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Hand ; Hyperplasia

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Angiomyoma* ; Mucous Membrane*

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Miller Fisher Syndrome

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Scalp*

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Meningitis* ; Salmonella*

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Cellulitis* ; Child* ; Eosinophils* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Syphilis, Cutaneous

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Immunoglobulin Light Chains* ; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone*

Backgrounds: Evaluating quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia has become increasingly valued, especially in assessing the effectiveness of interventions or making treatment decisions. However, limited information exists regarding dementia patients' QoL in Korea. The aim of our investigation was to determine if the severity of dementia could affect the QoL of patients with dementia and the relationship between QoL score and the scores of other cognitive domains, especially, the attention. METHODS: Two hundred and sixty eight subjects with varying degree of cognitive dysfunction underwent assessment of Korean-Mini Mental Status Examination (K-MMSE), digit span, trail making test (TMT), Korean-Instrumental Activity Daily Living (K-IADL), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR), attention and their QoL using standardized neuropsychological tests and questionnaires. We administered the QoL in Alzheimer's disease (QoL-AD) scale and attention questionnaire to the subjects. RESULTS: QoL-AD score had a positive correlation with K-MMSE score (r=0.38, p<0.0001) while it showed a negative correlation with GDS (r=-0.62 p<0.0001). QoL-AD score also showed a significant correlation with attention status of the patients with dementia (r=0.48, p<0.0001). QoL-AD score for patient appeared to be affected by educational factors. CONCLUSIONS: QoL-AD may be used as an effective tool to assess QoL as well as cognitive functions of patients with varying degree of dementia.
Alzheimer Disease ; Dementia ; Depression ; Humans ; Korea ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Quality of Life ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Trail Making Test

A 29-year-old Korean man presented with erythematous nodules on his right arm and left leg. He had been diagnosed with mycosis fungoides 10 years prior and was treated with phototherapy continuously. A diagnostic skin biopsy was performed, and the histopathologic findings of the specimen revealed dense infiltration of atypical large lymphoid cells through the entire dermis. These cells showed positive CD3 and CD30 staining. Despite the atypical finding that T cells represented less than 75% of the infiltrated cells, primary cutaneous CD30 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma was ultimately diagnosed based on the overall consideration of the clinical features and favorable prognosis. Because primary cutaneous CD30 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma has a favorable prognosis, it should be differentiated from large cell transformation of mycosis fungoides, which has a poor prognosis and requires aggressive treatment. However, this differential diagnosis is challenging. Herein, we report a rare case of primary cutaneous CD30 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma with mycosis fungoides differentially diagnosed from large cell transformation.
Adult ; Arm ; Biopsy ; Dermis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Leg ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic* ; Mycosis Fungoides* ; Phototherapy ; Prognosis ; Skin ; T-Lymphocytes