No abstract available.
Duodenal Ulcer*

No abstract available.
Scrub Typhus*

BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide(NO), a multifunctional mediator, is known as a endothelium-derived relaxing factor, a neurotransmitter, and a killer molecule formed by activated immune cells and participates in tissue destruction via apoptosis. In the skin, an increase in apoptotic cells has been desribed in the epidermis in various lichenoid diseases, in response, to ultraviolet radiation, and in neoplasia. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a positive correlation occurs between iNOS(inducible nitric oxide synthase) expression and apoptosis index in psoriasis vulgaris(PV), lichen planus(LP), and Bowen's disease(BD). METHODS: TUNEL staining and immunohistochemical staining with anti-iNOS antibody were done in paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 4 cases of PV, 4 cases of LP, and 2 cases of BD.
Apoptosis* ; Bowen's Disease* ; Endothelium-Dependent Relaxing Factors ; Epidermis ; In Situ Nick-End Labeling ; Lichen Planus* ; Lichens* ; Neurotransmitter Agents ; Nitric Oxide ; Psoriasis* ; Skin

We report a case of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis in a 42-year-old woman who had atypical clinical findings with moderately pruritic erythematous follicular papules and pustules on the face and neck. Histopathologically miny eosinophils and neutrophils infiltrated around the follicles, within the follicles and around tbe vessels. The follicular walls showed spongiosis. The differential count of eosinophils in seram was 1.9%. The patient responded well to systemic steroid and dapsone.
Adult ; Dapsone ; Eosinophils* ; Female ; Folliculitis* ; Humans ; Neck ; Neutrophils

No abstract available.
Humans ; Male* ; Penile Prosthesis*

No abstract available.
Humans ; Male* ; Penile Prosthesis*

No abstract available.
Osteotomy*

No abstract available.
Erectile Dysfunction* ; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory* ; Male

The air-borne fungi are usually considered to be as non-pathogenic and saprophytic organisms. However, those can be causative factors of certain allergic disease, and produce mycotoxic diseases such as caused by aflatoxin B1,or opportunistic infections, since various kinds of antitumor agents and adrenocorticosteroids have been introduced to therapeutics, and those who are affected some malignant tumors or metabolic anomalous diseases. As the first step toward. understanding and controlling the diseases, the studies on the population of air-borne fungi seem to be necessary. Authors studied the fluctuations of population of air-borne fungi at monthly intervals from June 1974 through May 1975 and at various times of the day at different places in th hospital, and the results obtained were as follows: 1. The identified fungi species and the percentage of colony counts of each species were Hormodendrum sp. (37. 2% ), Penicillium sp. (18. 8% ), Aspergillus sp, (17. 6 % ), Alternaria sp. (6.3 %), Mycelia sterila (2.6 %), Paecilomyces sp. (1.2 %) RhodO torula sp. (1. 1 % ), Oospora, sp. (0, 7 % ), Rhizopus sp. (0. 6 %. ), Geotrichum sp. (0.4%), Monilia sp. (0.4%), Mucor sp. (0.4%), Trichoderma sp. (0.4%.), Trichosporon sp. (0. 1%), Stemphylium sp. (0. 1 % ), Helminthosporium sp. (0. 1%) Gliocladium sp. (0. 1,: ), Saccharomyces sp. (0. 1 % ), Trichothecium sp. (0. 03 % ), and other unknown species(11. 6%) in decreasing order of frequency. 2. The monthly fluctuations of number of cultured colonies of four major airborne fungi (Hormodendrum, Penicillium. Aspergillus, and Alternaria) were 649 in June, 105 in July, 372 in August, 431 in September, 188 in October, 241 in November and 89 in December 1974, and 92 in January, 115 in February, 77 in March, 178 in April and 116 in May 1975. 3. It was suggested that there might be a relationship among the humidity, the temperature and the population of the air-borne fungi because the abrupt drop in July seemed to be related to high level of tbe,humidity (86.8%) and the temyerature (24. 3'C). And since the total number of colonies decreased markedly in December 1974 and Junuary 1975, it seemed to be closely related to cold weather temperature. 4. The number of cultured colonies at various times of the day did not show much fluctuation, except that Aspergillus sp. showed sudden tremendous increase at. one occasion, at 3: 00 P.M. on 15th of June and that gradual increase of Hormodendrum sp. was noted on another occasion from 12: 00 A.M. on 15th of September. 5. With regard to the locations of sampling, such as the operating room, laboratory, ward and out-patient department in the hospital, the difference in the identified. fungi species, the number of colony counts and the relationship with the humidity A the temperature was not evident. Authors reviewed relevant literatures and made discussions also.
Aflatoxins ; Alternaria ; Antineoplastic Agents ; Aspergillus ; Candida ; Cryptococcus ; Fungi* ; Geotrichum ; Gliocladium ; Helminthosporium ; Humans ; Humidity ; Mucor ; Operating Rooms ; Opportunistic Infections ; Outpatients ; Paecilomyces ; Penicillium ; Rhizopus ; Saccharomyces ; Trichoderma ; Trichosporon ; Weather

Since Epsteins report in 1963, which identified topical corticosteroid therapy as a possible cause of striae formation, many adverse effects resulting from topical steroids therapy has heen observed in dermatological practice. In this study, 365 cases of side-effects with topical steroids in Department of Dermatology, Chonnarn University Hospital from 1972 to 1981 were analyzed, and the results obtained can be summerized as follows; 1. During this pericd, themean average percent of side effects with topical steroids was 0.85 of the yearly total patients and 12 different kinds of side-effects were found to be present in this study. 2. The annual rate of increase of side-effects with topical steroids (2.4%) was higher than that of yearly total patients (0.5%) and the annual frequency of the 12 side-effects was shown in Table 1. 3. The frequency of the 12 side-effects by age group was shown in Table 2. 4. The frequency of the 12 side-effects by season, sex and region was shown in Table 8. 5. The frequency of the 12 side-effects by lesion site was shown in Table 5. 6. T.he mean period of application with topical steroids was 4. 18 months and applied topical steroids were betamethasone-17-valerate(30.4%), fluocortolone (22.7%), hetamethasone dipropionate(12.9%), fluocmolone acetonide (9.0%) and prednisolone(8.8%) respectively. 7. The most frequent topical steroids and period of application causing each side-effects were as follows: betamethaaone-17-valerate for 1 month resulting in Steroid acne, betamethasone-17-valerate for 2 months resulting in Telangiectasia rubeosis et steroidica, triamcinolone acetonide for 1 month resulting in Perioral dermatitis and betarnethasone-17-valerate for 11 months resulting in Atropic striae.
Acne Vulgaris ; Dermatitis, Perioral ; Dermatology ; Fluocortolone ; Humans ; Seasons ; Steroids* ; Telangiectasis ; Triamcinolone Acetonide