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Kawasaki disease is generally diagnosed base on its clinical features. Sometimes unusual or atypical presentations make the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease difficult. We experienced an unusual case of Kawasaki disease presented with unilateral parotitis in a 23-month old girl. Despite of intravenous antibiotics treatment, fever and unilateral parotid swelling persisted. Skin rashes, conjunctival injections, and coronary abnormalities showed up on the 8th day of fever. After the intravenous immunoglobulin and salicylates treatment, all symptoms disappeared. Although unilateral parotitis is very unusual presentation of Kawasaki disease, in case of no response to antibiotics, Kawasaki disease should be included in the differential diagnosis.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Exanthema ; Female ; Fever ; Humans ; Immunoglobulins ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome* ; Parotitis* ; Salicylates

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Adenoids* ; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic* ; Salivary Glands*

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Toes*

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome* ; Diabetic Neuropathies*

Nineteen patients with lichen striatus were investigated by clinical data, clinical photographs and histopathologic study by the pattern analysis method of Ackermsn. Results were as follows '. 1. The male to female ratio was 1: 1.1, and average age was 7.8 years. Seven- teen patients (about 90%) visited hospitals during summer season. 2. Nine cases showed superficial perivascular dermatitis, 9 cases interface dermatitis (vacuolar type : 7, lichenoid type, 2), 1 case nodular dermatitis and 2 rases interface dermatitis with nodular dermatitis. 3. In the epidermis, 9 cases showed variable nurnber of dyskeratotic cells. One case showed finding of perforating lichen striatus. 4. Two cases showed inflammation around acrosyringium, 4 cases around hair follicle, 6 cases around eccrine sweat gland and 1 case showed perineural inflamrnation. Summarizing above results, histopathology of lichen striatus characteristically shows superficial perivascular dermatitis, interface dermatitis, and infiltration of inflammatory cells around the sweat gland, which helps to diagnose the disease.
Adolescent ; Dermatitis ; Epidermis ; Female ; Hair Follicle ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Lichens* ; Male ; Seasons ; Sweat Glands

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Apnea* ; Doxapram*

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Child* ; Granular Cell Tumor* ; Humans

PURPOSE: Iodine contrast media used in computed tomography (CT) often induces nausea in patients. This study evaluated the prophylactic effect of metoclopramide against nausea induced by intravenous contrast media. METHODS: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial was performed in the emergency department of an urban teaching hospital. Adult patients(>15 years old), who required enhanced CT scans, were infused with 52 ml normal saline solution mixed with either 10 mg/2 ml metoclopramide or 2 ml normal saline over 10 minutes prior to the CT scan. After the scan, the patients were asked about nausea. Patients who had any other cause for their nausea or had received metoclopramide prior to the study were excluded. RESULTS: In total, 69 patients were analyzed. The metoclopramide group contained 37 patients, and the placebo group contained 32 patients. Five patients in the placebo group complained of nausea(15.6%), whereas none of the patients in the metoclopramide group experienced nausea (Fisher's exact test, p=0.018). CONCLUSION: Metoclopramide can prevent nausea induced by intravenous iodine contrast media.
Adult ; Antiemetics ; Contrast Media ; Emergencies ; Hospitals, Teaching ; Humans ; Iodine ; Metoclopramide ; Nausea ; Prospective Studies ; Sodium Chloride

A case of Porokeratosis (Mibelli) involved to the nail plate in 25 years old male was described, This is rare and the first case of Porokeratosis (mibelli) variety reported in Korea. The clinical and histopathological study revealed characteristic features of this disease. Author reviewed reports of the literature.
Adult ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Porokeratosis