No abstract available.
Hirschsprung Disease

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (oriental sore) is usually a self-limited infection of the skin caused by the protozoan Leishmania tropica. The disease is endemic to the Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It has been seen in this country among many Korean technical experts and labourers working in the endemic areas of the disease. Our patient had acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia and it had remained active for six months. He had been treated with antimony and metronidazole but failed because of severe side effects. And then we treated the patient witb cryosurgery and the skin lesions were followed by resolution with cosmetically acceptable scar in 4 months. The brief review of literature on the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis was undertaken.
Africa ; Antimony ; Asia ; Cicatrix ; Cryosurgery* ; Humans ; Leishmania tropica ; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous* ; Metronidazole ; Middle East ; Saudi Arabia ; Skin

BACKGROUND: Ota's nevus is not an uncommon pigmenta y disorder in Asian people including Koreans. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical features of the patients and to determine the existince of any relevance between them. METHODS: We arrid out a retrospective study with cialreviews and phone interviews or direct examinatior. for clinical features of the lesions in acesible patients. RESULTS: The peak age of onset was at birth, pubertyed adolescence in decreasing order. The most frequen1,ly involved site was the eyelid, and the type I was the most common. Bluish black color was pie edorninant. The lesions which did not inili the eyelid or the lesions which developed after birtten were more likely to be light brown in cilc(p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The clrical features of Otas nevus were revwed and analyzed statistically.
Adolescent ; Age of Onset ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Eyelids ; Humans ; Nevus of Ota* ; Parturition ; Retrospective Studies*

In the present study soap chamber test was carried out for assessing irritancy of toilet soaps and soap ingredients. The results obtained in the present study are summarized as follows; This chamber test can discriminate the differences of irritancies between various soaps and soap ingredients. 2. Soap irritancy is not directly related with its alkalinity. 3, Erythema score and scaling score tend to parallel each other with weak correlation(r=p 46), but erythema score and fissuring score show strong correlation (r=p77) Scaling score and fissuring score show moderate correlation(r=p.64), 4. In the eighteen kinds of toilet soaps, two soaps are most irritating, harsh soap and the total irritancy scores of all soaps are within 1. 9 5. 1. Baby soaps are not milder than the common toilet soaps. 5. Generally, total irritancy score of soap ingredients is concentration dependent. Average total irritancy scores of five main soap ingredients in 4 times of recommended allergen concentration are as follows; Builders 5. 30, Perfumes l. 88, Color 0. 70, Fatty acids p. 35 and Superfat p.
Erythema ; Fatty Acids ; Soaps*

Aplasia cutis congenita is an anomaly characterized by absence of localized areas of the integument. The most common type of aplasia cutis congenita is a circular or oval, sharply outlined ulcer 1 to 3cm in diameter on the vertex of the scalp at the level of the posterior fontanel. Two cases of aplasia cutis congenita are presented. The first case was in a male newborn infant with a localized defect on his scalp. The second case was also in a male newborn infant who had extensive symmetrical involvement of his heels. No similar conditions and associating other congenital anomalies were found in the family members of reported cases.
Cranial Fontanelles ; Ectodermal Dysplasia* ; Heel ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Scalp ; Ulcer

Multiple myeloma is considered to be the most common primary malignant bone tumor which has the flat bone as a predilection site in old ages. We experienced a case of an unsual multiple myeloma which formed a huge tumor mass on medial end of left clavicle. The tumor mass together with medial half of the clavicle was excised completely. We have discussed the rationale for the excision of the clavicle.
Clavicle ; Multiple Myeloma

In order to investigate electrolyte changes in serum and urine diuretic therapy, we studied 98 patients with hypertension not optimally controlled by previous treatment. After we divied the patients into three gorups in randomized trial, group A were given Amiloride 10mg/day, group B were given Dihydrochlorothiazide 50mg/day, group C were given Amiloride 5mg/day combined with Dihydrochlorothiazide 25mg/day for 7 days. Blood pressure and electrolyte changes in serum and urine after diuretic theraphy for 7 days were as follows. 1) Serum sodium concentrations were not significantly changed in all three groups(P>0.05). 2) Serum potassium concentrations were increased in group A and C (P<0.05), but there were no significant changes in group B(P<0.05). 3) Urinary sodium exceretions were increased in all three groups(P<0.05). 4) Urinary potassium excretion were decreased in group A and C (P<0.05), but there were increased in group B (P<0.05). 5) Blood pressure were decreased in all three groups(P<0.05).
Amiloride ; Blood Pressure ; Diuretics* ; Electrolytes* ; Humans ; Hydrochlorothiazide ; Hypertension* ; Potassium ; Sodium

No abstract available.
Infant, Newborn ; Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

We present a case of multiple cutaneous leiomyoma in a 45 year old woman. About 20 years ago, multiple skin colored papules developed on right cheek and man4ibular area. About 10 years after the onset of the disease a uterine myoma developed which wae tree,ted by total hysterectomy. The skin lesions were gradually increasing in number and size, Some larger nodular lesions changed to brown in color and became painful after cold exposure. The histopathologic finding showed typical leiomyoma arieing from arrector pilorum muscle.
Cheek ; Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Leiomyoma* ; Middle Aged ; Skin

No abstract available.
Abortion, Habitual* ; Cytogenetics* ; Family Characteristics* ; Female ; Pregnancy