No abstract available.

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an unusual primary cutaneous tumor, occasionally found con-current with other malignancies. A case of MCC with coexisting squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was studied histologically, immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally. The MCC and SCC occured at the same site, but each preserved its identity and transition between the two was not identified.
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Phakomatosis pigmentovascularis was first described in 1947 as a distinctive association of cutaneous hemangioma and pigmentary nevi by Ota et al. We describe a 7-year-old boy who, since birth, had three kinds of discolored patches over the various parts of the body: blue spots (dermal melanocytic nevi), reticulated reddish patches (nevus flammeus), and hypopigmented macules (nevus anemicus). No systemic disease was found.
Child ; Hemangioma ; Humans ; Male ; Neurocutaneous Syndromes* ; Nevus ; Parturition ; Port-Wine Stain

No Abstract Available.
Hyperpigmentation*

PURPOSE: We studied the attitudes of general population and medical personnels toward premature infants to establish basic data about prematurity. METHODS: Ten students from Yeungnam University College of Medicine conducted field surveys on the general population at residential and commercial districts, and on medical personnels at private local clinics and hospitals in Taegu with a prepared questionaire from July 25, 1996 to August 20, 1996. Statistical analysis was done by Chi square test using SPSS computerized program. RESULTS: The respondents who have never heard about premature babies are 4.6% of 502 total respondents. Sixty percent of the respondents acquired information about prematurity from mass media (television, newspaper, radio), and television was the most frequentl among them (60%). Because the percentage of respondents who know the correct meaning of prematurity is lower in those who acquired information from mass media than those from medical personnels or books on childcare, it was observed that information about prematurity is delivered inaccurately through mass media. Fifty percent of the respondents regard premature babies as handicapped or retarded babies, sixty-five percent of the respondents want their babies, not to be treated not because of economical burden but possibilities of residual handicap or death. CONCLUSION: Delivery accurate information about recent advances in intensive care for premature babies through mass media, i.e. television, newspaper and radio, is necessary to inform the general population and to help parents or family members of a premature baby participate in making a decision on whether to continue treatment for the baby or not.
Daegu ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Disabled Persons ; Ethics ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature* ; Critical Care ; Mass Media ; Periodicals ; Parents ; Television

Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma, eccrine-pilar angiomatous hamartoma and sudoriparous angioma represent the same disease entity, a hamartoma showing hyperplasia of the eccrine sweat apparatus and of vascular elements in the same lesion histologically. We present a case of eccrine angiomatous hamartoma on the medial side of the right thigh in a 3-year-old male patient and review 16 cases reported in Korea.
Child, Preschool ; Hamartoma* ; Hemangioma ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Korea ; Male ; Sweat ; Thigh

To evaluate the effect of low lactose special formula (MF-1) for the treatment of acute diarrhea, we studied thirty nine infants who were admitted with acute diarrhea to the Department of Pediatics, Yeungnam University Hospital. 39 infants of under 6 months of age who had been fed on formula feeds were randomly allocated to receive either a diluted regular formula milk or a low lactose special formula. Each infant received intravenous rehydration during fasting for 6-12 hou s. Group 1 (n=15) was fed half strength of regular. formula (80-100cc/kg/day) for the first 24 hours, three quarters strength formula (100-120cc/ kg/day) for the next 24 hours, and continued feeding with the full strength regular formula milk. Group 2 (n= 24), who fed the same amount of milk as Group 1, continued feeding with the full strength low lactose special formula from the start of feeding. Male to female sex ratio was 1.6 to 1. The characteristics of infants on admission were comparable in the age, the duration of diarrhea and the stool frequency before admission, the degree of dehydration. There were no significant differences in the duration of hospitalization, changes in stool weight and stool frequency after admission between two groups.(p>0.05) The Body weight and skin fold thickness were increased in group 2 who fed low lactose formula, but those who fed diluted regular formula showed reduction of body weight and skin fold thickness (64.251.48 vs -11.452.2g, 0.60.8mm vs -0.10.3mm
Body Weight ; Dehydration ; Diarrhea* ; Fasting ; Female ; Fluid Therapy ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Infant* ; Lactose* ; Male ; Milk ; Sex Ratio ; Skin

