For the more practical and convenient application of the Tzanck test, we evaluated several staining methods and cytological findings 98 cases of vesicobullous skin diseases. Fixation by air-drying of specimen aad modified Giemsa staining method were thought to be the most appropriate procedure in clinical use. The disease studied were chickenpox, herpes zoster & simplex, contact dermatitis, Id reaction, tinea pedis, urticaria pigmentosa, incontinentia pigmenti, farnilial benign pemphigus, hand-foot-mouth disease, erytherna multiforme, toxic epiderrzal necrolysis, fixed drug eruption, and septic vesicle. Among these, herpes and chickenpox vesicles shawed the most characteristic and specific findings. And degenerating giant cell could be added as an useful diagnostic marker for these diseases in relatively old lesions. In the other diseases, cytological findings were neither charcteristic nor specific. But these findings suggested the possibility of picking up useful findings by more elaborated study including more large number of cases.
Azure Stains ; Chickenpox ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Drug Eruptions ; Giant Cells ; Herpes Zoster ; Incontinentia Pigmenti ; Pemphigus ; Skin Diseases* ; Skin* ; Tinea Pedis ; Urticaria Pigmentosa

BACKGROUND: It is now well known that oxygen free radicals act as mediators of cellular injury in many cardiovascular diseases. Although some evidences have been presented for an altered number of adrenergic receptors in heart disease, a detailed examination of the interaction of free radicals with cardiac adrenergic receptors has little been carried out. METHODS: This study is therefore undertaken to examine the influences of adrenergic blocking agents(propranolol, prazosin) and cyclooxygenase inhibitor(aspirin) on the cardiac damage by oxygen free radicals. Ischemic condition of the isolated rat heart was made by Langendorff preparation, and then measured superoxide dismutase(SOD), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) released in the perfusate, and malondialdhyde(MDA) concentration in the cardiac tissue. RESULTS: We obtained the results that increased SOD activity and tendency of decreased LDH activity by the pretreatment of propranolol, prazosin, and aspirin in cardiac ischemic-reperfusion injury. Those effects were more predominant in adriamycin treated group comparing with not treated group. CONCLUSION: Adrenergic blocking agent, propranolol, prazosin, and aspirin seem to have some protective effect on the reperfusion injury of the heart.
Adrenergic Agents* ; Animals ; Aspirin ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Doxorubicin ; Free Radicals* ; Heart ; Heart Diseases ; Lactic Acid ; Oxygen* ; Prazosin ; Propranolol ; Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases ; Rats ; Receptors, Adrenergic ; Reperfusion Injury ; Superoxides

Authors studied on the Acaroid mite in the food, and the following results were obtained. 1) 6 species of Acaroid mite were found among twelve kinds different types of food. a. Tyrophagus dimidiatus, b. Glycyphagus destructor, c. Glycyphagus domesticus, d. Hoshikadania konoi, e. Acarus siro, f. Carphoglyphus lactis. 2) Acaroid mite were not found in the wheat flour and magalin among the twelve different kinds. 3) Acaroid mit were distributed at higher rate in the pollack(94%), cuttle fish(77%) and anchovy(50%).
Epidemiology* ; Flour ; Mites* ; Triticum

This report deals with a 49-year-old male farmer who had a pathological fraeture. of the right femoral shaft due to metastatic carcinoma from the middle lobe of the right lung. The lesion of the femur was resected en-bloc and bone stabilization of the fractured bone was obtained by an intramedullary Kiintscher nail plus cement fixation. Two weeks later, a right middle and lower lobectomy was done. Microscopic examination of both specimens from right femur and lung revealed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The postoperative course was satisfactory with no recurrence for period of 26 months.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Farmers ; Femur ; Humans ; Lung ; Male ; Methylmethacrylate ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence

No abstract available in English.
Fatigue ; Fractures, Stress

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Bone Plates ; Mandible ; Odontoma ; Transplants

No abstract available.
Hyperplasia* ; Leishmania donovani* ; Leishmania*

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Hyperplasia* ; Leishmania donovani* ; Leishmania*

The coexistence of spinal stenosis and scoliosis in lumbar spines is becoming a more frequent problem in elderly persons. Decreased bone mass in most of these patients also complicates their management. Recently, the pedicle screw instrumentation systems offer the way to solve these difficult problems. Most of the cases with degenerative scoliosis itself don't require surgical intervention. However, the case with severe clinical manifestations need surgery. From Jan. 1988 to Oct. 1993, authors had treated operatively for 15 cases of spinal stenosis with degenerative lumbar scoliosis. After adequate posterior decompression, pedicular instrumentation was carried out and correction of scoliotic deformity was attempted. Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation was used in six patients, Graf instrumentation in three patients, and combined(Steffee and Graf) instrumentation in six patients. Follow up was obtained at an average of 20.4 months(Range; 10
Aged ; Animals ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Decompression ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lordosis ; Methods ; Pedicle Screws ; Scoliosis ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spine

From September 1987 to June 1994, the authors had performed posterolateral fusion in one patient, anterior spinal fusion alone in four patients, anterior spinal fusion after posterior augmentation with Rectangle Luque and posterolateral fusion in four patients of tuberculosis of the lumbosacral junction. The purpose of this study was evaluated the reliability of the posterior augmentation with Rectangle Luque and posterolateral fusion. We divided into two groups: the study group was anterior spinal fusion after posterior augmentation with Rectangle Luque in four patients, the control group was anterior spinal fusion alone in four patients. The average follow up was obtained at 16 months(12 to 20 months) in study group, at 42.7 months in control group. Results were as follows: 1. Clinical results according to Moskowitz criteria were 2 patients with grade I. 2 patients with grade II in the study group; one patient with grade I, one patient with grade II, one patient with grade III, one patient with grade IV in the control group. Hypolordosis(less than 10 degree) at the lumbosacral junction was associated with a higher incidence of back pain. 2. Radiographically well consolidated anterior fusion was noted in all patients within average 6 months (5-7 months) in the study group and 7.2 months (5-10 months) in the control group. 3. Radiologically the lumbosacral saggital angle was corrected after operation and the mean angle was 16.5 degrees(12 to 20 degrees) in the study group, 7.2 degrees(3 to 20 degrees) in the control group. The mean loss of angular correction was 5 degrees(1 to 8 degrees) in the study group, 6.2 degrees(1 to 13 degrees) in the control group at postoperative one year follow up. In conclusion, this results suggest that the anterior spinal fusion concomitant with the posterior augmentation with Rectangle Luque is the recommendable methods for tuberculosis of the lumbosacral junction in adults.
Adult ; Back Pain ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Incidence ; Spinal Fusion ; Tuberculosis