No Abstract Available.
Hemangioma*

No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid*

We report two cases of ectopic kidney with the review of literatures.
Kidney*

In 1971 inclusion body myositis was reported by Yunis and Samaha. This disease is similar with chronic multiple myositis clinically. Pathologically, inclusion body myositis is characterized by intracytoplasmic vacuole with degenerating fibers and accompanied with inclusion body in internal nucleus and cytoplasm. Since then 240 cases of inclusion body myositis have been reported in the world including 3 cases in Korea. A 27 years-old lady had inclusion body myositis, which show slowly progressive muscular weakness. We confirmed this with clinical symptom, muscle biopsy, and electrophysiologic study. We report the typical manifestation of inclusion body myositis in a 27 years-old lady with the brief review of literature.
Adult ; Biopsy ; Cytoplasm ; Humans ; Inclusion Bodies* ; Korea ; Muscle Weakness ; Myositis, Inclusion Body* ; Polymyositis ; Vacuoles

No abstract available.
Pseudallescheria*

PURPOSE: Many patients who may be treated in primary care clinics resort to emergency centers during the off hours of such clinics. This may cause overcrowding of emergency centers and increased medical expenses. The aim of this study is to consider the optimal management of medical facilities for pediatric patients at night or on holidays. METHODS: The medical records of patients under the age of 16 years who had visited a pediatric emergency medical center during a two-year period between January 2012 and December 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. We examined how factors including the age group, disease/injury distinction, tentative diagnosis, use of the emergency medical service ambulances, and the final disposition of the patients varied depending on the availability of medical facilities. RESULTS: Among the 32,951 pediatric patients, approximately half visited the center on holidays (51.6%), and a quarter were injury patients (26.4%). Fever (38.8%) and head injury (16.1%) were the most frequent tentative diagnosis in diseases and injuries, respectively. More visits of infants and toddlers and disease patients occurred on days and hours of low medical service availability, and there were relatively few injury patients in the late night hours. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that closing pediatric clinics around midnight is reasonable. More facilities operating at night and on holidays for pediatric patients are needed.
Ambulances ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Medical Services ; Epidemiology ; Fever ; Health Resorts ; Holidays ; Humans ; Infant ; Medical Records ; Pediatrics ; Primary Health Care ; Retrospective Studies

A case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the small bowel two years after receiving a renal transplant is described. Immunosuppression had been achieved using cyclosporine A and prednisolone. Lesions extended from the duodenum to the ileum ; radiologically, they were demonstrated on small bowel follow-through study and computed tomography as multiple small nodular intraluminal masses with or without central umbilication, and endoscopically, were seen as intramural mucosal elevations with a central crater-like ulceration.
Cyclosporine ; Duodenum ; Ileum ; Immunosuppression ; Intestine, Small* ; Kidney Transplantation* ; Prednisolone ; Sarcoma, Kaposi* ; Ulcer

A case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the small bowel two years after receiving a renal transplant is described. Immunosuppression had been achieved using cyclosporine A and prednisolone. Lesions extended from the duodenum to the ileum ; radiologically, they were demonstrated on small bowel follow-through study and computed tomography as multiple small nodular intraluminal masses with or without central umbilication, and endoscopically, were seen as intramural mucosal elevations with a central crater-like ulceration.
Cyclosporine ; Duodenum ; Ileum ; Immunosuppression ; Intestine, Small* ; Kidney Transplantation* ; Prednisolone ; Sarcoma, Kaposi* ; Ulcer

PURPOSE: The present study was conducted to determine and compare the target attainment rate (TAR) between microorganism-nonspecific (Ctrough) and microorganism-specific (AUC24/MIC) targets over two weeks of teicoplanin administration according to several dose regimens for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus in Korean patients with neutropenic fever. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One thousand virtual concentrations were obtained for each dose using the population pharmacokinetic parameters of teicoplanin adopted from a published study. Simulation of 1,000 virtual MICs was performed using the MICs of 78 clinical isolates of S. aureus collected from a hospital in Korea. Thereafter, these simulated MICs were randomly allocated to 1,000 virtual patients in whom the TARs for AUC24/MIC >125 [or 345] and Ctrough >10 [or 20] mg/L were determined. The relationship of the maintenance dose with the steady-state TAR was predicted with respect to the AUC24/MIC >125 [or 345] using logistic analysis. RESULTS: The standard dose regimen of teicoplanin showed TARs of about 70% [or 33%] and 70% [or 20%] at steady-state in cases with AUC24/MIC >125 [or 345] and Ctrough >10 [or 20] mg/L, respectively. CONCLUSION: The current standard dose regimen was predicted to be insufficient to adequately treat S. aureus in Korean patients with neutropenic fever. To assure at least an 80% TAR in this population, dose adjustment of teicoplanin should be considered.
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage/*pharmacology/therapeutic use ; Computer Simulation ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Fever/drug therapy/microbiology ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Neutropenia/drug therapy/microbiology ; Republic of Korea ; Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy ; Staphylococcus aureus/*drug effects ; Teicoplanin/administration & dosage/*pharmacology/therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome

In 1965 Gillespie reported a new syndrome of bilateral aniridia, cerebellar ataxia, and oligophrenia (mental retardation). This new syndrome was named Gillespie syndrome. Since then only 17 cases of Gillespie syndrome have been reported in UK, Brazil, Ireland, Belgium, Australia, and US. A case of Gillespie syndrome was not reported in Korea. A 4 year-old girl has triad of Gillespie syndrome, which are partial aniridia, cerebellar ataxia and mental retardation. We confirmed this with ophthalmologic examination, brain MRI, and developmental delay. We report the typical manifestation of Gillespie syndrome in a 4 year-old girl with the brief review of literature.
Aniridia* ; Australia ; Belgium ; Brain ; Brazil ; Cerebellar Ataxia* ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Intellectual Disability ; Ireland ; Korea ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging