The authors reviewed 7,065 new outpatients who visited the dermatology clinic of Gyeongsang National University Hospital in Chinju from Jan. 1st, 1987 to Dee. 31st, 1990 to study the prevalence of common dermatoses in this region as compared to other regions in Korea, The results suggest that age, sex, monthly and yearly distribution patterns around Chinju are similar to those of other areas in Korea except for higher prevalences of vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia, and for lower prevalences of scabies, insect bites, and syphilis.
Alopecia ; Dermatology ; Gyeongsangnam-do* ; Humans ; Insect Bites and Stings ; Korea ; Outpatients ; Prevalence ; Psoriasis ; Scabies ; Skin Diseases* ; Syphilis ; Vitiligo

Concerns have been raised about the potential for hardware failure in interlocking nails and screws especially with small diameter nail. Existing techniques for removing broken interlocking screws can involve trephine over-cutting of the screws, which requires wide bone exposure and creates larger stress risers by enlarging the original screw hole. We present this new technique for removal of broken screws of 2 femoral interlocking nails and 6 tibia interlocking nails. This Steinmann pin ""punch"" technique is to drive the screws through the opposite cortex and soft tissue for removal through a small stab wound. The rationale of this technique is based on the less holding power of the interlocking screw which is not only a machinary screw but also placed on the metaphyseal portion.
Tibia ; Wounds, Stab

We report a case of a phototoxic reaction in a 48-year-old female induced by griseofulvin ingestion. The patient hac! erythematous papules, vesicles and patches on the sun-exposed areas. Phototest revealed a decreased minimal erythemal dose to UVA (10J/cm). Photopatch tests with 1%, 5%, 10% Griseofulvin ointment and vaseline as a control and photoingestion tests with Griseofulvin (50mg b.i.d.) were all negative. After the cessation of Griseofulvin, her skin lesions were markedly improved with complete loss of photosensitivity.
Eating ; Female ; Griseofulvin ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Petrolatum ; Skin

Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterized by intense hun ing pain in the distal extremities associated with erythema and increased skin temperature. The patient was a 42- year-old woman with a 5 year history of burning pain, erythema, and warmth of the skin on both hands and feet. She had been suffering from bronchiali astalima since childhood. The onset of the symptoms were temporally related to the attacks of hei bronchial asthma. Physical examination revealed mottled dusky red patches on her both ha ids and feet, and purplish acrocyanosis on the finger and toe tips. We present a case of secondary erythromelalgia associated with bronchial asthma and acrocyanosis.
Asthma* ; Burns ; Erythema ; Erythromelalgia ; Extremities ; Female ; Fingers ; Foot ; Hand ; Humans ; Physical Examination ; Skin ; Skin Temperature ; Toes

A 20-year-old female, who had been treated with topical PUVA therapy for her vitiligo, developed characteristic skin lesions of disseminated superficial artiric porokeratosis(DSAP). All of her three sisters had vitiligo and had been treated with topica PUVA, hut only one developed DSAP lesion. Her mother had had DSAP lesions on expcsec areas for 20 years. DSAP shows an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, and is charaterized by multiple ciark brownish keratotic papaules surrounded by slightly elevatied order. The exacerbation of the lesion by exposure t.o UV lignt indicates that the regulatingene for DSAP is related to sunlight. 1-lerein we reported a case of DSAP induced by topica] PUVA therapy in one patient during management of familial vitiligo in 3 sisters.
Female ; Humans ; Mothers ; Porokeratosis* ; PUVA Therapy ; Siblings ; Skin ; Sunlight ; Vitiligo* ; Wills ; Young Adult

We report two cases of Darier's disease improved with Etretmate in the 44-year-old father and his 18-year-old son. Clinically, multiple dirty brownish, verrucous, discrete or confluent papules and plaques were noted on their back, abdomen, and face. Histopathologically, both of them demonstrated hyperkeratosis, suprabasal acantholysis, acantholytic cells in the lacunae, corpsronds, grains, and dyskeratotic cells. Oral Etretinate 30mg daily was given in both cases with remakable improvement 3 weeks after treatment. Six months later, they showed almost total clearin, of their skin lesions. No specific adverse effect was noted. There has been no evidence of recurrence for 6 months follow up period.
Abdomen ; Acantholysis ; Acitretin* ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Edible Grain ; Darier Disease* ; Etretinate* ; Fathers ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Skin

A 29-year-old woman had multiple, umbilicated papules on her fingers for 2 months. Skin biopsy specimen showed transepidermal perforation filled with plug of cellular debris, degenerated collagen and mucinous material. In the dermis, there were necrobiosis and peripheral palisading of mononuclear cells. Special stainings including masson's trichrome, alcian blue, acid orcein, and PAS showed necrobiotic collagen fibers and acid mucopolysaccharides on the necrobiotic zone and trasepidermal elimination canal. Topical application of 0.05% Clobetasol-17-propionate ointment improved her lesion.
Adult ; Alcian Blue ; Biopsy ; Collagen ; Dermis ; Female ; Fingers ; Glycosaminoglycans ; Granuloma Annulare* ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Mucins ; Necrobiotic Disorders ; Skin

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare benign tumor found primarily on the hands or wrists of children and adolescents. It has a tendency of local invasion, and a high recurrence rate after excision. An 11-year-old boy had a hard indurated. 3 x 3cm-sized, nodule on the right sole for 3 years. A biopsy specimen showed heavy focal calcification within areas of densely paked stromal fibroblastic cells. Some fields contained multinucleatec giant cells and chondroid metaplasia. There were infiltrative growth patterns of fibroblastic cells extending into the adjacent adipose tisse and blood vessels. There was no evidence of reccurence at 3 months after the operation.
Adolescent ; Biopsy ; Blood Vessels ; Child ; Fibroblasts ; Fibroma* ; Giant Cells ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Metaplasia ; Recurrence ; Wrist

Leg length discrepancy or short stature is a significant problem to patient psychosocially, cosmetically, and there has been many efforts for limb lengthening. There are many report about lower limb lengthening since the first description of femoral lengthening by Codivilla in 1905. Although limb lengthening using external fixator was popularized by Anderson, the result was poor because of many difficulties in techniques and complications. Recently, a great progress in lower limb lengthening was made by distraction osteogenesis by llizarov and callotasis by De Bastiani. But as such exter- nal fixator has some problem in technique, cosmesis or complications. Therefore gradual elongation intrameduilary nailing(Albizzia) developed by Guichet in 1986 has gained attention for more stability and relatively less discomfort. We reviewed 18 cases in 11 patients(5 males and 6 females) who visited the department of Orthopedic Surgery of Severance Hospital at Yonsei University with limb leg length discrepancy due to sequeale of poliomyelitis, familial short stature and Turner syndrome. They all underwent lower limb lengthening using Albizzia technique between December 1995 and January l997. The average age at the time of the operation was 22.7 year. Famiiial short stature was in 12 cases(67%), Turner syndrome in 2 cases(11%), and leg length discrepancy due to the sequelae of poliomyelitis in 4 cases(22%). The site of lengthening were 5 cases of femur(28%) and l3 cases of tibia(72%). The latency period was average of 7 days. During the distraction period, 15 ratchetings per day(1 mm/day) were performed. In case of bilaterai femoral lengthenings, average length of gain(LG) was 6.0cm and percentage of increase(PI) l6.8%(16.2-17.4), lengthening index(LI) 1.2 month/cm(0.75-2.2). In case of unilateral femoral lengthening, LG was 3.8cm, Pl 7.8 %, Ll 1.3 month/ cm. In case of bilateral tibial lengthening, average LG was 5.5cm(3.5-6.0~) and Pl 18.8%(12.0-22.9), LI 1.3month/cm(0.67-2.3). In case of unilateral tibial lengthening, LG was 2.9cm(2.3-3.5), P1 9.4 %(7.7-11.7), LI 2.8 month/cm(2.2-3.1). Lengthening index in poliomyelitis by llizarov was 3.l month/cm, but it was 1.3 in femur and 2.8 in tibia hy Albizzia method. There are some advantages and disadvantages or contraindications and indications of the Albizzia technique. We suggest that the Albizzia technique is more stahle, more comfortable and no longer lengthening time compared to external fixator such as Ilizarov.
Albizzia ; External Fixators ; Extremities* ; Femur ; Humans ; Latency Period (Psychology) ; Leg ; Lower Extremity ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Osteogenesis, Distraction ; Poliomyelitis ; Tibia ; Turner Syndrome

In the treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injury, posterior displacerrient of tibia might be occured because of the direction of gravity due to weight of lower leg. To prevent this problem several methods have been introduced, but not settled yet. Therfore the author tried to solve this problem by applying Quengel brace that was firstly described by Mommsen in 1922 and perfected by Jordan using the correction of flexion contracture of the knee in hemophiliacs. But owing to the development of some problems in original hinge for prevention of posterior displacement of tibia after posterior cruciate ligament injury, we modified the design of the hinge that more effective anterior traction force should be operated on tibia. The authors applied Quengel brace including original and modified hinge to 21 cases of posterior cruciate ligament injury between June 1983 and May 1986. The followings were obtained. 1. By modification of the hinge, more effective anterior traction force operated on tibia without pressure sore or joint narrowing. 2. On clinical application of modified Quengel brace, posterior displacement of tibia were prevented effectively.
Braces ; Contracture ; Gravitation ; Joints ; Jordan ; Knee ; Leg ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament ; Pressure Ulcer ; Tibia ; Traction