The spermatic granuloma is a granulomatous inflammation which is the tissue reaction due to extravasated sperm. Its exact causes and mechanism are not clearly evaluated. Its clinical interest is that it often confused with tuberculous epididymitis and other epididymal conditions. We experienced a case of spermatic granuloma that was clinically confused with tuberculous epididymitis in 23-year old Korean male.
Epididymitis ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Male ; Spermatozoa ; Young Adult

The Klinefelter's syndrome is characterized by azoospermia, gynecomastia, a variable degree of eunuchoidism elevated urinary gonadotropins, atrophic testis and hyalinization of the seminiferous tubules in which Leydig cells were preserved. Reviewing some world literatures, we have reported a case of Klinefelter's syndrome associated with right inguinal hernia in 22 year-old Korean male.
Azoospermia ; Eunuchism ; Gonadotropins ; Gynecomastia ; Hernia, Inguinal ; Humans ; Hyalin ; Klinefelter Syndrome* ; Leydig Cells ; Male ; Seminiferous Tubules ; Testis ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Bone Density* ; Female ; Humans ; Motor Activity*

Lack of adequate sleep has become increasingly common in our 24/7 modern society. Reduced sleep has significant health consequences including metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, and mental problems including depression. In addition, although the increase in life expectancy has provided a dream of longevity to humans, the occurrence of osteoporosis is a big obstacle to this dream for both male and female. It is known that insomnia and bone health problems, which are very critical conditions in human life, interestingly, share a lot of pathogenesis in recent decades. Nevertheless, due to another side effects of the synthetic drugs being taken for the treatment of insomnia and osteoporosis, patients have substantial anxiety for the safety of drugs with therapeutic expectation. This review examines the pathogenesis shared by sleep and osteoporosis together and herbal medicine, which has recently been shown to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of both diseases other than synthetic drugs. We suggestions for how to treat osteoporosis. These efforts will be the first step toward enabling patients to have comfortable and safe prescriptions through a wide selection of therapeutic agents in the future.
Anxiety ; Depression ; Dreams ; Female ; Herbal Medicine ; Humans ; Life Expectancy ; Longevity ; Male ; Osteoporosis ; Prescriptions ; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

A statistical survey was made on 729 inpatients during the period of 4 years and 9 months, 1961-1965, in the Department of Urology, The First Army Hospital, in reference to age distribution, monthly distribution on various diseases of the genitourinary tracts and operative procedures.The tables in the text represent the result of the observation and are summarized as follows: The majority of the patients (85%) was distributed between the ages 21 and 26. Of 729 in patients, there were 270 cases (37%) of genito-urinary tuberculosis, 84 cases (11.5%) of urinary calculus,69 cases of trauma and 60 cases of non-specific urinary tract infection. There were 379 operative procedures including 91 nephrectomies, and 108 epididiymectomies.
Age Distribution ; Hospitals, Military ; Humans ; Inpatients* ; Nephrectomy ; Surgical Procedures, Operative ; Tuberculosis ; Urinary Tract Infections ; Urology

No abstract available.
Echocardiography, Transesophageal* ; Foramen Ovale, Patent*

Crowns ; Genioplasty ; Gingival Recession ; Humans ; Incisor ; Malocclusion ; Orthognathic Surgery ; Prognathism

The fifty four patients with urinary stones(38 men. 16 women) and nine controls on usual constant diet were evaluated with the measurement of urinary minerals. electrolytes, citrate and calculation or net gastrointestinal absorption or alkali by recently devised simple method, i.e., (Na+K+ Ca + Mg)-(CI +1.8P) of urine, to evaluate prevalence of either hypo-or hyper-excretion of each items as well as to see possible correlation between citraturia and net gastrointestinal absorption of alkali. In 24-hour urine measurement, the stone patients in comparison with controls showed hyperexcretion of calcium(p<0.05), oxalate(p<0.05) and sodium(p<0.05) and hypoexcretion of phosphorus( p<0.05), potassium(p<0.001) and citrate(p <0.05). Hypocilraturia(less than 320mg/ dl) was noted in 64.8% of all stone patients though mean urine citrate levels were higher in women compared to men without statistical significance. In view of gender difference, all 24-hour urine analysis except citrate in stone patients were higher in men than women. of which calcium, creatinine, potassium and chloride were statistically significant(p<0.05). A retrograde analysis between citraturia and net gastrointestinal absorption of alkali in both stone patients and controls didn`t reveal any significant correlation. In conclusion, 24-hour urine biochemistries are an influential factor or the stone formation and this study regarding to relation between hypocitraturia and reduced net gastrointestinal absorption of alkali shows no correlation."
Absorption ; Alkalies ; Calcium ; Citric Acid ; Creatinine ; Diet ; Electrolytes ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Minerals ; Potassium ; Prevalence ; Urinary Calculi

No abstract available.
Coronary Vasospasm* ; Heart Arrest* ; Verapamil*

To investigate viral pathogenesis and in vivo efficacy of acyclovir (ACV) in mouse HSV-1 encephalitis models, female BALB/c mice aged 5 weeks were inoculated with strain F either intranasally (IN) or intracerebrally (IC). ACV-treatment by intraperitorneal injection with 0, 5, 10 and 25 mg/kg b.i.d. for 6days was commenced 1 h after infection. Body weight and signs of clinical disease were noted daily up to 2 weeks. ED50 of ACV in IN infection was 5mg/kg and 14.1 mg/kg in IC infection. Tissues of cental nervous system were collected from 2 mice per group everyday up to 5 days p.i. and the virus titers were measured. In IN infection model, high titers in eyes and trigeminal nerves were observed. ACV-treatment showed significant reduction of the titers in all the isolated. In IC infection model, cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem showed high virus titers. ACV-treatment showed less significant reduction of virus titers than that in IN infection model. Reactivation of explanted trigeminal nerves from mice 30 day p.i. was monitored. In all of ACV treated mice reactivation was observed, i.e. even the highest dose of ACV did not inhibit the establishment of viral latency.
Acyclovir* ; Animals ; Body Weight ; Brain Stem ; Cerebellum ; Cerebrum ; Encephalitis* ; Female ; Herpes Simplex* ; Herpesvirus 1, Human* ; Humans ; Mice* ; Nervous System ; Simplexvirus* ; Trigeminal Nerve ; Virus Latency