1.Localized Trichorrhexis Nodosa Arising From Habitual Rubbing.
Duk Kyu CHUN ; Sang Man PARK ; Jae Ju JO ; Ho Chul CHOI ; Sang Mee SEOK
Annals of Dermatology 1999;11(4):232-235
Trichorrhexis nodosa(TN) denotes small node-like swelling with a loss of cuticle of the hair shaft through which the hair readily fractures. The basic cause of TN is mechanical or chemical trauma, and a contributing factor is an inherent weakness of the hair shaft. We report a case of localized TN in a 37-year-old male. He had an ovoid hair patch with multiple small white-gray dotted and stubby hairs localized to the right occipital scalp. TN is known to be the commonest of all hair shaft anomalies (Price, 1975). However TN is rarely reported, and there have been only four reports in Korean dermatological literature, to our knowledge, which might be due to underdiagnosis of this disorder. We postulated that diagnostic difficulty lies in the discrepancy between terminology and gross morphological findings.
Adult
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Fibrinogen
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Hair
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Humans
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Male
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Scalp
2.Analysis of the Factors That Influence on the Effect of Prostaglandin E1(PGE1)in Infants with Ductus-Dependent Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.
Jong Kyun LEE ; Seok Min CHOI ; Jo Won JUNG ; Jun Hee SUL ; Sung Kyu LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1994;24(6):841-847
BACKGROUND: The prostaglandin E1(PGE1) is a well known protent dilator of arteriosus. Maintaining of the patency of ductus arteriosus is crucial for the survival of patients suffering from ductus-dependent cyanotic congenital heart disease. We aimed to analyse the efficacy and the influencing factors upon PGE1 in patients suffering from this disease. METHODS: Between May 1991 and April 1993, 26 neonates and infants with ductus- dependent cyanotic congenital heart disease received on intravenous infusion of PGE1 in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. Yonsei Cardiovascular Center. The result was a dramatic improvement in systemic arterial oxygen tension and oxygen saturation during infusion of PGE1with a dependency on the infusion of PGE1. We evaluated the arterial blood gas analysis both at the immediate pre-infusion stage and 2 hours after infusion. We aimed to analyse the factors which may influence the intravenous of PGE1to infant suffers of ducts-dependent cyanotic congenital heart disease, such as pulmonary atresia(n=14), severe pulmonary stenosis(n=7) or complete transposition of the great arteries(n=5). RESULTS: 1) There was a significant increase in PaO2 and Oxygen saturation 2 hours after the infusion of PGE1. This appeared to be unrelated to the different forms of the disease when compared with the pre-infusion values. 2) The infants' responsiveness of the ductus arteriosus appeared to be age related with significant differences emerging between the 2 group(p<.05). In infants younger than 9 hours old, the differences in PaO2 changes between pre-infusion and post-infusion of PGE1 were 16.3+/-3.7mmHg compared to just 10.4+/-0.4mmHg in infants older than 96 hours. 3) No significant difference emerged between an increase in PaO2or oxygen saturation relating to the shape of ductus arteriosus ; or the level of PaO2prior to the infusion. 4) The side effects of PGE1were as follows ; fever(84.6%),loose stool(61.5%), apnea(30.8%) and hypotension(15.4%), etc.. CONCLUSION: PGE1provides excellent medical palliation for infants suffering from ductus-dependent cyanotic congenital heart disease until the pulmonary arteries are large enough for a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt ; or until corrective surgery is possible.
Alprostadil
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Blalock-Taussig Procedure
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Blood Gas Analysis
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Cardiology
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Ductus Arteriosus
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Heart Defects, Congenital*
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Humans
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Infant*
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Infant, Newborn
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Infusions, Intravenous
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Oxygen
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Pulmonary Artery
3.A case of fetus papyraceus in twin pregnancy.
Seok Jo CHOI ; Bo Ock LEE ; Chang Qyun CHUNG ; Hyun Yeol KIM ; Sub LEE
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;34(2):285-288
No abstract available.
Fetus*
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Humans
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Pregnancy, Twin*
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Twins*
4.A case of fetus papyraceus in twin pregnancy.
Seok Jo CHOI ; Bo Ock LEE ; Chang Qyun CHUNG ; Hyun Yeol KIM ; Sub LEE
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;34(2):285-288
No abstract available.
Fetus*
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Humans
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Pregnancy, Twin*
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Twins*
5.Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjogren's syndrome.
Hye Ok KIM ; Hyeon Jo KIM ; Jong Il CHOI ; Kyung Rae KIM ; Hyung Seok LEE
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1991;34(1):136-142
No abstract available.
Biopsy*
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Salivary Glands*
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Sjogren's Syndrome*
6.The midfacial degloving approach to the nose and paranasal sinuses.
Hyeon Jo KIM ; Jong Il CHOI ; Kyung Rae KIM ; Hyung Seok LEE
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1992;35(1):75-79
No abstract available.
Nose*
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Paranasal Sinuses*
7.Two cases of conservative management of 10 and 8 week cervical pregnancies.
