ; Exanthema ; Hair ; Hyperpigmentation ; Inflammation ; Melanins ; Neck ; Nevus ; Parturition ; Pigmentation ; Thorax ; Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl

Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis is a rare cause of severe respiratory distress in the newborn period and most of these patient die, usually within the first 24 hours of life. The light microscopic characteristics of the lungs are a network of partly tubular, partly cystically enlarged lymph vessels within large areas of connective tissue and they have thin wall lined by endothelium. Also congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis is closely associated with cardiovascular malformation, and most frequently occurs in the clinical setting of congenital heart disease with or without pulmonary venous obstruction(total anomalous venous return, atresia of large pulmonary veins) The authors describe three typical cases of congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis.
Connective Tissue ; Endothelium ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Lung ; Lymphangiectasis* ; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

This study was a part of large scale of a prospective study on attitudes of professional students in medicine, nursing and teaching toward population related issues in Korea. The study was first conducted in May 1974 and then in May 1975 for the 1974 class cohot using a questionnaire consisted of attitude scales and other items developed by Lee. The purpose of study was two hold, namely, to determine the difference in students among specializations on one hand and between the first and second years in the 1974 class cohot regarding the subject matter. A one-way analysis of variance was used for attitude scale, and absolute and relative frequency were computed for the analysis of non-attitude scale items by employing Fishers' Ratio and Duncan's multiple range test at 5% level and chi square test at 5% level as significance tests. The hypothesis "students in health profession are more likely to have positive attitudes toward population related issues progressively as class year advances than students in teaching profession" was tested and the following results were obtained: 1) Nursing students were more likely to display favorable attitudes toward family planning than medical or teaching students although the class cohot showed slightly improved attitudes in the second year. 2) Respondents in general perceived national family planning program as a means of population control and this tendency was more true among nursing students as the class year advances than two other professional groups of students. Students in teaching profession appeared to perceive it more as a means to improve individual family welfare while health students were likely to see as to improve maternal and child health. This tendency was progressively improved as the class year advanced. 3) The majority of students regardless of their respective specializations believed that family planning program should be directed toward the improvement of individual family welfare. No progressive changes in the class cohot were observed. 4) About the plan to use contraceptives in future, no significant differences were observed among different specializations nor in different class years. However, the majority was confirmed to have a plan to use contraceptives in future. An increasing proportion of the undecided category was observed, as class year advanced among health students. 5) Students in health profession were found to be more favorable about "more leisure opportunities" as motive for limiting number of children whereas education students indicated the reasons as "facilitate ambitions" and "economic base". The progressive changes toward positive direction in both groups were observed as the class years advanced. 6) Attitudes toward induced abortions of the health student were observed to be positively related to class years while an inverse relationship was found in teaching students who showed much less favor in the subject matter than health students. This phenomenon may be due to the different exposure to learning environments unique to respective specializations. 7) Health students were found to have more favorable attitudes toward population education in general than the teaching students. The teaching students appeared to have changed more to the negative direction when they became the second year while no such development was observed in health students. The teaching students seemed to hold a very conservative position with regard to sex education on schools. 8) About the equality of sexes, the nursing group was found to be most favorable while the reverse was true in the teaching group. 9) About questions related to fertility values-the 10 percent of respondents regardless of specialization indicated that they would maintain their single status in future, however no change was observed in the second year. The desired number of children was found to be two by the majority of students in nursing, medicine and teaching in order of high proportion. No changes in a different class year were observed. The childless marriage was seen by nursing students as a problem more than other students, but a slight change in positive direction was found when the nursing students became the second year. In summing, as data supported in the above, students in health profession demonstrated more favorable attitudes toward population related issues than the teaching students were more conscious about the health aspect of population and family planning program while the teaching students gave more attention the socioeconomic aspect. The sex variable seemed to have operated in the item related to the equality of sexes. In conclusion, as data presented in the above, the hypothesis of this study was accepted except in the few items. It should be noted that the limitation of this study is the short duration of the observation in measuring the possible attitude changes. It should include curriculum analysis for the respective specializations in order to identify the area of curriculum impact on students in future study.
Abortion, Induced ; Child ; Child Health ; Contraceptive Agents ; Curriculum ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Education ; Family Planning Services ; Female ; Fertility ; Hand ; Health Occupations ; Humans ; Korea* ; Learning ; Leisure Activities ; Marriage ; Nursing ; Population Control ; Prospective Studies* ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Sex Education ; Students, Nursing ; Weights and Measures

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A black pigmented ulcerative, 1cm x 3cm nodule was developed in a 43 year old woman since 5 years ago. Clinically, it resembled the malignant melanoma and histopathological study revealed the combination of pigmented and morphea like basal cell epithelioma. Wide and deep excision down to oral mucosa with frozen section of free margin and primary closure had performed to bring the excellent cosmetic outlook, Both the pigmented basal cell epithelioma and morphea like basal cell epithelioma are reported rarely, however, to the best of our review of the English literature, this is the first of reported case of combinated type of pigmented and morphea like basal cell epitheliorna. We are now on close observation of the patient for recurrence and metastasis of the tumor.
Adult ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Female ; Frozen Sections ; Humans ; Melanoma ; Mouth Mucosa ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence ; Scleroderma, Localized* ; Ulcer

