Since cortison was administered to various clinical conditions, a large number of reports reviewed the influence of its application on the repair process of connective tissue. The effect of cortisone was described as consisting of delayed formation of fibroblast, rnucopolysac-charide and collagen, depressed activity of vitamin D in the human body, disturbed calciurn metabolism and consequently the delayed healing of the fracture. And it was therefore decided to investigate the effect of cortisone on fracture healing process. Twenty male rabbits weighing between 1500 and 2000 gms were used for this experiment. Their ribs were fratured and they were divided in 4 groups as follows: 1st group: control group 2nd group: vitamin. C 15mg/Kg. daily I. M. 3rd group: cortione acetate 20mg/Kg. daily I. M. 4th group: cortisone acetate 20mg/Kg. with vitamin. C 15mg/Kg. daily I, M. Gross and histological changes of healing process of ribs were observed, and results confirmed the delaying effect of cortisone administration in the fracture healing, on the contrary, the vitamin. C administration seemed to accelerate.
Ascorbic Acid ; Collagen ; Connective Tissue ; Cortisone ; Fibroblasts ; Fracture Healing ; Human Body ; Humans ; Male ; Metabolism ; Rabbits ; Ribs ; Vitamin D ; Vitamins

No abstract available.
Polyps* ; Vitelline Duct*

This study aims to investigate the recent clinical and mycological trends of dermatophytoses in Pusan area. The number of patients with dermatophytoses diagnosed by KOH examination and culture at Maryknoll Hospital was 1, 213 during past 2 years from November 1982 to October 1984. The incidence rate of dermatopbytoses was 9. 8% out of 12,377 cases of out patients in total. Tinea pedis (33 .7%,) was the most frequent diagnosis, followed by tinea cruris, tinea unguium, tinea corporis, tinea faciale, tinea manus and tinea capitis, in the order of decreasing frequency. The majority of cases were found in the age group from 20 to 39 4, The over all ratio of male to female patients was ] 2: 1 5 The positive rate in KOH examination was 96. 2A, and it was especially low in the areas of scalp, face and toe webs. The positive culture rate was 55, 9g, and it was higher in the covered area than in the exposed area. 6 678 strains out of the 1, 213 patients were isolated and identified. The species isolated were, in the order of decreasing frequency, Trichophyton rubrum (558 strains, 82.3% of total organisms isolated), Tn'chophyton mentagrophytes (55,8, 1 Microsporum canis (48, 7. 1g) Epidermophyton floccosum (12, 1 8g) and Microsporum gypseum (5, 0. 7gp) Trichophyton rubrum was the major causative organism in all the types of dermatophytoses except tinea capitis and tinea faciale. In tinea capitis, Microsporum canis was the main causative organism, and Trichophyton ferrugineum was not isolated, at all, which was a specific point, compared with the past tendency. In tinea faciale, zoophilic organisms were mainly isolated.
Busan* ; Diagnosis ; Epidermophyton ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Microsporum ; Onychomycosis ; Outpatients ; Scalp ; Tinea Capitis ; Tinea Pedis ; Tinea* ; Toes ; Trichophyton

Six patients with twenty histologically proven neurilemmomas of the extremities were studied using magnetic resonance(MR) imaging. The size, number, signal intensity on spin-echo T1WI(TR 500-650ms/TE 14-25ms)and gradient -echo (TR 200-600ms/TE 14-20ms; flip angle 25-30)image, enhancement pattern, detectability of nerve of origin, nerve-lesion relationship, and presence of a capsule were analyzed. The masses ranged from 1 to 12cm in longitudinal diameter and originated from the median nerve, ulnar nerve, sciatic nerve, radial nerve, and tibial nerve. All the nerve tracts except for those of 5 lesions, which could not be detected due to their small diameter, were visualized as low intensity tubular structures. All visible nerve tracts were situated along the periphery of the lesion and this finding was considered to be specific for neurilemmona. All neurilemmomas were isointense with the surrounding muscle on spin-echo T1WI and hyperintense on gradient-echo image. After a GD-DTPA injection, all masses showed moderate or marked enhancement and more prominent inhomogeneity than that on nonenhanced scan. In 19 out of 20 lesions(95%), a low signal intensity capsule surrounding the masses could be seen. Four of the six patients showed multiple masses, which was unusual as neurilemmoma usually arises as a solitary mass. In conclusion, the MR findings, especially the eccentric location of the mass lesion from the nerve of origin and the presence of a capsule, were useful in making a diagnosis of neurilemmoma of the extremity and that multiple neurilemmomas were not uncommon.
Diagnosis ; Extremities* ; Gadolinium DTPA ; Humans ; Median Nerve ; Neurilemmoma* ; Radial Nerve ; Sciatic Nerve ; Tibial Nerve ; Ulnar Nerve

