Observations of 50 sporotrichosis patients, who were confirmed by dinical, histopathological and mycological examination, were made in the department of Dermatology at Chon-nam University Hospital for the twelve year period from 1967 to 1978. The results obtained were as follows; 1. During this period, out of a total of 39, 594 outpatients, there were 50 cases of sporotrichosis for an average of 0. 13 percent. The highest incidence was in 1970 with 7 cases, however, there was no period with a particularly marked increase in the occurrence of the disease. 2. Half of all the cases occurred in the third and fourth decades of life. The male to female ratio was 2. 3:1. 3. Occupationally, the greatest percent were farmers, 36 cases(72%), and the next highest, unemployed. 4. In Kwang-ju an.d surrounding 6 counties, there were 25 cases which were widely scattered thraughout Chonnam province and the southern tip of Chonbuk province. 5. The initial lesion appeared on the upper extremities in 39 cases, particularly the right hand, and the lower extremities in 9 cases. 6. Of the total patients, there were 24 cases(48%) with a history of trauma before the onset of the disease. Of those cases, the disease appeared between I and 2 weeks. after trauma in 10 cases(41.7%) and between 2 and 3 weeks in 8 cases(33.3%). 7. The duration of the skin lesions before initial examination was 2 months in 12 cases(24%) and 3 months in 14 cases(28%). 8. Forty six percent of the total cases visited our department in spring, showing a higher incidence than any other season. The highest monthly incidence was in May, when there were 13 cases. 9, Of the total, 42 cases(84%) were cutaneous lymphatic type, while 8 cases(16%), localized cutaneous type.
Dermatology ; Female ; Gwangju ; Hand ; Humans ; Incidence ; Jeollabuk-do ; Jeollanam-do ; Lower Extremity ; Male ; Occupations ; Outpatients ; Seasons ; Skin ; Sporotrichosis* ; Upper Extremity

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Sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis is a benign ossifying diathetic disorder characterized by hyperostosis and soft tissue ossification of the clavicles, anterior portion of the first ribs, and manubrium, with variable hyperostosis or ankylosis in the spine and sacroiliac joints. A review of the literature and our own case describes the clinical findings and its characteristic features in RI, CT, and plain film.
Ankylosis ; Clavicle ; Hyperostosis ; Hyperostosis, Sternocostoclavicular* ; Manubrium ; Ribs ; Sacroiliac Joint ; Spine

Psoriasis has been known to have various humoral and cellular immune abnormalities. And adenosine deaminase (ADA) activities are known to be decreased in immune deficiency diseases. The present study was designed to measure the activities of ADA in sera and erythrocytes of psoriasis patients by Giustiss method. There were no significant differences in the erythrocytes ADA activities between normal subjects (9, Gp+4 43 units/10 cells) and psoriasis patients (7, 29+3. 64 units /10 cells). The ADA activities in sera of the psoriasis patients (13. 15+3. 43 units/ L) showed lowered activities than those of normal subjects (20. 44-2, 07 units/L).
Adenosine Deaminase* ; Adenosine* ; Deficiency Diseases ; Erythrocytes* ; Humans ; Psoriasis*

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Burns* ; Granulation Tissue*

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Animals ; Dinoprostone* ; Female ; Humans* ; Menstrual Cycle* ; Oviducts*

The hair growth of the scalp is influenced by many systemic and local factors. So the study of standard hair growth rate is very important for the diagnosis and treatment of some pathological conditions. That study has not been done well in Korea. The present study was to establish the standard hair growth rate of the scalp of healthy Koreans at different ages. The investigations were carried out on 509 individuals of both sexes whose ages ranged between 2 and 69 years. The subjects were grouped according to 5 age periods. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The mean value of the daily scalp hair growth rate was 0.401+ 0.037mm. 2. The daily hair growth rate of each groups were as follows: under 10 years of age; 0.367+0.032mm, in the teenagers; 0.419,+0. 032mm, in the twenties0.398+0.037mm, in the thirties and fourties; 0.394+0.034mm, above 50 years of age 0.386+029mm. 3. Sex differences of each age groups in the scalp hair growth were not statistically significant.
Adolescent ; Diagnosis ; Hair* ; Humans ; Korea ; Scalp ; Sex Characteristics

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Humans

The authors have reviewed and analysed 238 cases of the apinal metastases. Those cases were treated from January, 1980 to December, 1986 at the department of orthopaedic surgery of Kosin medical center. Among these cases, 37 were received radiotherapy alone ; 10, surgery alone ; 9, combined treatment and the rest of 137 cases were treated symptomatically. In doing the surgical decompression, it was performed in an emergent basis, designed to minimize the progression of the neurologic dificit and to prevent the serious consequences. The effectiveness of the treatment was discussed. And our review concludes the followings : 1. The most frequent primary tumor is breast cancer in woman and lung cancer in man. A sex ratio is more frequent in woman, and peak age is 6th decade. An average survival time is longest in nasopharyngeal cancer(16.6 mos.). 2. The most frequent metastatic deposit is the thoracolumbar spine(28.57%). 3. The prognosis is best in the breast cancer(83.3%), and cervical involvement(66.7%). 4. The prognosis is good for cases with incomplete paraplegia, intact sphincter control, a long duration of pain and neurologic deficit, and the cases with cord compression of gradual onset. 5. The radiotheraphy is the most effective method of treatment.
Breast ; Breast Neoplasms ; Decompression, Surgical ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Methods ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Paraplegia ; Prognosis ; Radiotherapy ; Sex Ratio

Chordoma is relatively rare and slowly growing tumor arising from notochordal remnant. The tumor is locally infiltrative rather than metastatic. Distant metastasis occured in 5% of Gentil & Coley's cases and 43% of Higinbotham et als cases. Usual sites of metastasis sites were lung, liver adrenal gland and lymph nodes. In 1922, Stewart reported first case of extrapulmonary metastatic chordoma in muscle & subcutaneous layer, which was extremely rare. We have experienced a case of wide spread multiple metastasis to muscle & subcutaneous tissue from primary sacrococcygeal chordoma. The case was 26 years old man, who have had multiple metastatic lesions in trunk, upper & lower extremities. They located in muscle and subcutaneous fat layer. In some lesions neurovascular structure was involved. We have treated the metastatic lesions by complete surgical excision, and they were confirmed as soft tissue chordoma by histologic examination.
Adrenal Glands ; Chordoma ; Liver ; Lower Extremity ; Lung ; Lymph Nodes ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Notochord ; Subcutaneous Fat ; Subcutaneous Tissue