The therapeutic properties of Ginseng have been known as popular Chinese midecine since time immemorial. It has been used in Korea, China, Tibet, Indonesia and India for thousands of years under various presentations, such as tes, tinctures, wines, pills, and unguents for the prevention of aging, tireness, headaches, amnesia, tuberculosis, diabetes, illness of the liver, heart, kidneys, nervous system etc. The main effective component of Ginseng has recently been considered to be saponins according to the chemical studies by Shibata's group and the pharmacological studies by Takagi et al., and also through the studies of Brekhman. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the response of topically applied Ginseng total saponin against inflammation. To induce the inflammation of skin the backs of 20 volunteers were treated with 10% sodium lauryl sulfate solution under occlusion for one hour. After removal of sodium lauryl sulfate. Gineseng total saponin ointment in various concentrations(2.5, 5, 10%) is topically applied under occlusion for 48 hours. Erythema on the areas treated with Ginseng total saponin ointment was significantly reduced than the control area. It is suggested that Ginseng total saponin has an anti-inflammatory effect on the inflammation of skin induced by sodium lauryl sulfate.
Aging ; Amnesia ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; China ; Erythema ; Headache ; Heart ; Humans* ; India ; Indonesia ; Inflammation ; Kidney ; Korea ; Liver ; Nervous System ; Ointments ; Panax* ; Saponins* ; Skin* ; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate ; Tibet ; Tuberculosis ; Volunteers ; Wine

Although many regimens for the acne therapy were proposed and vere used upto date, there is, no ideal choice of treatment. Since a certain relationship between the vitamin A and some dermatoses accompanied, with dyskeratoses had been proposed by Harris in 1932. many studies have been reported for the acne treatment with vitamin A topical or oral administration. (Straumfjord 1943, Lynch & Cook 1947, Anderson & Stokoe 1968). In 1969, Kligman observed the peeling effect of vitamin A acid (VAA), a metabolite of vitamin A, on the human skin and he experienced very good effect of VAA topical application on acne patients. Tbereafter, many authors studied about the VAA and reported the excellent effect on acne (McGills et al. 197l, Mills R Plewig 1972, Juhlin 1975). Moxeover, in 1976, Kim & Lee observed similar results with the authors mentioned above in its cure rate and side effects. In contrast to their high cure rate in those studies, however, its untoward side effects were freqvently elicited with severe intensity. So, author studied the effectiveness and side effects of VAAD which was changed in its chemical structure to diminish the side effects of VAA. Thirty-seven patients (M:F=4:33) were studied, and the results obtained were as follows. 1. The total number of lesions decreased significantly from third week and decreased by half in 4th. week. 2. The number of closed comedones decreased significantly from second week but the number of open comedones temporarily increased in 1st. week and decreased thereafter. 3. pustules and papul s continually decreased but new pustule formation developed in 3 patients and also disappeared in 4 weeks of treatment. 4. Allergic contact dermatitis was developed in 1 patient among 37 patients in 4th. week. 5. There were some undesirable side effects of scaling, pruritus, buming sensation in about 80% respectively, but its intensity was mild or moderate, and fissure, edema and exudation which appeared in VAA treatment were not observed. only a few patients complained tightness, erythema and pain. In comparison with VAA, the duration of treatment with VAAD was delayed about 1-2 weeks and the effectiveness in acne therapy with VAAD was almost equal to VAA therapy, and the side effects were markedly diminished.
Acne Vulgaris* ; Administration, Oral ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Edema ; Erythema ; Humans ; Pruritus ; Sensation ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Tretinoin* ; Vitamin A* ; Vitamins*

The clinical review was done on 17 cases with the foreign body in the upper gastrointestinal tract who underwent endoscopic removal of foreign body at Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital from Dec. 1981 to Dec. 1991. The results were as follows: 1) The age distribution varies from 3 months to 72 years of age, being most prevalent under 5 years of age. 2) The incidence of foreign body in the order of frequency was coin, fish bone, safety pinring, peanut, keyring, food bolus, artificial teeth and medal. Among 17 cases, 9 cases(53.0%) were lodged in the esophagus and 8 cases(47.0%) were lodged in the stomach. 3) Dysphagia or globus was the common symptom in 8 cases(47.2%), followed by absence of symptom in 7 cases(41.2%), upper abdominal discomfort in 1 case(5.8%) and vomiting in 1 case (5.8%). 4) l0 cases(58.8%) of foreign body were removed within 72 hours and 7 cases(41.2%) of foreign body were removed after 72 hours.
Age Distribution ; Deglutition Disorders ; Esophagus ; Foreign Bodies* ; Heart ; Incidence ; Numismatics ; Stomach ; Tooth, Artificial ; Upper Gastrointestinal Tract* ; Vomiting