Subperiosteal haematoma of the orbit is an uncommon complication of maxillofacial trauma, hence easily missed. It usually presents subacutely with proptosis and diplopia. In our case, the subperiosteal haematoma is complicated with high intraocular pressure, necessisating measures to reduce the intraocular pressure. Unresponsive to only medical treatment, surgical evacuation was carried out in this patient. Removal of the clot finally relieved the intraocular pressure and simultaneously improved the proptosis and the cumbersome diplopia.

BACKGROUND: Bone age measurements have clinical significance in estimation of growth status and prediction of final adult height. Mostly used methods of bone age measurements are Tanner Whitehouse method(TW2) and Greulich-Pyle method(OP). TW2 is known to be more accurate method in determining the bone age, compared to GP. But GP is being used more widely despite some shortcomings, because TW2 is time consuming and need special training. In this study, we observed the correlation between GP and TW2 to evaluate which bone age among three portions of hand and wrist[metacarpals and phalanges(GP1), carpal bones(GP2), distai radius and ulna (GP3)], measured by GP, was more correlated with the bone age, measured by TW2. METHODS: Left hand/wrist radiographs were taken from 100 prepubertal children with normal growth. These radiogrphs were reviewed by two pediatric endocrinologists independently. Bone ages using TW2 were measured at first, and then GP1, GP2, and GP3 were measured. These bone ages had been compared with TW2, using SAS computer program. RESULTS: The mean chronological age of 100 children was 10.0+/-2.5 years(5 years to 14.7 years range, 63 males and 37 females). The bone age by TW2 was 9.0+/- 2.6 years(2.3 to 13.6 years). The bone age by GP1, GP2, and GP3 were 8.8+/-2.5 years, 8.7+/-2.9 years, and 8.3+/-2.8 years, respectively. Bone ages by TW2 were significantly closer to the chronological age than those by GP. The Pea~rson correlation coefficients of GP1, GP2, and GP3 in eomparison to TW2 were 0,87(p=0.0001), 0.94(p=0.0001), and 0.91(p=0.0001), respectively, There are significant correlatkm between bone ages by TW2 and GP. Bone ages by GP2 and GP3 were statistically significantly different from those by TW2(P<0.01). Bone ages by GP1 has no statistical difference with that by TW2(P=0.64). CONCLUSION: TW2 method is more accurate than GP method in determining the bone age, but it needs time-consuming and laborious efforts. We suggest that the use of GP method for the metacarpals and phalanges can result in a considerable saving of time with no significant loss of accuracy and reproducibility.
Adult ; Age Determination by Skeleton ; Child ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Metacarpal Bones ; Radius ; Ulna

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Anesthetics, Inhalation* ; Inhalation*

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare disease presenting in the newborn infant as localized areas of skin defect. Its association with a number of congenital malformations is well documented. I observed a newborn infant with typical aplasia cutis congenita. The skin defect of my case was found on the posterior fontanelle without any congenital malformation. Diagnosis was made by history, clinical and histopathological findings.
Cranial Fontanelles ; Diagnosis ; Ectodermal Dysplasia* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Rare Diseases ; Skin

A case of eruptive vellus hair cysts (EVHC) is reported in a patient having paoriasis. The patient, 30-year-old man, has the hyperpigmented umbilicated papules with psoriatic plaques. The histopathologic findings confirm the diagnosis of EVHC, Some lesions of EVHC regressed spontaneously after one month. This is, to my knowledge, the first report of EVHC associated with psoriasis in the Korean literature.
Adult ; Diagnosis ; Hair* ; Humans ; Psoriasis*

Porokeratosis plantaris palmaris et disseminata is a rare variant of porokeratosis. A 37-year-old patient has been affected for about 2 years by mildly discornforting numerous, 1-3mm sized, keratotic lesions of the trunk and limbs, especially on the palms and soles. Histopathologically the diagnosis of porokeratosis was established by demonstration of a cornoid larnella. The family tree of the patient is compatible with autosomal dominant inheritance. The patient has been treated with topical 5-fluorouracil with little auccess.
Adult ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Fluorouracil ; Humans ; Pedigree ; Porokeratosis* ; Wills

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Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung*

Gram negative folliculitis is a well-known complication of acne in patients treated with long-term broad-apectrurn oral antihiotics, This report presents the case of a 18-year-old boy who developed gram negative folliculitis during the treatment of acne vulgaris. This patient has superficial pustules, 1-Rmm in diameter with aene lesions such as comedones, papules, puatules in face. Diagnosis was made by the past medical history, skin lesions and bacteriological study.
Acne Vulgaris ; Adolescent ; Diagnosis ; Folliculitis* ; Humans ; Male ; Pseudomonas* ; Skin

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Dental Research* ; Insurance, Health*