No abstract available.
Bronchiolitis* ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E*

No abstract available.
Transplants

BACKGROUND: Periungual warts are a therapeutic challenge. Many studies have revealed that intralesional interferon α-2b therapy and pulsed dye laser therapy have numerous advantages over other modalities of theratment. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if combination therapy with intralesional interferon α-2b and pulsed dye laser might offer an effective treatment for periungual warts. METHODS: Thirty-three patients were randomly assigned to one of three study groups. In group A, the patients received both intralesional interferon α-2b treatment and pulsed dye laser(PDL) therapy (n=13). Group B patients were treated wit intralesional interferon α-2b alone (n=10) and group C was done with PDL therapy only (n=10). RESULTS: The clearance rate was 92.3% for the patients treated with the combination therapy of intralesional interferon α-2b treatment and pulsed dye laser (PDL) therapy. It was 50% for the patients with the intralesional interferon α-2b treatment alone, and 0% for the group with the PDL therpy only. No significant side effects were observed. At 6 months after cessation of the therapy, total 2 cases (one from group A and the other from group B) were recurred. CONCLUSION: The combination therapy with intralesional interferon α-2b treatment and pulsed dye laser therapy was highly effective for the treatment of recalcitrant periungual warts.
Humans ; Interferons* ; Lasers, Dye* ; Warts*

Once splinter hemorrhage can be considered as a pathognomonic sign of subacute bacterial endocarditis. But it can also be associated with a variety of systemic disorders that increase capillary fragility or primary nail bed involvement in dermatologic disorders. The cause of splinter hemorrhage can usually be established by careful history and physical examination. We report a case of 33-year-old man with splinter hemorrhages, who had polycythemia vera.
Adult ; Capillary Fragility ; Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Physical Examination ; Polycythemia Vera* ; Polycythemia*

Sjogren-Larsson syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive neurocutaneous disorder due to a deficiency of the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase. It consists of ichthyosis, spastic di- or quardriplegia and mental retardation. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy who was suspected to have Sjogren-Larsson syndrome. He had congenital ichthyosis, spastic diplegia and mental retardation. In addition, there was macular degeneration on the fundus. His neurological symptoms were improved after selective posterior rhizotomy and rehabilitation therapy. However, the dermatological problem did not subside with conservative treatment.
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase ; Cerebral Palsy ; Child ; Humans ; Ichthyosis ; Intellectual Disability ; Macular Degeneration ; Male ; Muscle Spasticity ; Neurocutaneous Syndromes ; Rehabilitation ; Rhizotomy ; Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome*

Since the procedure of a full thickness vaginal wall sling for stress urinary incontinence was first described, concern has been raised regarding the potential formation of inclusion cysts due to buried vaginal mucosa. Recently, two female patients, who underwent an in-situ vaginal wall sling procedure, visited our department presenting with painless large anterior vaginal wall masses. The masses were cystic, and cyst excisions performed. The cyst fluid was aseptic and the cyst wall lined with stratified squamous epithelium. At the 1 year follow up, the patient remained continent and the cyst had not reformed. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of inclusion cyst formation after an in-situ vaginal wall sling procedure in Korea. An epithelial inclusion cyst is an under-recognized complication of the in-situ advancing vaginal wall sling. The vaginal surgeon should be aware of the potential for an epithelial inclusion cyst and actively search for their formation at the postoperative examination following an in-situ sling placement.
Cyst Fluid ; Epithelium ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Korea ; Mucous Membrane ; Urinary Incontinence ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress ; Vagina

No abstract available.
Allografts* ; Fibroblasts*

BACKGROUND: The functional dyspepsia gives rise to such a symptom similar to peptic ulcer without showing a noticeable lesion(e.g, gastric or duodenal ulcer) by endoscopy or upper GI serises, and it has been known that this is about twice as many as the peptic ulcer. However, there is no exact theory about its pathophysiology and it is suggested that multiple factors including genetic, physiologic, psychologic, environmental factors are engaged. Especially, in respect to the occurrence of functional dyspepsia and psychological factors, there have been many clinical studies over the world. But, we still need more studies in this country, therefore, this study has been initiated to give help patients of functional dyspepsia, invest.igating their characteristic traits through MMPI. METHODS: From March to September in 1996, the patients who visited the family medicine out-patients department of St. Marys hospital of Catholic Medical College were sampled in this study. There were 46 patients having a similar symptoms to peptic ulcer without showing pathologic lesions by endoscopy. Through an interview and some basic tests, the 41 controls who had no dyspeptic symptoms and were not affected to a noticeable physical or physiological disorders were selected for the normal reference group. The standardized MMPI of our country was applied to the whole object groups to get a result. Then each average value of the measure(mean T-score) was calculated, and the differences of the average value were analyzed by the t-test and chi-square test. And the psychological pattern analysis was done. RESULTS: In demographic aspects, there were no significant differences between the two groups. The mean T score for each measure of the two groups falls within the normal ranges with their values being of between 30 to 70. And the average of L, F, and K measure, known as the validity measure, did not give a significant differences between the two groups. The measure of Hs, D, and Hy have appeared significantly high in the patients group(p<0.01) and the Pd measure, too(p<0.05). While Mf, Pa, and Ma measure have not shown a significant differences, Pt, Sc, and Si measure have very significant differences(p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: In the patient group with the functional dyspepsia, the measures of Hs, D, and Hy where they indicate a neurotic pattern have shown a very significantly high point as well as those of Pd, Pt, Sc, and Si where they indicate a psychotic pattern. This reveals that in the group of the functional dyspepsia neurotic or psychotic trends to attribute. However, it is very hard to define the characteristics of a group with just one test, so further study with more variable test will be necessary.
Dyspepsia* ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; MMPI* ; Outpatients ; Peptic Ulcer ; Psychology ; Reference Values

No abstract available.
Humans ; Infant* ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract*

No abstract available.
Cushing Syndrome*