The objective of this study was to determine the clincotherapeutic effect of whole bee venom in hypogalactic sows postpartum. Sows after parturition were assigned to treated and nontreated control groups. In the treated group, 22 sows were bee acupunctured once a day for 3 consecutive days. Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) for bee acupuncture were about 15 days after metamorphosis. One live bee was used to sting the acupoints known as Yang-ming (ST-18, 1.5 cm lateral to the base of the last 2 pairs of teats) and Jiao-chao (GV-1, at the indentation between the base of tail and the anus). In the control group, 20 sows were intramuscularly injected with a standard dosage of penicillin G (400,000 IU/head) once a day for 3 consecutive days. At post-treatment, 85.0% of the drug-treated control and 90.9% of the bee venomtreated group recovered from hypogalactia syndrome. The advantages of apitherapy were that the patients did not have stress because they were not restrained for a long period. The result suggested that apitherapy using bee venom is an effective treatment for sows with hypogalactia syndrome postpartum.
*Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage ; Bee Venoms/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use ; Body Temperature ; Escherichia coli/isolation & purification ; Female ; Injections, Intramuscular/veterinary ; Lactation Disorders/drug therapy/therapy/*veterinary ; Mammary Glands, Animal/microbiology ; Penicillin G/administration & dosage ; Staphylococcus/isolation & purification ; Streptococcus/isolation & purification ; Swine ; Swine Diseases/drug therapy/*therapy

This study demonstrates that prophylactic effect of plaster and cataplasm contained ketoprofen in adjuvant arthritis therapy by X-ray. Adjuvant arthritis was induced by a single injection of Freund's complete adjuvant. Mature female Sprague-Dawley rats were designated to 3 groups such as nontreated control, plaster-treated (PT) and cataplasm-treated (CT), each of which was composed of ten animals. The PT and the CT groups showed reduced primary paw swelling, but secondary paw swelling was not affected. Bony changes were observed in all regions of the femur and tibia of the nonadjuvant-injected leg and the adjuvant-injected leg. The mean radiographic scores of the PT and the CT groups were significantly lower than those of the control group from day 0 to 7 of the experimental period (p<0.05, p<0.01). The CT rats showed reduced poly-arthritis development than the PT rats. Our results suggest that radiographic assessment of bony changes is more suitable for measuring changes in long bones such as femur or tibia than in vertebrae. The prophylactic effect of CT prominently suppressed edematous swelling and bony changes in arthritic limb compared with PT.
Animals ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/*pharmacology ; Arthritis, Experimental/*prevention & control ; Calcium Sulfate ; Drug Carriers/administration & dosage ; Excipients/*administration & dosage ; Female ; Freund's Adjuvant ; Ketoprofen/*administration & dosage/analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

PURPOSE: It is not easy to determine the cause of pulmonary consolidative lesion. Even without any definite mass, malignancy cannot be ruled out. And sometimes, it is difficult to differentiate tuberculosis from pneumonia. To differentiate malignant consolidative lesion from benign one, we studied patterns of air bronchogram, mucoid impaction, and computed tomographic anglogram etc. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty seven cases of pulmonary consolidative lesions(23 cases of malignancy,34 cases of benign lesion) were retrospectively reviewed by three radiologists. RESULTS: Among the 28 cases which showed a little air bronchogram(less than 1/3 of the whole lesion in volumetric measure with the eye) 19 cases were malignancy and nine cases were benign lesions. All of the 12 cases which showed profound air bronchogram over 2/3 of the whole lesion were benign lesions. Bronchiectasis was detected in 31 cases(four of malignancy and 27 of benign lesions). Among the 20 cases which didn't show the mucoid impaction five cases were malignancy and 15 cases were benign lesions. Out of eight cases with mucoid impaction filling the long segments(branching tree shape), seven cases were malignancy and one case was benign lesion. So called CT anglogram was detected in nine cases of malignancy and two cases of benign lesions. All of nine cases of malignancy showed CT anglogram which was like arborizing tree. CONCLUSION: Scanty air bronchogram, profound arborizing mucoid impaction and/or CT angoigram within consolidative lesion could suggest malignancy.
Bronchiectasis ; Pneumonia ; Retrospective Studies ; Thorax* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed* ; Tuberculosis

PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of unenhanced CT in diagnosing the acute appendicitis. METHOD AND MATERIALS: We retrospectively analyzed conventional contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scans of 197 normal patients and barium enemas of 26 out of the 197 patients. Additional unenhanced CT scans of right lower abdomen were performed on 30 patients who were suspected of having acute appendicitis;barium enema was performed in 26 patients. RESULTS: in the analysis of the conventional CT scans, we could detect 132(67%) normal appendicies. On barium enema of 26 out of 197 patients, abruptly narrowed appendix was visualized in 5 cases and luminal irregularity in 4 cases but all 26 cases showed normal appendix on CT. In the 30 cases of unenhanced CT, all appendicies were visualized. Among 12 Cases which were proved as acute appendicitis, barium enenma was done in 10 case;abruptly narrowed appendix was shown in 3 and luminal irregularity in 1. Among 18 cases which were diagnosed as normal appendix, nonvisualization of appendix' was in 1 case, abruptly narrowed lumen in 3, and luminal irregularity in 9. CONCLUSION:Unenhanced CT in the area of the cecum may be an effective and safe diagnostic tool for acute appendicitis.
Abdomen ; Appendicitis* ; Appendix ; Barium* ; Cecum ; Enema* ; Humans ; Phenobarbital ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

No abstract available.
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli*

The examination of the optic nerve is an important part of every examination of the fundus. In attempting to determine weather or not a pathologic process is present, it is essential that the normal disk and its varitions, as well as the congenital anomalies, be thoroughly understood. For this reason the major portion of this study will be devoted to the normal disk shape and its congenital variations.
Optic Nerve ; Weather

No abstract available.
Osteomyelitis*

This is a report of clinical study on the 63 patients of symptomatic urinary tract infection who were hospitalized at the Department of Pediatrics in Kangnam General Hospital during the period between the May of 1989 and the September of 1992. The observation results were as follows: 1) The frequency of urinary tract infection (UTI) was the highest in children under the age of one year (66.7%). 35 patients were male, while the other 28 were female. The ratio of male and female patients was 1.25:1. 2) Fever was observed in most of the cases. Systemic nonspecific manifestation was predominant in the infancy and early childhood, whereas local symptom of UTI was predominant in the late childhood. Among the 35 male patients, 32 cases were phimoses. As for the other 3 cases, Phimoses were not identified. 3) E. coli had the most frequency (65.3%), followed by Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas in descending order. 4) In the vitro antimicrobial susceptibility test, Gram negative organisms such as E. coli Klebsiella, Enterobacter were sensitive to cefotaxime, amikacin, and ampicillin/sulbactam. Meanwhile, Gram positive organisms such as Staphylococcus, Enterococcus were sensitive to vancomycin and cephradine. 5) The renal ultrasonography test was performed for 59 patients, 13 cases of whom showed abnormal findings. 6 cases out of the 13 abnormal patients had hydronephrosis. 6) DMSA renal scan was performed for 40 patients within 2 months of an acute pyelonephritic attack. Signs of pyelonephritic change were found in 18 patients. DMSA scan was repeated 4~12 months later in 4 of these patients. This showed renal cortical scarring in all patients. 7) Voiding cystourethrographic findings in 38 patients showed vesicoureteral reflux in 13 patients. 8) We performed urine culture again after 48 hours from the beginning of therapy and 85.5% of the cases became sterile. 9) The recurrent percentage of UTI was 23.8% with the ratio of 1:1.5 between male and female. Most of the patients were clildren under the age of one year. 10) Operations were made on two cases showing the increase of reflux during the follow-up of unilateral Grade ll and Grade 3 reflux, respectively. Operations were also performed on other two cases with bilateral Grade IV reflux. All the cases were good after the operations. In the meantime, as for another two cases having the right reflux of Grade lland the bilateral reflux of Grade lll, the refluxes were able to be reduced by prophylaxis only, in the course of following up.
Amikacin ; Cefotaxime ; Cephradine ; Child* ; Cicatrix ; Enterobacter ; Enterococcus ; Female ; Fever ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Hydronephrosis ; Infant* ; Klebsiella ; Male ; Pediatrics ; Phimosis ; Pseudomonas ; Staphylococcus ; Succimer ; Ultrasonography ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract* ; Vancomycin ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is inherited disorder of adrenal steroidogenesis. 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most commone enzymatic defect and is divided into classic and late-onset or nonclassic forms. Both classic non-classic 21-hydrozylase deficiencies are inherited in a recessive manner as allelic variants. But it is rare that happened in twin infants. Chief complaints of affected twins in our case were ambiguous genitalia, hyperpigmentation and dehydrations. They were revealed into hyponatremia, hyperkalemia and increased amount of serum progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone and urinary 17-ketosteroid excretion and were administered with DOCA, 9alpha-fluorohydrocortisone, hydrocortisone to control the electrolyte imbalance. And now, both of them are going to normal ratio of weight gain and body growth.
17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone ; Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital* ; Desoxycorticosterone Acetate ; Disorders of Sex Development ; Humans ; Hydrocortisone ; Hyperkalemia ; Hyperpigmentation ; Hyponatremia ; Infant ; Progesterone ; Steroid 21-Hydroxylase* ; Twins* ; Weight Gain

It has been thought the histological features of rheumatoid arthritis do not reliably indicate the degree of activity or prognosis of the disease and that they are not specific for that condition (Hemerman, 1963). Recently, however, Muirden and Mills (1971) found in rheumatoid joints submitted for synovectomy a direct correlation between the degree of lymphocytic infiltration and joind damage. Lymphocytes might play a helpful role in protection of the rheumatoid joint. Muirden (1970) has also reported a significant relationship between histological estimates of the extent of the iron deposits nd the grades of roentgenographic changes in biopsied joints. The present study directed to confirm and analyze the changes in the clinical and pathological aspects, with the cases synovectomized at Korea and Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Resuits: Clinical and histological studies were made on 21 cases of “classical” and “definite” rheumatoid arthritis submitted to the Department of Orthopaedic, Korea General Horsital and the Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, during the period from 1966 to 1975, and results were as follows. 1 In age distribution, 16 cases (76.2%) were in the interval between 21 and 51 years old: the mean age was 33.5 years old. The sex distribution showed approximately a three fold female predominance with 16 females (76.2%) to 5 male cases (23.8%). 2. The most common chief complaint recorded were morning stiffness and multiple joint pain. Other symptoms, in descending order of occurrence were tenderness, synovial swelling, flexion deformity, joint swelling and subcutaneous nodules. The interval from initial complaint to admission varied from 7 months to 15 years, with a mean interval of 5.9 years. 3. Serological studies for rheumatoid factor were done on 15 cases and eight (53.3%) were found to be positive while seven cases (46.7%) were negative. The positive cases had longer histories and were in older age groups than the negatives. 4. Histologic findings were characterized by proliferation of suface lining cells of synovium, infiltration of lymphocytes, proliferation and thickeness of the vessels, and synovial villi, deposition of fibrins and hemosiderins and infiltration of acute inflammtory celIs. Each of the characteristics studied was ratect on a scaled score ranging from 0 to 3 from 1 to 3. For each patient the scaled scores were totaled and the totals ranged between 6 and 18 with a mean score of 10.5 5. Roentgenographic findings were characterized by swelling of the soft tissues swelling of the joints,. narrowed space of the joint cavity, and destruction of bone. Each of the characteristics studied was rated. on a scaled score ranging from 0 to 3 or from 1 to 3. For each patient the scaled scores were totaled and the totals ranged between 3 and 11 with a mean score of 7.1. 6. There was no significant correlation between histologic findings such as synovial hyperplasia or infiltration of lymphocytes, and clinical findings such as age, duration of histories, presence of rheumatoid factor, roentgenographic findings or surgicaI findings.
Age Distribution ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Female ; Fibrin ; Hemosiderin ; Humans ; Hyperplasia ; Iron ; Joints ; Korea ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Pathology ; Prognosis ; Rheumatoid Factor ; Seoul ; Sex Distribution ; Synovial Membrane