Multiple trichoepithelioma is an uncommon skin disease with autosomal dominant transmission. A 21-year-old female ahd asymptomatic, flesh-colored, firm papules and nodules on the face, chest and back. Histopathologic examination showed multiple horn cysts and tumor islands composed of basaloid cells.
Animals ; Female ; Horns ; Humans ; Islands ; Skin Diseases ; Thorax ; Young Adult

Localized primary cuteneous nodular amyloidosis is the rarest form of the cutaneous amyloidosis, which appears as single or multiple nodules on the extremities, trunk, genitalia or face. A 44-Year-old woman had asymptomatic, translucent brown to pink papules and nodules on the toes for 5 years. Histopathologic exarnination showed deposition to pale, eosinophilic, amorphous material throughout the dermis, Under the electron microscope, the material consisted of straight, nonbranching, nonanastoimosing filaments. We thus made the diagnosis of nodular amyoidosis.
Adult ; Amyloidosis* ; Dermis ; Diagnosis ; Eosinophils ; Extremities ; Female ; Genitalia ; Humans ; Toes

We report a patient with a cutis laxa-like, generalized PXE without systemic involvement. A 28-year-old woman had loose, pendulous skin of the neck, axillae, thighs, trunk and body folds which resulted in a prematurely aged appearance. She had no family history of related diseases. Histological examination showed considerable accumulations of swollen and irregularly clumped fibers in the middle and lower dermis and von Kossa s stain revealed calcium deposits along the altered elastic fibers.
Adult ; Axilla ; Calcium ; Dermis ; Elastic Tissue ; Female ; Humans ; Neck ; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum* ; Skin ; Thigh

We report a patient with a cutis laxa-like, generalized PXE without systemic involvement. A 28-year-old woman had loose, pendulous skin of the neck, axillae, thighs, trunk and body folds which resulted in a prematurely aged appearance. She had no family history of related diseases. Histological examination showed considerable accumulations of swollen and irregularly clumped fibers in the middle and lower dermis and von Kossa s stain revealed calcium deposits along the altered elastic fibers.
Adult ; Axilla ; Calcium ; Dermis ; Elastic Tissue ; Female ; Humans ; Neck ; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum* ; Skin ; Thigh

An echogenic lobulated round mass in the head of pancreas was found during abdominal ultrasonography for routine checkup on a 34 year-old man. CT and MRI showed characteristic findings of lipoma. Clinical followup confirmed intrapnacreatic lipoma, which had been reported only once proviously. This lesion should be added to the list of benign connective tissue tumor of the pancreas.
Connective Tissue ; Follow-Up Studies ; Head ; Lipoma* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Pancreas ; Ultrasonography

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Emphysema* ; Tuberculosis*

PURPOSE: Our purpose in this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries for the control of hemoptysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy patients with massive or recurrent hemoptysis underwent percutaneous transcatheter embolotherapy between 1991 and 1993. Retrospectively we reviewed 77 cases of bronchial artery embotization and 32 cases of nonbronchial systemic artery embolization in the 70 patients. RESULTS: Immdiate control of hemoptysis was achieved in 33 of 39 patients with massive hemoptysis(84.6%) and 20 of 24 patients with recurrent hemopt ysis(83.3%). In 32 cases, nonbronchial systemic arteries contributed significantly to areas of pathologic pulmonary tissue and frequently were the major arterial supply. CONCLUSION: Bronchial artery embolization is an effective and life saving procedure in non-surgical candidates. Recognition and occlusion of nonbronchial systemic arteries that feed to hypervascular pulmonary lesions is essential for successful percutaneous embolotherapy of hemoptysis.
Arteries ; Bronchial Arteries ; Embolization, Therapeutic ; Hemoptysis* ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies

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Cholesteatoma* ; Semicircular Canals* ; Temporal Bone* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

It is well known that circulating antibodies are produced by plasma cells derived from B lymphocytes, and T lyphocytes are endowded with the capacity to regulate the type and intensity of virtually all immune responses. Therefore, the measurement of relative and absolute number of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of myasthenia gravis patients could be of value. We have studied the distribution pattern of lymphocytes and helper/suppressor ratio in the peripheral blood of 28 myasthenic patients in comparison with 10 patients of other neurologic diseases as control by using immunobead method. There was no significant differences between 17 myasthenic patients who had taken only anticholinesterase and control. But in 17 patients who had taken steroid, Helper T lymphocyte was decreased significantly compared to control. Both T lymphocyte and B lymphocyte were also decreased significantly compared to 17 myasthenic patients who had taken only anticholinesterase without steroid therapy. In 3 patients who had undergone thymectomy, there was significant decreases of suppressor T lymphocyte. Plasma exhange as a treatment for myasthenia gravis is currently the subject of clinical interest and research. Clinical response and muscle power measured by using sphygmomanometer were followed in 2 patients in myasthenic crisis and in 4 patients with severe disease refractory to all other treatment modalities, received 4-6 cycles of plasma exchange with Hemonetics 30-S. 2 patients had a recurrence 1.5 and 6 months after first course of plasma exchange respectively, Therefore, they had to take a second course of plasma exchange. The satisfactory increment of muscle power was noticed in 5 out of 6 cases after fourth plasma exchange.
Antibodies ; B-Lymphocytes ; Humans ; Lymphocytes* ; Myasthenia Gravis* ; Plasma Cells ; Plasma Exchange* ; Plasma* ; Recurrence ; Sphygmomanometers ; Thymectomy

PURPOSE: The aim of our study was to compare the outcomes of the transobturator vaginal tape(TOT) and tension free vaginal tape obturator inside-out(TVT-O) procedures in patients with stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between August 2004 and March 2005, 77 women with stress incontinence were randomly assigned to either TOT(n=36) or TVT-O(n=41). The preoperative evaluation included a careful history taking, physical examination, stress test, a quality of life questionnaire and a comprehensive urodynamic examination. Follow up evaluation was carried out after 1 month, 6 months. Patients assessment was made by a clinical examination in the first 1 month and satisfaction rate expressed and uroflowmetry with postvoid residual urine to compare voiding disorder suggesting bladder outlet obstruction after 6 months. RESULTS: Patient characteristics, preoperative quality of life, and urodynamic evaluation were similar between the 2 groups. Mean operative time was similar between the 2 groups(17 min vs 16 min). The rate of postoperative urinary retention was 8.3%(n=3) in the TOT group and 9.8%(n=4) in the TVT-O group. The cutting of tape was required to treat urinary retention in 2.8%(n=1) of the TOT group and 4.9%(n=2) of the TVT-O group at 14 days after the procedure. The rates of cure(66.7% vs 65.9%), improvement(27.8% vs 29.3%), and failure (5.6% vs 4.9%) were similar for the TOT and TVT-O groups, respectively. In terms of bladder outlet obstruction, no difference were found after TOT and TVT-O. CONCLUSION: Both procedures are equally a simple, safe and effective treatment for female stress urinary incontinence in terms of rate of cure, operation time and complications. However, further studies and long term follow-up are needed for the complications and cure rate.
Exercise Test ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Operative Time ; Physical Examination ; Prospective Studies* ; Quality of Life ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Suburethral Slings* ; Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction ; Urinary Incontinence ; Urinary Retention ; Urodynamics