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Ganglioneuroblastoma*

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Humans ; Mothers*

BACKGROUND: Brain abscess is a life-threatening condition that occurs due to complications during a neurosurgical procedure, direct cranial trauma, or the presence of local or distal infection. Infection in the oral cavity can also be considered a source of brain abscess.CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old male patient was transported with brain abscess in the subcortical white matter. Navigation-guided abscess aspiration and drainage was performed in the right mid-frontal lobe, but the symptoms continued to worsen after the procedure. A panoramic radiograph showed alveolar bone resorption around the maxillary molars. The compromised maxillary molars were extracted under local anesthesia, and antibiotics were applied based on findings from bacterial culture. A brain MRI confirmed that the three brain abscesses in the frontal lobe were reduced in size, and the patient's symptoms began to improve after the extractions. CONCLUSION This is a rare case report about multiple uncontrolled brain abscesses treated by removal of infection through the extraction of maxillary molars with odontogenic infection. Untreated odontogenic infection can also be considered a cause of brain abscess. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize the possibility that untreated odontogenic infection can lead to serious systemic inflammatory diseases such as brain abscess. Through a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment, physicians should be encouraged to consider odontogenic infections as a potential cause of brain abscesses.

A 35-year-old woman with advanced lung cancer, treated with intravenous docetaxel and paclitaxel, developed subungual abscesses and secondary onycholysis involving all the finger nails. Bacterial culture demonstrated the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We report a case of onycholysis and subungual abscesses in a patient treated with docetaxel and paclitaxel.
Abscess* ; Adult ; Female ; Fingers ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Onycholysis* ; Paclitaxel ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous studies reported that sodium and potassium play an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Recently attention has been directed towards a possible role of the divalent cations such as calcium, and magnesium. Plasma renin activity is also known to be related to divalent cations heterogeneously. This study investigated the relationships between serum magnesium and ionized calcium and plasma renin activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects consisted of 27 essential hypertensive patients and 25 normotensive controls. Criteria for hypertensive group in this study were systolic blood pressure> or =140mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure > or =90mmHg (JNC-VI, 1997). Inclusion criteria were normal urinalysis, no history of systemic illness, no intake of antihypertensive drugs, and no recent intake of any other medication. We took magnesium-loading test for a reliable method of assessing possible magnesium deficiency. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between two groups in serum Magnesium concentration and other electrolytes and plasma renin activity. There was significantly higher rate in hypertensives than in normotensives in magnesium retention(hypertensive vs. normotensive: 63.56+/-12.21% vs. 38.43+/-11.53%, P<0.001). There was significant differences in ionized calcium between high-renin and low-or normo-renin hypertensives(P<0.001). Plasma renin activity was correlated positively with serum ionized calcium in hypertensives(r=.8147; P<0.001). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that plasma renin activity is a factor that can influence on serum ionized calcium in high-renin hypertensives.
Antihypertensive Agents ; Blood Pressure ; Calcium* ; Cations, Divalent ; Electrolytes ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Magnesium Deficiency ; Magnesium* ; Plasma* ; Potassium ; Renin* ; Sodium ; Urinalysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous studies reported that sodium and potassium play an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Recently attention has been directed towards a possible role of the divalent cations such as calcium, and magnesium. Plasma renin activity is also known to be related to divalent cations heterogeneously. This study investigated the relationships between serum magnesium and ionized calcium and plasma renin activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects consisted of 27 essential hypertensive patients and 25 normotensive controls. Criteria for hypertensive group in this study were systolic blood pressure> or =140mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure > or =90mmHg (JNC-VI, 1997). Inclusion criteria were normal urinalysis, no history of systemic illness, no intake of antihypertensive drugs, and no recent intake of any other medication. We took magnesium-loading test for a reliable method of assessing possible magnesium deficiency. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between two groups in serum Magnesium concentration and other electrolytes and plasma renin activity. There was significantly higher rate in hypertensives than in normotensives in magnesium retention(hypertensive vs. normotensive: 63.56+/-12.21% vs. 38.43+/-11.53%, P<0.001). There was significant differences in ionized calcium between high-renin and low-or normo-renin hypertensives(P<0.001). Plasma renin activity was correlated positively with serum ionized calcium in hypertensives(r=.8147; P<0.001). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that plasma renin activity is a factor that can influence on serum ionized calcium in high-renin hypertensives.
Antihypertensive Agents ; Blood Pressure ; Calcium* ; Cations, Divalent ; Electrolytes ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Magnesium Deficiency ; Magnesium* ; Plasma* ; Potassium ; Renin* ; Sodium ; Urinalysis

PURPOSE: Patients that had undergone transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) were evaluated to assess the influence of the amount of resected tissue on the symptomatic improvement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 42 men, with symptomatic BPH that had undergone TURP, were enrolled in this retrospective study. 20 and 22 patients with prostate volumes equal or less 30ml (group I) and greater than 30ml (group II), respectively, were evaluated. The resected tissue weight (RTW) and the resected tissue weight ratio (RTWR) were taken as preoperative parameters. The percent changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and in the Quality of Life, and the satisfaction score, were used as measures of the symptomatic outcomes. The symptomatic outcomes of the two groups were compared, and the correlations between the RTW and RTWR and the outcomes in each group assessed. RESULTS: All the symptomatic outcomes of group II were more favorable than those of group I. There were significant correlations between the RTW (and RTWR) and all three outcomes in group II, but there were no correlations between groups I and II. CONCLUSIONS: The patients with the smaller prostate volume (equal or less than 30ml in volume) had less symptomatic improvement after TURP, with no benefit in increasing the amount of resected tissue during TURP. It is recommended excessive resection for BPH should be avoided with a small prostate.
Humans ; Hyperplasia* ; Male ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; Quality of Life ; Retrospective Studies ; Transurethral Resection of Prostate

Transepidermal elimination is a spontaneously-developed phenomenon in certain skin disorders, in which altered connective tissue or foreign material is expelled via the epidermis to the exterior. We report a case of a 60-year-old man with a 1x1 cm sized, black-colored nodule, showing transepidermal elimination, on the right shin. Histological examination revealed a pigmented, epidermal cyst, containing deposition of pigment in its wall and cavity. To the best of our knowledge, no pigmented epidermal cysts have been reported in korea to date.
Connective Tissue ; Epidermal Cyst* ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Korea ; Middle Aged ; Skin

A 59-year old man presented with a 0.5 x 0.3 cm-sized area of, pink-colored, dome-shaped papules on the paranasal area. There was no previous history of trauma to the area. Histopathologic diagnosis was consistent with eccrine poroma. We reported a case of eccrine poroma arising on the paranasal area, an unusual location for this condition.
Diagnosis ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Poroma*

Estrogen and progesterone are widely used in oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapies and are rarely known to cause a photosensitive reaction. We report a case of photosensitivity induced by the hormonal replacement agents containing estrogen and progesterone. A 36-year-old woman reported a 3-year history of erythematous papules and diffuse erythema on sun-exposed areas. She had taken the hormonal agents for 5 years, following a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for cervical cancer. A phototest showed a marked decrease in the minimal erythema dose (MED) of UVA (3J/cm2) and UVB (30mJ/cm2). After the cessation of the hormonal agents, the skin lesions subsided with the disappearance of photosensitivity, and the MED was raised to 5J/cm2(UVA) and 90mJ/cm2 (UVB).
Adult ; Contraceptives, Oral ; Erythema ; Estrogens* ; Female ; Hormone Replacement Therapy ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Progesterone* ; Skin ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms