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

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Two cases of congenital multiple joint laxity are reported here. One was a 18-year-old boy, in whom the hypermobility of the joints was striking that 4 criterias (Carter & Wilkinson, 1964) could be observed. The other was a 18-year-old male who showed positive findings in three of the five diagnostic criterias. In both no familiar occurrence was noted.
Adolescent ; Humans ; Joint Instability ; Joints ; Male ; Strikes, Employee

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

No abstract available.
Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney* ; Ultrasonography*

PURPOSE: H. pylori infection was recently reported to be associated with unexplained iron-deficiency anemia(IDA) in children and adolescents. H. pylori-related IDA was thought to occur due to GI blood loss, scavenging of iron by H. pylori and iron malabsorption. The aim of this study was to examine how the status of H. pylori infection and age of children affected RBC indices, serum iron level and TIBC. METHODS: We performed esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and examined RBC indices, serum iron and TIBC on 178 pediatric patients with recurrent abdominal pain. H. pylori infection was assessed by CLO test and silver stain of gastric biopsy specimen. RESULTS: H. pylori infection was found in 42 of 178 patients(23.6%). In children with H. pylori infection, the prevalence of iron deficiency(ID) and IDA(39.0% and 10.3%, respectively) was higher than in children without H. pylori infection(29.6% and 4.1%, respectively), but there was no statistically significant difference. Serum iron level was lower(69.5+/-32.7 vs 77.3+/-34.1g/dL; P= 0.08) and TIBC was higher(380.8+/-50.4 vs 366.9+/-47.0g/dL; P=0.09) in children with H. pylori infection than in children without H. pylori infection. All RBC indices and iron saturation were lower in children with H. pylori infection than in children without H. pylori infection, but there was no significant difference between the two groups. In correlation analysis, serum iron, Hgb, Hct, MCV and MCH were significantly increased by age in children without H. pylori infection (P<0.05), but MCH and MCHC were decreased significantly(P<0.05) by age in children with H. pylori infection. In multiple regression analysis, the change of serum iron, MCH and MCHC by age was significantly influenced by the status of H. pylori infection(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: H. pylori infection decreases RBC indices and serum iron and increases TIBC in children. These changes become prominent as age increases. This age effect rnay be related to the duration of H. pylori infection. (J Korean Pediatr Soc 2000;43:755-762)
Abdominal Pain ; Adolescent ; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ; Biopsy ; Child* ; Endoscopy, Digestive System ; Erythrocytes* ; Helicobacter pylori* ; Helicobacter* ; Humans ; Iron* ; Prevalence ; Silver

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

We report two cases of recurrent BCC in a 51- year-old woman and a 39-year-old woman which had been misdiagnosed aind treated as pigrnented nevi. Complete surgical resections were done followed by reconstruction using local rhombic transposition flaps. Final cosmetic results were excellent and no local recurrence was noticed during one year follow-up.
Adult ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Nevus ; Recurrence