Seong Eun KIM ; Myoung Chan KIM ; Se Won SHIN ; Sang Byum HA ; Yong Seok CHOI ; Bong Choon JO
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;42(9):2088-2093
Cervical pregnancy is a rare and dangerous form of ectopic pregnancy in which the blastocyst implants within the cervical canal below the internal os of the uterine cervix. The characteristic clinical sign is a severe asymptomatic uterine bleeding in early pregnancy or during curettage. Most cervical pregnancies result in early spontaneous abortion, complicated by severe hemorrhage from the eroded blood vessels within the cervical tissue. Because of uncontrolled profuse vaginal bleeding, total hysterectomy has been the mostly necessitated to control life-threatening bleeding. Transvaginal sonography allows early diagnosis, and conservative treatment (two-time treatment : first treatement with systemic or intraamnionic methotrexate, secondly with curettage or ligature of the uterine arteries) improves the patient's fertility. Successful treatment is defined as elimination of the cervical pregnancy with preservation of the uterus. We report two cases of cervical pregnancy managed, successfully with methotrexate, leucovorin and curettage.
Abortion, Spontaneous
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Blastocyst
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Blood Vessels
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Cervix Uteri
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Curettage
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Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
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Early Diagnosis
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Female
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Fertility
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Hysterectomy
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Leucovorin
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Ligation
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Methotrexate
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Pregnancy*
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Pregnancy, Ectopic
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Uterine Hemorrhage
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Uterus
8.Correction of the Sunken Upper Eyelid Depending on the Dermatochalasis or Blepharoptosis Using the Autologous Fat Grafting.
Jae Min JUNG ; Won Seok CHOI ; Myoung Soo JO
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2014;20(3):148-154
BACKGROUND: To date, many methods have been proposed to resolve the sunken eyelid. We treated our clinical cases of sunken upper eyelid based on whether there is a concurrent presence of the dermatochalasis or blepharoptosis and then performed the autologous fat grafting using either closed or open technique. METHODS: According to the classification of the patients, we used the following injection techniques: First, we solely performed the autologous fat grafting using the closed technique in the sunken upper eyelid only group, for which we did the injection using a micro-injector cannula on the suborbicularis plane. Second, we performed such procedures as skin excision, orbicularis oculi muscle strip excision and levator aponeurosis advancement to manage each symptom in the sunken upper eyelid with dermatochalasis or blepharoptosis group. Simultaneously, we also made a small window in the lateral portion of the orbital septum using the open technique with metzenbaum scissors. Thus, we performed the intraseptal injection of the autologous fat. RESULTS: During a period ranging from January of 2012 to April of 2014, we treated a total of 53 patients. The patients were followed up during a mean period of four months. Thus, we obtained satisfactory treatment outcomes without notable complications. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, our results indicate not only that surgeons should consider the fat grafting as one of eyelid-surgery procedures but also that they should perform it concurrently with blepharoplasty or blepharoptosis correction for the purposes of obtaining good treatment outcomes.
Blepharoplasty
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Blepharoptosis*
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Catheters
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Classification
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Eyelids*
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Humans
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Orbit
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Skin
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Transplants*
9.Therapeutic Effects of Various Antibiotics for the Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis.
Young Jo KIM ; Bong Seok SHIN ; Sung Han KIM ; Kyu Chul CHOI
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2002;40(5):513-517
BACKGROUND: Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis(CRP), the least common of the cutaneous papillomatoses, is manifested by persistent papules that are confluent in center and reticulated at the periphery. Recently, many cases of CRP treated with minocycline have been reported. METHODS: Thirteen patients with CRP were included in this study. They were treated with various antibiotics, such as erythromycin, tetracycline, doxycycline, and minocycline. The patients have taken antibiotics twice a day for 4 weeks. They were followed-up at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after treatment. We assessed about therapeutic effects, side effects, and recurrence, by phone 1 year after treatment. RESULTS: Of the total 13 patients, 9 patients had improved by more than 95% in response to various antibiotics therapy for 4 months. One patient had a mild adverse reaction and two patients symptoms recurred after 1 year follow-up. CONCLUSION: We recommended various antibiotics therapy as the first choice of treatment for CRP because those were safe, economic, and effective.
Anti-Bacterial Agents*
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Doxycycline
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Erythromycin
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Minocycline
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Papilloma*
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Recurrence
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Tetracycline
10.Perturbation of host responses by Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm.
Woo Seok JEON ; Sung Jo KIM ; Jeom Il CHOI
The Journal of the Korean Academy of Periodontology 2002;32(4):827-836
The present study was performed to evaluate how cellular and humoral immune responses were perturbed by immunization of mixed periodontal bacterial biofilms. Each group of mice was immunizared with 1) Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) grown as a planktonic culture, 2) Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum), 3) P. gingivalis grown as a biofilm, or 4) mixed P. gingivalis plus F. nucleatum grown as a biofilm culture, respectively. Immune mouse sera were collected from each mouse. Spleens were harvested to isolate T cells and consequently stimulated with antigen presenting cells and P. gingivalis whole cell antigen to establish P. gingivalis-specific T cell lines. There were no significant differences in the mean anti-P. gingivalis IgG antibody titers among mouse groups. Immunization of mice with pure P. gingivalis biofilm or mixed P. gingivalis plus F. nucleatum biofilm resulted in significant reduction of antibody avidity and opsonophagocytosis function. INF-gammaproduction by P. gingivalis-specific T cell lines was also substantially reduced in mouse groups immunized with the biofilm. It was concluded that P. gingivalis biofilm perturbs the cellular and humoral immune responses in periodontal disease.
Animals
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Antibody Affinity
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Antigen-Presenting Cells
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Biofilms*
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Cell Line
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Fusobacterium nucleatum
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Immunity, Cellular
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Immunity, Humoral
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Immunization
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Immunoglobulin G
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Mice
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Periodontal Diseases
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Plankton
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Porphyromonas gingivalis*
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Porphyromonas*
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Spleen
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T-Lymphocytes