A survey was conducted to study perception and attitudes of examinees of, health screening center towards items, cost and procedures of health examination and degree of satisfaction with health examination, from March 2 to May 31, 1995. The study population was 468 examinees received health examination at Health Screening & Diagnosis Center of Yeungnam University Hospital. A questionnaire method was used to collect data. The followings are summaries of findings Examinees were predominantly male(77.4%) ; had college education(68.6%), and held white-collar workers (57.8%). Statistical significance of association between frequency of periodic health examination and other variables
Diagnosis ; Mass Screening*

We evaluated the therapeutic effect of potassium iodide in fourteen patients with erythema nodosum. The results were as follows: 1) All patients were given a saturated solution of potassium iodide, 600 to 900 mg orall y a day for 3 days to 5 weeks. 2) Three patients were observed initial days, two patients within 9 days. 3) There were no correlations between therapeutic effect of potassium iodide. 4) Specific side effects were not found during the treatment with potassium iodide.
Erythema Nodosum* ; Erythema* ; Humans ; Potassium Iodide* ; Potassium*

A 20-year-old female, who had been treated with topical PUVA therapy for her vitiligo, developed characteristic skin lesions of disseminated superficial artiric porokeratosis(DSAP). All of her three sisters had vitiligo and had been treated with topica PUVA, hut only one developed DSAP lesion. Her mother had had DSAP lesions on expcsec areas for 20 years. DSAP shows an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, and is charaterized by multiple ciark brownish keratotic papaules surrounded by slightly elevatied order. The exacerbation of the lesion by exposure t.o UV lignt indicates that the regulatingene for DSAP is related to sunlight. 1-lerein we reported a case of DSAP induced by topica] PUVA therapy in one patient during management of familial vitiligo in 3 sisters.
Female ; Humans ; Mothers ; Porokeratosis* ; PUVA Therapy ; Siblings ; Skin ; Sunlight ; Vitiligo* ; Wills ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Female ; Fibronectins* ; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced* ; Plasma* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy*

No abstract available.
Female* ; Humans ; Urinary Incontinence*

6 cases of nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn were reported and its literatures were reviewed. It is thought to be rather rare disease in this country. Two of the cases were seen within the age of 2 years and showed the clinical pictures of early stage. The remaining 4 cases were the clinical pictures of late stage showing verrucous lesions. All cases developed the lesions in the scaIp except case 6 which appeared on anterior neck. One of thc cases was associated with syringocystadenoma papilliferum but none of the cases show any association of basal cell carcinoma.
Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Dronabinol ; Neck ; Nevus* ; Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn ; Rare Diseases

6 cases of nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn were reported and its literatures were reviewed. It is thought to be rather rare disease in this country. Two of the cases were seen within the age of 2 years and showed the clinical pictures of early stage. The remaining 4 cases were the clinical pictures of late stage showing verrucous lesions. All cases developed the lesions in the scaIp except case 6 which appeared on anterior neck. One of thc cases was associated with syringocystadenoma papilliferum but none of the cases show any association of basal cell carcinoma.
Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Dronabinol ; Neck ; Nevus* ; Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn ; Rare Diseases

We report a case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in a 34-year-old male patient who presented with asymptomatic verrucous plaque over the right buttock, right inner thigh and right inguinal area. The Mantoux test revealed a strong positive reaction. The histologic picture consists of hyperkeratosis, acanthosis and papillomatosis overlying an inflammatory infiltrate in the upper dermis. Tuberculoid granulomas without caseation necrosis are seen in the dermis. Tubercle hacilli were not demonstrated. The patient was treated with INAH, Rifampicin and Ethambutol for 6 months. To date, the skin lesions have markedly improved.
Adult ; Buttocks ; Dermis ; Ethambutol ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Male ; Necrosis ; Papilloma ; Rifampin ; Skin ; Thigh ; Tuberculosis*

No abstract available.
Child* ; Fever* ; Humans

Herniated intervertebral disc(HIVD) of the lumbar spine has been known to be relatively uncommon in the teenager and frequently be associated with trauma. However, with the changing life style and increasing sports activities, and most of all, with the advent of new imaging modalities, the incidence seems to be increasing gradually. In order to define the characteristic pattern of HIVD of teenager in the era of MRI, and to clarify the associated lesions, such as apophyseal ring fractures, authors performed this retrospective study in 55 teenager patients with HIVD(77 discs), in which MRI was used as main diagnostic modality. The following results were obtained 1) The incidence of the HIVD in teenager was 9.6%(55 patients) of total HIVD patients(575 patients) for 4 years from December 1989 to December 1993. 2) According to MRI findings, HIVD of the teenager could be classified into 3 distinct patterns; simple HIVD, lumbar apophyseal ring fracture(LARF), and vertebral rim lesion. 3) In simple HIVD, as for the MRI classification, protruded type was most frequent type and there was no sequestered type 4) In LARF, the incidence was 14.4% of teenager's HIVD and posterocephalad margin of L5 was the most common site of involvement. 5) Exophytic bony protrusion from the posterior margin of vertebral body, which we called vertebral rim lesion, could be defined on MR sagittal view in 6 cases.
Adolescent ; Classification ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intervertebral Disc ; Life Style ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine ; Sports