No abstract available.

A 17-year-old high School boy showed multiple, various sized, grayish or violaceous scaly verrucous plaques on the entire body including the oral mucosa, both soles and palms. We considered this is the first case that involves entire body including the oral mucosa, both soles and palms in dermatologic literatures. We reported this case and reviewed briefly literature
Adolescent ; Humans ; Lichen Planus* ; Lichens* ; Male ; Mouth Mucosa

The objective of this study is to establish the genotyping methods of new HLA gene, TAP1 and TAP2, and determine the genetic polymorphisms for database study in Koreans before using in clinical laboratory. Polymerase chain reaction- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and PCR-Sequence Specific Primers (PCR-SSP) techniques were used for TAP1 and TAP2 genotying, respectively. Restriction enzymes, Bcll and Accl, and 4 oligonucleotide primers were used for the PCR-RFLP analysis of TAP1. Whereas for PCR-SSP assay of TAP2, 12 oligonucleotide primers were synthesized. The results of control cells were correlated well with the types which were analyzed at Xlth histocompatibility international workshop. Arnong three and six different alleles of TAP1 and TAP2 found in 200 unrelated Korean individuals, TAP1A (84%) was the most frequent allele. TAP1B and TAP1C were 15.5% and 0.5% respectively. TAP2A represented more than a half (55.1%). TAP2B and TAP2C were 32.2% and 9.2% respectively. TAP1D, TAP2F and TAP2G were not found in Koreans.
Alleles ; DNA Primers ; Education ; Histocompatibility ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Genetic* ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

The Cianotti-Crosti syndrome was first described by Gianotti in 1955 as a self- limited illness that was associated with generalized lymphadenopathy and a mild hepatitis-like syndrome. In 1970, De Gaspari et al and Gianotti reported that this syndrome is always associated with HBs antigenernia. We reported a case of typical Gianotti-Crosti syndrome associated with acute anicteric hepatitis occurred in a -month-old boy and reviewed briefly some literatures.
Acrodermatitis* ; Hepatitis ; Humans ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Male

No abstract available.

To identify osteoporosis and examine the relationship between health behavior and the self-efficacy of middle-aged women, a descriptive survey was conducted. The subjects were 465 healthy female residents of Kyunggido, Korea, who underwent ultrasound measurement and a health examination at the Kangmeung-Ci Health Center between July and August 2000. They were 40 to 60 years old, with a mean age of 46.7 years. The subjects completed a self- reported questionnaire that consisted of seven items concerning health behavior and twelve items concerning self-efficacy related to osteoporosis. Bone density was evaluated from ultrasound measurements of the right heel. All the data were analyzed using the program SAS-PC. The study found that the mean T score related to bone density was -1.30, and ranged from -3.52 to 3.06. Based on the T score, 74.8% of the subjects were normal, 12.9% had osteopenia, and 12.3% had osteoporosis. The mean osteoporosis self-efficacy score was 41.17 and ranged from 12 to 60. Osteoporosis self-efficacy differed significantly with health behavior related to health supplementary food (t=5.63, p=.018), exercise (t=6.65, p=.010), alcohol drinking(t=10.80, p=.001), and smoking (t=10.23, p=.001). A community-based health promotion program should be developed to prevent osteoporosis in middle-aged women.
Bone Density* ; Bone Diseases, Metabolic ; Female ; Gyeonggi-do ; Health Behavior ; Health Promotion ; Heel ; Humans ; Korea ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporosis ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Ultrasonography

Fordyce's disease is a condition known as ectopically located sebaceous glands on the vermilion borders of the lips and oral mucosa. Clinically, it is groups of minute, yellowish, globoid macules and papules. Histologically, it is characterized by sebaceous glands not associated with hair follicles. We report on a 40-year-old man with Fordyce's disease showing particularly wide distribution on the buccal mucosa and upper lip.
Adult ; Hair Follicle ; Humans ; Lip ; Mouth Mucosa ; Sebaceous Glands

Lipoma is one of the unusual benign breast neoplasms and usually manifests at fatty breast of women at the age of 40 to 60. We experienced a case of large breast lipoma nearly replacing the whole left breast parenchymal tissue with mammographic finding of well-defined radiolucent mass, sonographic finding of hyperechoic mass with disorganized echopattern and computerized tomographic finding of very low attenuation mass, characteristic to adipose tissue, in a young woman of her dense breast.
Adipose Tissue ; Breast Neoplasms ; Breast* ; Female ; Humans ; Lipoma* ; Ultrasonography

The recent availability of recombinant human erythropoietin has opened new perspectives in the management of a variety of anemias. Clinical trials have been initiated in several countries using different approaches and methodology. We randomly assigned twelve premature infants(gestational age < 32 week) at high risk of requiring erythrocyte transfusion for anemia of prematurity with either subcutaneous recombinant human erythropoietin or a placebo. Treatment with rHuEPO was initiated at a dose of 100 units/kg day for 3 days a week. All patients were given supplemental oral iron therapy at a dose of 3 mg/kg per day, as tolerated and oral vitamin E at a dose of 25 units per day. Treated and control babies did not differ with respect to weight, hematocrit, overall mean reticulocyte count or rate of growth respectively. However, reticulocyte counts increased earlier in patients given rHuEPO. We conclude that rHuEPO administration is safe and feasible at the dose studied.
Anemia* ; Erythrocyte Transfusion ; Erythropoietin* ; Hematocrit ; Humans* ; Iron ; Pilot Projects* ; Reticulocyte Count ; Vitamin E ; Vitamins

The wandering spleen is a rare condition, in which the spleen is located in other than the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The clinical manifestation is variable from asymptomatic to abdominal catastrophy due to torsion of the splenic pedicle. We experienced a case of torsion of wandering spleen in 8-year-old girl who admitted with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, palpable left abdominal mass. She was diagnosed preoperatively with the aid of abdominal sonography and C.T. scanning. A splenectomy was performed and she made uneventful recovery. The case report illustrates some of the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations pertaining to wandering spleen with a brief review of related literature.
Abdomen ; Abdominal Pain ; Child ; Female ; Fever ; Humans ; Spleen ; Splenectomy ; Vomiting ; Wandering Spleen*