The authors observed one case of typical Kaposi's sarcoma who was 24 year old male. This patient complained of dark-brownish pigmented macules and oozing ulcer on the right knee joint area since at birth and the lesions were slowly growing and increased the number with pain. The skin lesions revealed 3*2.5cm sized dark-brownish colored macuIe, 2.5*3*1cm sized blood discharged nodule and 1* 1cm to l. 5* l. 5cm sized dark-brownish atrophic macules on the right inguinal area.Histopathologically, a biopsy was done on the right knee joint area, the finding showed angiomatous and fibrotic nature, I.e. the blood vessels in the dermis were dilated and increased in number. The endothelial cell was large and protrude into the lumen and showed small group of extravasated erythrocytes in granulation tissue, and showed extensive proliferation of spindle shaped cells that extended irregularly into various direction.
Biopsy ; Blood Vessels ; Dermis ; Endothelial Cells ; Erythrocytes ; Granulation Tissue ; Humans ; Knee Joint ; Male ; Parturition ; Sarcoma, Kaposi* ; Skin ; Ulcer ; Young Adult

Speckled lentiginous nevus is a clinical variant of nevus-cell nevus first described by Stewart et al. in 1978. It is characterized by small, dark hyperpigmentated speckles superimposed on a tannish-brown background. The speckled areas show varying histologic patterns ranging from nevus incipiens to junctional or compound nevus. The back ground shows histologic features of Ientigo simplex. Recently, we observed clinical and histological features of 5 cases of speckled lentiginous nevi. The age of onset ranges from birth to infancy, The locations are face, thigh, back and scapula. One has zosteriform distribution in upper extrernity, chest and back. Histologic features of speckles are junctional or compound nevus. We suggest that the origin of dark speckles may be from the tannish-brown background, lentigo simplex.
Age of Onset ; Lentigo ; Nevus* ; Parturition ; Scapula ; Thigh ; Thorax

Pseudoxanthoma. elasticum is a rare, heritable, systemic disease of connective tissue characterized by degeneration of elastic tissue and mainly affecting the skin, eyes and blood vessels. Recently, according to Pope (1974), it can be inherited as an autosomal dominant or recessive trait. We presented a study of 5 cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum of autosomal recessive inheritance, which showed typical peau d'orange skin lesions. Two among the 5 cases were associated with angioid streaks, a case with myopia and broderline mental retardation, and 2 cases without any other systemic disturbances.
Angioid Streaks ; Blood Vessels ; Connective Tissue ; Drug-Induced Liver Injury* ; Elastic Tissue ; Intellectual Disability ; Myopia ; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum ; Skin ; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome* ; Wills

Pseudoxanthoma. elasticum is a rare, heritable, systemic disease of connective tissue characterized by degeneration of elastic tissue and mainly affecting the skin, eyes and blood vessels. Recently, according to Pope (1974), it can be inherited as an autosomal dominant or recessive trait. We presented a study of 5 cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum of autosomal recessive inheritance, which showed typical peau d'orange skin lesions. Two among the 5 cases were associated with angioid streaks, a case with myopia and broderline mental retardation, and 2 cases without any other systemic disturbances.
Angioid Streaks ; Blood Vessels ; Connective Tissue ; Elastic Tissue ; Intellectual Disability ; Myopia ; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum ; Skin ; Wills

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Blister* ; Nevus* ; Rubber*

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Blister* ; Nevus* ; Rubber*

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Liver Transplantation* ; Liver*

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Female ; Lymphoma* ; Ovary*

Primary gallbladder cancer is a highly malignant tumor and is characterized by early metastasis and rapid progression of disease. Since the majority of patients have unresectable disease, laparotomy, instead of providing relief of symptoms, often adds to the morbidity and needs to be avoided in patients with advanced disease. Clinical features, peritoneoscopic findings, and comparison of peritoneoscopy with radiologic studies were reviewed in 29 patients, who underwent peritoneoscopy, with primary gallbladder cancer at Severaace Hospital, College of Medicine, Yonsei University between Aug. 1982 and Mar. 1994. (continue...)
Gallbladder Neoplasms* ; Gallbladder* ; Humans ; Laparoscopy* ; Laparotomy ; Neoplasm Metastasis

A survey of intestinal parasites infection among Korean people has been carried out during July 1969 to December 1970. A total of 2,250 stool specimens (male 1,101, female 1,146) was collected from all the provinces and Seoul city in Korea. The specimens were examined routinely by direct fecal smear, zinc sulfate flotation and formalin-ether sedimentation techniques. The results are summarized as follows: Of 2,250 specimens examined, l,803(80.l per cent) were positive for intestinal parasites. The positive rates of intestinal helminths were 1,644(73.1 per cent) among 2,250; Ascaris lumbricoides 46.0 per cent, Trichocephalus trichiurus 46.8 percent, hookworm 6.8 per cent, Trichostrongylus orientalis 7.0 percent, Clonorchis sinensis 12.1 percent, Enterobius vermicularis 1.6 per cent, Hymenolepis nana 0.7 percent, Taenia species 0.3 per cent, Metagonimus yokogawai 0.04 percent, Fasciolidae 0.04 per cent and one case of lung fluke Paragonimu westermani. The positive rstes of intestinal protozoa were 786(34.9 per cent); Entamoeba histolytica 6.4 per cent, Entamoeba coli 20.5 percent, Endolimax nana 10.0 per cent, Giardia lamblia 5.1 per cent, Trichomonas hominis 1.1 percent, Chilomastix mesnili 0.5 percent, Iodamoeba butschlii 0.6 percent, Enteromonas hominis 0.7 percent, Dientamoeba fragilis 0.1 per cent and one case of Isospora hominis. Sexual distribution of helminths and protozoan infections showed higher rate in female than that of male, except C. sinensis, H. nana, Taenia species or G. lamblia Infections of T. trichiurus, hookworm, T. orientalis, C. sinensis, Taenia species, E. histolytica, E. coli and E. nana increased with age. Conversely, H. nana and G. lamblia infections were more predominent in younger ages.
parasitology-helminth-protozoa-trematoda-nematoda-cestoda ; Ascaris lumbricoides ; Trichocephalus trichiurus-Trichuris trichiura ; hookworm ; Trichostrongylus orientalis ; Clonorchis sinensis ; Enterobius vermicularis ; Hymenolepis nana ; Taenia species ; lamblia ; Trichomonas hominis ; Chilomastix mesnili ; Iodamoeba butschlii ; Enteromonas hominis ; Dientamoeba fragilis ; Isospora hominis ; epidemiology ; stool examination