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

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

We reviewed the result of one-stage hypospadias repair of 32 cases, from Jan. 1989 to Dec. 1994, according to the site of urethral opening after release of chordee. The following results were obtained. 1. The posterior hypospadias (posterior penile, penoscrotal) was 18 cases and the anterior & middle hypospadias was 16 cases. 2. Success rate of posterior hypospadias repair was 9/18(50%) and that of anterior & middle hypospadias was 9/16(56.3%), it was not different statistically (P<0.05). 3. Complication rate of posterior hypospadias repair was 9/18 (50%) and of anterior & middle hypospadias was 7/16(43,5%), it was not different statistically (P<0.05) and complications were managed by simple procedure and require no further treatment. In condition, one stage repair of hypospadias could be applicable in most cases of hypospadias. The complication and morbidity were minimal.
Female ; Hypospadias* ; Male

We reviewed the result of one-stage hypospadias repair of 32 cases, from Jan. 1989 to Dec. 1994, according to the site of urethral opening after release of chordee. The following results were obtained. 1. The posterior hypospadias (posterior penile, penoscrotal) was 18 cases and the anterior & middle hypospadias was 16 cases. 2. Success rate of posterior hypospadias repair was 9/18(50%) and that of anterior & middle hypospadias was 9/16(56.3%), it was not different statistically (P<0.05). 3. Complication rate of posterior hypospadias repair was 9/18 (50%) and of anterior & middle hypospadias was 7/16(43,5%), it was not different statistically (P<0.05) and complications were managed by simple procedure and require no further treatment. In condition, one stage repair of hypospadias could be applicable in most cases of hypospadias. The complication and morbidity were minimal.
Female ; Hypospadias* ; Male

Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by overgrowth of mature, nonmalignant fat cells in the pelvis, especially in the perivesical and perirenal space. An overgrowth of fat surrounding the bladder and rectosigmoid colon produces a radiologic picture characterized by 1) radiolucent pelvic densities, 2) elevation and vertical elongation of the bladder, 3) straightening and elevation of the rectosigmoid colon and 4) absence of malignant vessels on pelvic angiography. Cystoscopy has shown a high incidence of cystitic changes: chronic inflammation, cystitis glandularis and cystitis cystica. We report a case of pelvic lipomatosis associated with cystitis glandularis.
Adipocytes ; Angiography ; Colon ; Cystitis* ; Cystoscopy ; Incidence ; Inflammation ; Lipomatosis* ; Pelvis ; Rare Diseases ; Urinary Bladder

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

Sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis is a benign ossifying diathetic disorder characterized by hyperostosis and soft tissue ossification of the clavicles, anterior portion of the first ribs, and manubrium, with variable hyperostosis or ankylosis in the spine and sacroiliac joints. A review of the literature and our own case describes the clinical findings and its characteristic features in RI, CT, and plain film.
Ankylosis ; Clavicle ; Hyperostosis ; Hyperostosis, Sternocostoclavicular* ; Manubrium ; Ribs ; Sacroiliac Joint ; Spine

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

No abstract available.
DNA* ; Humans* ; Papilloma* ; Respiratory System*