This study was conducted to investigate the vibrio flora in sand shrimp, Crangon affinis, which were collected in the estuarine area, Dadaepo near Nakdong River in Korea from in June 1996 to in May 1997. Crangon affinis is very important role in food chain in nature because of food for many seabirds and fishes. Six species of vibrios (Vibrio alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, Listonella damsela (V. damsela), V. harveyi, V. splendidus biotype I, V. splendidus biotype II, and V. natriegens, an unrecorded species in Korea) were isolated from the intestine of shrimps and characterized by the biochemical tests.
Crangonidae* ; Estuaries* ; Fishes ; Food Chain ; Intestines ; Korea* ; Listonella ; Rivers* ; Silicon Dioxide ; Vibrio*

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Stomach Volvulus*

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Cardioplegic Solutions* ; Glucose* ; Mannitol* ; Myocardium*

Ventricular premature beats(VPB) are the most common cardiac arrhythmia and frequently found in apparently normal healthy persons as well as in various heart diseases. Postectopic potentiation of ventricular contraction has widely reported by electrocardiography. In this study, the authors performed comparative assessment of the left ventricular function at the preextrasystolic, extrasystolic and postextrasystolic beats by M-mode echocardiography and electrocardiography. The results obtained were as followings; 1) Among 22 patients of isolated, unifocal ventricular premature beats with fully compensatory pause, male were 6 and female 16, mean age being 47.2 years. 2) Hypertensive heart disease was the most common underlying disease of ventricular premature beats(5 patients) and the others were valvular heart diaeases(3), ischemic heart diseases(3), cardiomyopathy(2), intracerebral hemorrhagy(1), atrial septal defect of secundumtype(1), cor pulmonale(1), pericarditis(1), 1degree A-V block(1) and enteric fever(1). In 3 patients the causes were not clarified. 3) R wave amplitude was higher in the postextrasystolic beat(2.02+/-0.79cm) than preestrasystolic beat(1.86+/-0.66cm) 4) PEP/LVET ratio showed more decrease(18%) in postextrasystolic beat than that of preextrasystole. 5) Diastolic filling time of mitral valve was more reduced in the extrasystole than preextrasystole, but that of postextrasystole exceeded the preextrastystole. 6) Aortic cusps separation was more decreased in the extrasystole than preextrasystole and slightly more increased in the postextrasystole than preextrasystole. 7) LVID, LSa, ENa, DeltaEN/Deltat, LVEDV, SV and LV mass showed more decrease in extrasystole compared with those in pre-and postextrasystole, which was higher than preextrasystole. But LVESV was slightly lower in extrasystole than preextrasystole. 8) In extrasystolic beat, LVEDV, LVESV, stroke volume, and ejection fraction of ventri cular premature beat were 15.77%, 0.18%, 24.05% and 12.21% lower, respectively, than those of preextrasystole. And in the postextrasystole, LVEDV, LVESV, stroke volume and ejection fraction were 23.35%, 2.42%, 28.51% and 10.4% higher, respectively, than these of preextrasystole.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Cardiac Complexes, Premature* ; Echocardiography* ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Heart ; Heart Diseases ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial ; Humans ; Male ; Mitral Valve ; Stroke Volume ; Ventricular Function, Left*

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Forearm* ; Lower Extremity*

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin arises mostly in the head and neck regions, less frequently in the rest of the body, and rarely in the palms and soles. We report a case of a 6S-year-old man who had had time-sequential development of multiple squamous cell carcinomas on his palms and soles for the past 12 years. These lesions were, in order of time, ulcerative nodules, ulcerative hyperkeratotic papules, hyperkeratotic plaques, maceratied plaques, dark discolored patchs, and hyperkeratotic papules. They were treated by total excision and cryotherpy apart from the last squatnous cell carcinoma in 1994.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* ; Head ; Neck ; Skin ; Ulcer

Vitiligo is a disease of unknown cause in which melanocytes are preferentially destroyed by unidentified mechanisms. Vitiligo does respond slowly to psoralens with ultraviolet light and less often to applications of topical steroids. Many investigators have developed therapeutic regimens for autografts of normal melanocyte in treatment for this disfiguring disease. We present herein a case of localized vitiligo in a 26-year-old female, who was successfully repigmented with autologous skin graft and systemic PUVA therapy. The achieved result demonstrate a possible therapeutic approach for vitiligo.
Adult ; Autografts ; Female ; Ficusin ; Humans ; Melanocytes ; Psoralens ; PUVA Therapy* ; Research Personnel ; Skin* ; Steroids ; Transplants* ; Ultraviolet Rays ; Vitiligo*

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster(HZ), caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus, is manifested by dermatomal distribution of skin rashes, acute pain and post-herpetic neuralgia by pathologic involvement of the sensory ganglia. Low-energy laser(LEL) deliver a small amount of energy without elevation of the tissue temperature. LEL is reported to have various biologic effects such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, regenerative, antiallergic, immunocorrective, and antibacterial effects. OBJECTIVE: We attempted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of LEL on an acute phase of HZ. METHODS: A total of 60 patients with acute HZ were enrolled in the study. The control group(30 patients) received medications including analgesics, antihistamine, and topical care without LEL irradiation. The experimental group(30 patients) were irradiated with LEL daily for 7 days in addition to the same kinds of medications for the control group. The efficacy of LEL irradiation for HZ was assessed by analyzing changes in skin rashes, pain scores, and postherpetic neuralgia.
Acute Pain ; Analgesics ; Exanthema ; Ganglia, Sensory ; Herpes Zoster* ; Herpesvirus 3, Human ; Humans ; Neuralgia ; Neuralgia, Postherpetic

BACKGROUND: This retrospective comparative study aims to evaluate the surgical outcomes and complications of two surgical methods for simple fractures of the humeral shaft; minimally invasive anterior plating and open reduction combined with internal fixation. METHODS: A total of 26 patients with humeral shaft simple fractures, who had surgery between June 2009 and September 2013 and were followed-up at least 12 months, were included in our analysis. They were divided into two groups; group 1 comprised of 12 patients who underwent minimally invasive anterior plating and group 2 comprised of 14 patients who underwent an open reduction and internal fixation. The clinical outcomes, radiological results, and complications were compared and analyzed. RESULTS: We found that bone union was achieved in all patients, and the mean union periods were 20.7 +/- 3.34 and 20.3 +/- 3.91 weeks for groups 1 and 2, respectively. In most patients, we found that shoulder and elbow functions were recovered. At 12 months post-operation, we found that the Korean Shoulder Scoring system, the University of California at Los Angeles score and Mayo elbow performance score were 91.4 +/- 7.97, 33.4 +/- 1.15, and 90.8 +/- 2.23 for group 1, and 95.2 +/- 1.53, 33.3 +/- 1.43, and 90.17 +/- 1.85 for group 2. In terms of complications, we found that 2 patients had radial nerve palsy after open reduction and internal fixation, but all cases spontaneously resolved within 6 months. Complications such as infection and loss of fixation were not reported. CONCLUSIONS: Both minimally invasive anterior plating and open reduction with internal fixation produced satisfactory outcomes in the treatment of simple fractures of the humeral shaft.
California ; Elbow ; Fracture Fixation, Internal ; Humans ; Humeral Fractures ; Humerus* ; Paralysis ; Radial Nerve ; Retrospective Studies ; Shoulder

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Fingers* ; Joints* ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle*