A case of tinea unguium caused by Aspergillus sydowi in 45 year old female was described. Through the literature this was the first case report in Korea, The characteristic clical findings noted the yellowish discoloration of the affeced nail which including KOH wet mount and culture. However, animal inoculation was failed.
Animals ; Aspergillus* ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Middle Aged ; Onychomycosis*

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Asian Continental Ancestry Group* ; Brain* ; Humans

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Asian Continental Ancestry Group* ; Brain* ; Humans

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Neurofibromatoses* ; Pseudarthrosis* ; Ulna*

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Hemangioendothelioma*

Real-time ultrasonogram was performed in 31 Pt. with CHPS, who was admitted at the pediatric department of Wonkwang University hospital from January 1991 to June 1993. Those who had positive results of pyloric volume for diagnosis of CHPS and were confirmed by surgery. The results were at follows: 1) The average ultrasonographic measurements of pyloric muscle thickness, pyloric diameter, pyloric length were 4.9+/-1.09mm, 14.42+/-2.69mm, 19.17+/-2.37mm, and pyloric volume was 3.26+/-1.39ml. 2) The diagnostic reliabilities with the ultrasonographic measurements of muscle thickness (>4mm), pyloric diameter (>12mm) and pyloric length (>15mm) by Stunden's criteria in 31 cases were compared, which were not significant difference among them. 3) In ultrasonographic measurements of 31 cases for diagnosis of CHPS, positive results with 3 parameters were 80.6% and with 2 parameters and double tract signs were 87.1%. So. we conclude pyloric volume greater than 1.4ml was the most reliable parameter, which was satisfied 100% with diagnosis of CHPS.
Diagnosis* ; Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic* ; Ultrasonography

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Animals ; Brain* ; Endothelium* ; Mannitol* ; Perfusion* ; Rats*

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Mucocele* ; Sphenoid Sinus*

BACKGROUND: One of the unique feature of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is its ability to describe the variations of BP throughout the day and night. Left ventricular hypertrophy and other measures of target organ damage in hypertension are more closely related to the average 24-h BP than to clinic BP. In addition to the mean levels of BP, the characteristics of the 24-h BP profile might be a further determinant of organ in essential hypertension. METHODS: Data were obtrained from 105 patients with essential hypertension and 44 normal subjects. Echocardiography and 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were performed in all subjects. At first, relative wall thickness(RWT) and left ventrcular mass index were calculated from normal subject and normal values(RWT<0.44, LV mass index,120gm/m2) were applied to hypertensive patients which were classified to dipper and non-dipper according to the result of ambulatory monitoring. RESULTS: 1) There were 49 dippers and 56 non-dipper in hypertensive patients subjects. 2) Among the dippers, left ventricular mass index and relative wall thickness were normal in 51%, whereas 8.2% had increased relative wall thickness with normal ventricular mass(concentric remodeling), 32.7% had increased mass with normal relative wall thickness(eccentric hypertrophy) and 8.2% had typical hypertensive concentric hypertrophy. 3) Among the non-dippers, left ventriculat mass index and relative wall thicksness were normal in 40%, whereas 41.8% had eccentric hypertophy, 16.4% had concentric hypertrophy, only 1.8% had concentric remodeling. 4) The incidence of concentric hypertophy was significantly increased in non-dipper subjects(15.2%) than dippers(8.2%), especially in non-dipper female patients. 5) The incidence of concentric remodeling was increased in dipper(8.2%), especially in dipper female patients. 6) There were no difference between left ventricular geometies in duration of hypertension, ejecton fracton, fractional shortening, and cardiac index. 7) There were no difference between dipper and non-dipper subjects in total peripheral resistance except dipper female patients(1,484+/-535 dynes.s.cm5). CONCLUSION: Patterns of left ventricular hypertophy and geometric remodeling in essential hypertension may not be influenced by the duration of hypertension, but by gender, blood pressure level, diurnal rhythm and total peripheral resistance.
Blood Pressure ; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory ; Circadian Rhythm ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension* ; Hypertrophy ; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular ; Incidence ; Monitoring, Ambulatory ; Vascular Resistance

BACKGROUND: Cadmium, an environmental pollutant, has implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Biochemical and pathophysiological changes characterized by arterial hypertension, accelerated cholesterol plaque formation on arterial walls, cardiac conduction abnormalities, and reduction in myocardial contractility have been reported in experimental animals chronically exposed to low concentration of cadmium. This study was undertaken to evaluate the ultrastructural changes of the cardiac muscle in rats exposed to cadmium chloride and to ascertain whether these changes are modified after discontinuation of cadmium feeding. METHOD: Wistar strain rats(body weight 200~250gram) were injected intraperitoneally once weekly with 3.75mg/kg of cadmium chloride for 10 weeks and were sacrificed at 1 day, 1 week and 2 weeks after discontinuation of cadmium administration. RESULT: Ultrastructure if rat cardiac muscle fibers after cadmium administration revealed that mitochondria were increased in number and their cristae were severely damaged. Cardiac myofibrils and myofilaments were reduced. Z-disc were partly dislocated and A-bands and I-bands were not clearly defined. Irregularly arranged intercalated disc and disrupted sarcolemma were also found. These structural alterations resulting from cadmium feeding were partly reduced after removal of cadmium exposure for 2 weeks. These structural alterations resulting from cadmium feeding were partly reduced after removal of cadmium exposure for 2 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: It is suggested that exposure to cadmium chloride was associated with cardiac ultrastructural changes which might be responsible for physiologic abnormalities and these alterations may be partly reversible after discontinuation of cadmium administration.
Animals ; Cadmium Chloride* ; Cadmium* ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Cholesterol ; Hypertension ; Mitochondria ; Myocardium* ; Myofibrils ; Rats* ; Sarcolemma