Varioua articles have been reported that extemal contactants were the cause Acne venenata. The daily use of cosmetics are tbe cause of Acne minor in adult wamen. To distinguish this from other type of Acne venenata due to extemal contactants Kligman had coined the term Acne cosmetica, which is a low grade persistant acneiform eruption with occasional papulopustulea in adult women. The authors have tested a wide range of available cosmetics(Total twenty including four kinds of cold cream species, two of cleansing cream species, three of nutrient cream species, six of lotion species, three of foundation make up species and two of foreign cosmetics) using the rabbit ear assay recently popularized by Kligman in order to evaluate comedogenic effects of various Korean ccsmetics. The results a.re as follows. 1. Among these twenty facial cosmetics, We observed no comedogenccicy in two facial cosmetics, mildly comcdogenecity in twelve facial cosmetics, moderately comedo- genecity in four facial cosmetics and severe comedogenecity in two facial cosmetics. 2. Histologic gradings were paralleled the findings of tbe naked eye in up to 65% 3. There were significant differences on comedogenecity between Korean cosmetics and foreign cosmetics which used by Kligman. 4. There were no significant diffrences between cold cream species, cleansing cream species. nutrient, cream species, lotion species and foundation make up species. 5, There were various differences among twenty kinds of every cosmetic specie.
Acne Vulgaris ; Acneiform Eruptions ; Adult ; Ear ; Female ; Humans ; Numismatics

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Gallstones*

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Allografts* ; Cadaver* ; Fascia*

The radiographic measurement of the renal size and position provide important information of disease of thekidney and the adjacent organs. The author analyzed the 213 cases of intravenous pyelography of normal Koreanchildren from 0 to 18 years of age (135 males and 78 females) and measured the following points; the length of thekidney, the width of the kidney, the level of both hila, and the ratio of the kidney length to the total height ofupper 4 lumbar vertebral bodies plus intervertebral discs. The results were obtained as follows; 1. Above 4 yearsof age, the annual increase rate of the kidney length was 0.31cm, and that of the height of lumbar vertebrae was0.44cm in male and 0.55 cm in female; the height of lumbar vertebrae grew more rapidly than the kidney length. 2.The age group of the most rapid growth in the length and the width of the kidney was 16 to 18 years of age inmale, and 13 to 15 years of age in female, and that of the most delayed growth was 4 to 6 years of age in bothsexes. 3. The size of the left kidney was usually larger than that of the right. But, the right kidney was largerthan the left in 20% of the cases. 4. The right hilum was usually lower than that of the left. In the 12% of thecases, however, the right hilum was higher in position than the left. 5. The width of the kidney in most childrencorresponded to the 45 to 60% of the kidney length. 6. The kidney size in age group between 16 and 18 years waswithin the range of that of normal adults. 7. The ratios of the kidney length to the height of upper 4 lumbarvertebral bodies plus intrevertebral discs were as follows; > 1.1 below 3 years of age. 1±0.1 between 4 and 12 years of age. > 0.9 above 13 years of age.
Adult ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Kidney ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Male ; Urography

A 26-year-old man presented with a 7-month history of hyperkeratotic skin lesions on both elbows and heels. He also had marked subungal hyperkeratosis and splinter hemorrhage on the finger and toe nails. A biopsy specimen from the elbow revealed lichenoid re-actions with areas of epidermal atrophy with alternating acanthosis and foci of parakeratosis. We made a diagnosis of keratosis lichenoides chronica based on the characteristic clinicopathologic findings. We have treated the patient with etretinate, but only the skin lesions on the elbows and heels responded to treatment.
Acitretin ; Adult ; Atrophy ; Biopsy ; Diagnosis ; Elbow ; Etretinate ; Fingers ; Heel ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Keratosis* ; Nails, Malformed* ; Parakeratosis ; Skin ; Toes

PURPOSE: This study was to test some effects on pain, depression and ego integrity of the elderly by adapting group reminiscence therapy with mugwort fragrance to the elderly with chronic pain. METHOD: The research was executed from April 2001 through September 2001, and research participants were male and female olderly people randomly assigned from 3 environmentally similar day care centers. They were divided into experimental group A and B, and a control group; The control group was divided into a daily care group and a regularly visiting group, and the experimental group A was for group reminiscence therapy with mugwort fragrance inhalation and the group B for group reminiscence therapy. RESULT: The group reminiscence therapy with mugwort fragrance inhalation showed significant effects on decrease of pain and depression, and improvement of ego integrity, and for 2 weeks after the treatment proved its continuous effect. CONCLUSION: The result above explains the fact the mugwort fragrance stimulates reminiscence and shows curing effects. In further researches, it is necessary to adapt various health problems of the elderly, not only to the aged with chonic pain.
Aged* ; Artemisia* ; Chronic Pain* ; Day Care, Medical ; Depression* ; Ego* ; Female ; Humans ; Inhalation* ; Male

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Takayasu Arteritis*

The giant intra-articular osteochondroma of the knee is very rare and is probably result of synovial metaplasia of the fibrous capsule or of the adjacent connencive tissue of a joint, and of the fragment of articular cartilage. The gross findings and histology are consistent with the osteochondroma. The authors experienced a case of giant intra-articular osteochondroma of the right knee in a 19 years old man who had history of knee injury when he was 16 years old. The mass was excised and the symptome was relieved.
Cartilage, Articular ; Joints ; Knee Injuries ; Knee ; Metaplasia ; Osteochondroma

BACKGROUND: Relative changes of astroglial volume constitute the major part of brain edema, which is related to delayed neuronal damage. Several factors including glutamate may contribute to astroglial swelling. Intravenous anesthetic, ketamine was known to restore neuronal damage by inhibiting NMDA receptor activity. Therefore, we decided to investigate the effect of ketamine on the astrocyte swelling by glutamate in the present study. METHODS: To analyze cell swelling in vitro, glial cell line, U1242MG was used. The effects of glutamate (1, 2, 3 mM), and glutamate with ketamine (1 mM) on the regulation of astrocyte volume were achieved by flow cytometry system. To eliminate the dead cells from experimental cell suspension and to assess cell viability, fluorescent dye propidium iodide was used. RESULTS: Glutamate addition (1, 2, 3mM) caused astroglial swelling both in calcium present and calcium absent buffer. The difference of cellular swelling dependent on glutamate concentration was only seen in calcium free buffer (p<0.05). Ketamine per se did not affect astroglial volume. However, when it was added to glutamate perfusion, 1 mM ketamine diminished cellular swelling by glutamate during first 10 minutes (p<0.05), and cellular shrinkage by glutamate after 1 hour incubation (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Ketamine (1 mM) is effective in the regulation of astroglial volume alterations induced by glutamate in both short time and long time perfusion.
Astrocytes ; Brain Edema ; Calcium ; Cell Survival ; Flow Cytometry ; Glutamic Acid* ; Ketamine* ; N-Methylaspartate ; Neuroglia ; Neurons ; Perfusion ; Propidium