No abstract available.
Cloning, Organism*

BACKGROUND: The occurane of sarcoidosis seems to be increased recently. A proportion of patients initiallly visit the derrnatological department. However, there are few clinical reports about sarcoidosis for the dermatolagist. OBJECTIVE: This study wa performed to find the clinical and histopathological characteristis of sarcoidosis as a multisystemic disease. METHODS: We reviwed the chart of patients with sarcoidosis who were diagnosed at SNUH from 1984 to 1994 and analysed the characteristics of the clinical and histopathologic findings according to several factors. RESULTS: 1)Man to woman ratio was 1: 2 and 70% of patients were in theirs third to fifth decades. 2)The main complaints were respiratory symtoms and cutaneous lesion. 3)The most frequently invloved organ was intrathoracic, followed by skin, peripheral lymph node, eye and bone in that order. 4)The cutaneous lesion was found in 50% of patients(15 out of 30) and specitic lesions were present in 14 cases. A subcitaneous nodule was the most common lesion(67%). 5)In subcutaenous sarcoicosis, there was hilar lymphadenopathy in 70% of the patients, lung parenchymal infiltration in 10%, peripheral lymphadenopathy in 30%, bony lesion in 30%. 6)The laboratory and histopathological findings were similar to previously reported results. CONCLUSION: The general features of patients were similar to other reports except for the fre quency of cutaneous involviment. Cutaneous involvement was found in 50% of patients and this was higher than in foreigr reports. In cutaneous sarcoidosis, the subcutaneous nodule was the most frequent specific lesior.
Female ; Humans ; Lung ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Sarcoidosis* ; Skin

No abstract available.
Humans ; Thorax*

No abstract available.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones*

No abstract available.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea*

No abstract available.
Synaptic Transmission*

No abstract available.
Jaundice*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Apomorphine* ; Brain* ; Rats*

PURPOSE: In contracted bladder of various etiologies, if many of conservative managements fail, a surgical treatment seems to be the only therapeutic approach. We tried to evaluate the long term results of aug mentation cystoplasty including the postoperative complication and the degree of satisfaction in patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1989 to 1988, augmentation cystoplasties had been performed in 11 patients with contracted bladder of various etiologies. We reviewed the patients' medical records including the result of urodynamic examinations, retrospectively. Postoperative follow-up periods were 9 to 114months (mean:61months). Patients were interviewed by telephone. RESULTS: Urinary frequency, nocturia, dysuria and suprapubic pain were improved in all patients, but dysuria persisted in one patient with tuberculous cystitis. Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) was done in there of 11 patients due to large volume of residual urine. The volume of residual urine was 200-300ml in one with hyperreflexic neurogenic bladder, and 100-200ml in two with interstitial cystitis. Self voiding was possible in 8 patients with residual urine volume less than 90ml. Almost all patients were very satisfied symptomatically in the telephone survey. There were no significant complications which required surgical revision. CONCLUSIONS: It is concluded that augmentation cystoplasty could be an excellent method of treatment for selective patients with contracted bladder, who have not improved symtomatically by medication or conservative management.
Cystitis ; Cystitis, Interstitial ; Dysuria ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intermittent Urethral Catheterization ; Medical Records ; Nocturia ; Postoperative Complications ; Reoperation ; Retrospective Studies ; Telephone ; Urinary Bladder* ; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic ; Urodynamics

No abstract available.
Liver Abscess* ; Liver*