No abstract available.
Follow-Up Studies* ; Laser Therapy* ; Prostate*

No abstract available.
Foreign Bodies* ; Pneumonia, Aspiration*

The skin lesions of leprosy have a great similarity to various other lesions. Fasal has called it the great imitator. Sometimes these skin lesions can b misdiagnosed because the physician does not consider leprosy. We reported a case of early lepromatous leprosy in 42 year old male. His skin lesions were similar to secondary syphilid. There were no sensory changes on the skin lesions and no enlargement of the peripheral nerves. Numerous AFB(+) bacilli from the skin smear confirmed our diagnosis of leprosy.
Adult ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Leprosy ; Leprosy, Lepromatous* ; Male ; Peripheral Nerves ; Skin Manifestations* ; Skin* ; Syphilis, Cutaneous

We report a case of multiple leatiginea syndrome in an 8 year old boy. He had numeroua lentigines acattered over his face, trunk, buttock and thlghe, and eome larger black macular leeians on the trunk and thighs. Gn phyaiaal examinatlon, he wae well developed but he had ocular hyperteloriem. Chest roentgenogram showed hypertrophy of both ventricles. Electrocardiogram and audiogram revealed conduction defects and severe sensorineural deafness, reepectively. Blopsy af dark brown lesion from the back showed the histopathologlc pattern of lentigo.
Buttocks ; Child ; Deafness ; Electrocardiography ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Lentigo ; LEOPARD Syndrome* ; Male ; Thigh ; Thorax

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Infant*

This study was to investigate the level of serum lipids and obesity in housewives in Mooan, and relationships between them. The average age, height and weight were 51.1 years, 154.3 cm and 58.3 kg respectively. The level of obesity of subjects was higher than that of housewives in other areas investigated in other studies. BMI and RBW underestimated in the obese compared to BIA. The amounts of lean body mass and total body water of subjects above 60 years old were smaller than those of forties and their BMI and RBW were lower than those of forties. However, their body fat percentage was nearly same as that of forties. Serum HDL-cholesterol(HDL-C) of subjects was lower than 55 mg/dl, the lower limit of normal range. Triglyceride of subjects above 60years old was higher than the 95th percentile of those of the same age with reference to Mayo clinic. The serum total cholesterol(TC) showed positive correlation with LDL-cholesterol(LDL-C) and TC/HDL-C(p<0.001). LDL-C showed positive correlation with TC(p<0.001), but negative correlation with HDL-C(p<0.05). HDL-C showed negative correlation with triglyceride(p<0.05). TC/HDL-C showed a positive correlation with triglyceride(p<0.05). HDL-C was the serum lipid which showed the highest correlation with obesity and body composition. It showed a negative correlation with the percentage of body fat(p<0.001), total body fat(p<0.001), BMI(p<0.05) and RBW(p<0.05). TC/HDL-C showed positive correlation with the percentage of body fat(p<0.01) and total body fat(p<0.05). As the result of above, it is needed to make more researches to find out the proper method to estimate the obesity of subjects and educate subjects in Mooan about nutritional information for obesity.
Adipose Tissue ; Body Composition ; Body Water ; Humans ; Jeollanam-do* ; Middle Aged ; Obesity* ; Reference Values ; Triglycerides