We have studied the effects on wound healing of moist conditions in rabbit, achieved by covering excised wounds with the polyurethane film dressings, and dry conditions, by exposure to air during the period from day 1 to day 21 after injury. We have quantified the rate of dermal repair by means of differenetial cell counts of neutrophils, macrophages, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. The rate of re-epithelialization was also examined. The resuts were as follows: 1. There was an acceleration of the inflammatory phase of repair in the moist wounds. The late phase of inflammation began more rapidly. On day 3 after injury there were 150% more macrophages (p<0.01) and 70% fewer neutrophils (p<0.01) in moist wounds. It was also observed the presence of significantly more fibroblasts (p<0.01) in the moist wounds than the dry wounds. 2. There was also more rapid increase in the number of proliferative phase cells-fibroblasts (p<0.01) and endothelial cells (p<0.01) in moist wounds. the lower content of neutrophils (p<0.05) and the higher number of fibroblasts (p<0.01) which were observed in moist wounds on day 7 after injury suggested that healing was by then well advanced into the proliferative phase. 3. On day 14 after injury, the decrease in the number of fibroblasts in moist wounds suggested that this group entered the remodeling phase of repainr. The lower total cell count in moist wounds than in dry on day 21 after injruy suggested a more rapid progress through the remodeling phase. 4. The reepithelialization of moist wounds was faster than that of dry wounds. These findings suggested that moist wounds occluded with polyurethane film dressing healed more rapidly and in a more orderly manner than did dry wounds, both epidermal and dermal repair being accelerated.
Acceleration ; Bandages* ; Cell Count ; Endothelial Cells ; Fibroblasts ; Inflammation ; Macrophages ; Neutrophils ; Polyurethanes* ; Re-Epithelialization ; Wound Healing* ; Wounds and Injuries*

BACKGROUND: Evaluating the segmental wall motion of left ventricle is important in patients with myocardial infarction for choosing therapeutic modality and predicting prognosis. Radionuclide Multigated Angiography(MUGA) is a reliable noninvasive method for the evaluation of left ventricular performance. Methods : MUGA scan(LV ejection fraction, phase image histogram, regional wall motion) was performed and analyzed in 45 patients with myocardial infarction(31 : acute MI, 14: old MI) and 13 normal controls. RESULTS: 1) The LVEF of acute and old MI group was significantly reduced and the SDph of acute and old MI group was significantly increased as compared with that of control group(p<0.05). 2) In acute MI group, the LVEF of group without, IV Urokinase was more reduced than that of group with IV Urokinase and the SDph of group without IV Urokinase was more increased than that of group with IV Urokinase(p<0.05). As a result of wall motion scoring, the linear correlation exists between SDPh and sum of wall motion scoring(r=0.62, p<0.01). 3) In MI group, the LVEF of anterior wall MI was more reduced than that of inferior wall MI and the SDPh of anterior wall MI was more increased than that of inferior wall MI(p<0.05). 4) In acute anterior wall MI, the reverse correlation exists between LVEF and SDPh and the linear correlation exists between sum of wall motion scoring and SDPh(r=-0.73, 0.72, p<0.01). But there are no statistical significances of correlation between them in acute inferior MI(r=-0.44, 0.42, p>0.05), in old anterior MI(r=-0.65, 0.47, p>0.05) and in old inferior MI(r=-0.47, 0.46, P>0.05). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that Phase angle(SDPh) is thought to be valuable index to evaluate left ventricular function with application of other indeces in Myocardial infarction. Left ventricular function measured by SDph in acute or anterior MI is lower than old or inferior MI.
Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Prognosis ; Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator ; Ventricular Function, Left

No abstract available.
Immunosuppression* ; Prognosis* ; Transplantation*