We report a case of histiocytoid hemangioma (angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia) in a 60 year-old female patient who was effectively treated with dapsone. The therapeutic effect of dapsone may support the hypothesis that immunologically mediated reactive process plays a role in the pathogenesis of histiocytoid hemangioma.
Dapsone* ; Female ; Hemangioma* ; Humans ; Hyperplasia* ; Middle Aged

We report a case of Winkelmann granuloma in a 63-year-old man. nstopathological findings of the biopsy specimens from the lesions of the ear, finger and iliac crest area were compatible with Winkelmann granuloma. Winkelmann granuloma is a rare disorder showing an association with systemic immunoreactive disorders. Although our patient did not have any definite systemic disease, he had characteristic clinical and histopathological findings of Winkelmann granuloma, arthralgia, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, positivity to the rheumatoid factor and antinuclear antibodies. Therefore, we believed that he was strongly suspected to have an unclassifiable systemic immunoreactive disease.
Antibodies, Antinuclear ; Arthralgia ; Biopsy ; Blood Sedimentation ; Ear ; Fingers ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Rheumatoid Factor

BACKGROUND: A definition of granuloma is a focal chronic inflammatory response to tissue injury evolved by a poorly soluble substwice characterized by the accumulation and proliferation of the mono-nuclear histiocytic cells. The accuracy with which rnononuclear cells may be identified in skir. is much improved by the use of both heteroantisera and monoclonal antibodies directed against selected cellular antigens, OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to examine the staining patterns of anti-lysozyme, anti-a-1-antitrypsin, anti-S-100 protein antibodies, and MAC-387 monoclonal anibody in granulomatous skin diseases. METHOD: We performed imminoperoxidase staining(the labelled str prvidin-biotin peroxidase complex method on the formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue specimens of granulomatous skin diseases. RESULTS: S-100 protein positive dendritic cells were demonstrated in the granulomatous infiltrates as scattered pattern and MAC-387 positive cells were predominantly found in the center of granulomas, The staining pattern and percentage of positively stained cells of a--antitrypsin were similar to those of lysozyme. A1Pha-1-antitrypsin and lysozyme positive cells w re present in the center as well as lymphohistiocytic infiltrates of granulomas. CONCLUSION: These data sugget that histiocytes are composed of heter igeneous groups of cells such as the mononuclear-phagocyte system and dendritic cell system.
Antibodies ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Dendritic Cells ; Granuloma ; Histiocytes ; Muramidase ; Peroxidase ; S100 Proteins ; Skin Diseases ; Skin*

We report a case of meralgia paresthetica in a 25-year-old man who preferred to wear tight blue jeans. He complained of a tingling sensation and dysesthesia with progressive a nature on the right thigh that had been present for 2 years. The symptoms were relieved after wearing loose trousers.
Adult ; Humans ; Paresthesia ; Sensation ; Thigh

The resection of levator aponeurosis and its muscle through the anterior approach had been performed on 50 ptotic lids of 40 patients from April, 1985 to January, 1988. Their age ranged from 28 months to 44 years old(mean, 7.5 years old). All but one of them were congenital origin. Thirty-four per cent of eyes were associated with ocular abnormalities such as strabismus, entropion, and blepharophimosis. Three patients had inguinal hernia, tongue tie, and ventricular septal defect respectively as systemic abonrmalities. The cycloplegic refraction revealed mild hyperopia in 74%, mild myopia in 18%, and moderate or severe hyperopia in 8%. Seventy per cent of eyes had with-the-rule astigmatism, while 8% had againgt-therule astigmatism. Twenty-two per cent had no astigmatism. Amblyopia was noted in 11 patients of 31 patients in whom we could check the visual acuity. The amount of levator muscle resected, which depended on the function of levator muscle and the degree of ptosis, ranged from 15mm to 24mm (mean, 20.2mm). We also applied this procedure to the patient whose levator function was less than 2mm. Good surgical results were obtained in 45 eyes(90%). Undercorrected one eye underwent reoperation using the frontalis sling.
Amblyopia ; Astigmatism ; Blepharophimosis ; Blepharoptosis* ; Entropion ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; Hernia, Inguinal ; Humans ; Hyperopia ; Myopia ; Reoperation ; Strabismus ; Tongue ; Visual Acuity

BACKGROUND: Actinic granuloma is an annular inflammatory reaction that develops in skin that has had long-term sun-exposure. OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were aimed to characterize the clinical and histopathologic features of actinic granuloma. METHODS: Examinations were performed on eight patients with actinic granuloma regarding the age, sex, duration, clinical morphology, distribution, associated diseases, and treatment and course. Histo-pathologic studies of ten specimens obtained from eight patients were performed with special stains, such as Verhoeff-van Gieson, Gomori-Methenamin silver and alcian blue.
Actins* ; Alcian Blue ; Coloring Agents ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Silver ; Skin

Infection-induced panniculitis develops either through direct inoculation or as a manifestation of sepsis. However, it has rarely been considered as a disease entity within broader context of panniculitis. Moreover, panniculitis associated with a cardiac abscess without the evidence of sepsis has not been reported. We describe a case of infection-induced panniculitis associated with a cardiac abscess. We suggest that infection should be considered as a potentially important etiology of panniculitis, especially in the case of immunosuppression, and in such a case, meticulous efforts should be done to find the focus of infection.
Abscess* ; Immunosuppression ; Panniculitis* ; Sepsis

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Humans

The mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare tumor in the lung. A case of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology is presented. The smear showed many intermediate cells with occasional mucus-secreting cells. Malignant squamous cells were not present. The cellular arrangement of intermediate cells was overlapping and grouped in ball-like fashion. These cytologic features are unique for diagnosis of this tumor.
Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Glomerulonephritis* ; Humans ; Lung ; Mucoepidermoid Tumor

Erythr odysesthesia syndrome is a. peculiar toxic reaction due to anti-cancer drug. lt is characterized by a painful, purple-colored patch on the palms and soles, and may form bullae. We report a case of erythrodysesthesia syndrome in a 46-year-old woman. 5-FU and leucovorin were administered for 5 days because of her colon cancer. Two weeks after anti-cancer therapy, purple-colored erosive patch appeared on the face, and 10 days later, purple-colored vesicular patches were seen on both palms and soles, accompanied with pain. Histopathologic examination reveals a severe epidermal necrosis. Individual keratinocyte shows cytologic atypia and apoptotic body.
Colonic Neoplasms ; Female ; Fluorouracil* ; Humans ; Keratinocytes ; Leucovorin ; Middle Aged ; Necrosis