No abstract available.
C-Reactive Protein* ; Female ; Obstetric Labor, Premature* ; Pregnancy ; Tocolysis*

Weber-Christian disease is a relapsing, febrile, nodular, nonsuppurative inflammation of the subcutaneous fat tissue. Many authors reported these cases which illustrate the great variability of the clinical manifestation, such as acute or chronic, fulminating or transient, febrile or non febrile, systemic or cutaneous. Two of our cases have had recurrent painful subeutaneous nodules without fever for several years. Biopsy showed a nonspecific inflammatory panniculitis with lymphocytes chiefly, and small amount of histiocytes and foamy cells. It should be suggested Weber-Christian disease when subcutaneous nodules appear recurrently same areas of the whole body surface except anterior aspects of tibia even if no fever as systemic manifestation. Treatment with steroid and chloroquine diphosphete produced good improvement.
Biopsy ; Chloroquine ; Fever ; Histiocytes ; Inflammation ; Lymphocytes ; Panniculitis ; Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative* ; Subcutaneous Fat ; Tibia

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a school based smoking prevention program for college freshmen. METHOD: The nonequivalent control group, pretest-post-test design was used. Among 16 departments in a University located in S city, students in 8, randomly selected, departments received 6 sessions of smoking prevention program consisted of small group discussion led by smoking cessation leaders, video watching, and lectures from March 15 to June 9, 2004. Students in remaining 8 departments did not receive any education. Student's attitude, intention, stress, temptation, knowledge and self efficacy was measured. RESULT: The level of stress and smoking temptation was significantly decreased in the experimental group over that of the control group. CONCLUSION: It was proven that this school based smoking prevention program was effective for decreasing smoking temptation in college freshmen. In the future, more efforts should be given to college age students to prevent them becoming chronic smokers.
Education ; Humans ; Intention ; Lectures ; Self Efficacy ; Smoke* ; Smoking Cessation ; Smoking*

No abstract available.
Trophoblasts*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of resistance exercise program for elders with type 2 Diabetes on the self care, stress and HbA1c. METHODS: Thirty three elders with type 2 Diabetes(18 experimental and 15 control subjects) were selected conveniently among the aged who had been enrolled in a community senior center. The subjects in experimental group participated in a resistance exercise program for 8 weeks. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/Win 12.0. RESULTS: The resistance exercise program showed a statistical difference in self care(t=-4.39, p=.000) and stress(t=2.22, p=.034). However, there was not a statistical difference in HbA1c (F=.556, p=.557), but experimental group had decreased continuously in HbA1c after the program. CONCLUSION: The resistance exercise program improved self care and reduced the stress in the elders with type 2 Diabetes. Therefore, resistance exercise program can be applied as an effective nursing intervention to promote self care, decrease the stress and to prevent complication for the elders with type 2 Diabetes.
Aged ; Humans ; Self Care

No abstract available.
Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract*

Pure ovarian choriocarcinoma of germ cell origin is exceedingly rare neoplasm, and even the presence of choriocarcinomatous elements admixed with other neoplastic germ cell elements is rare. In the most cases, the tumor is admixed with other neoplastic germ cell elemeats, and their presence is diagnostic of noagsatational choriocarcinoma, except for the remote of the tumor being a geatational choriocarcinoma metasttic to an ovarian germ cell tumor. We have experienced a case of nongestational ovarian choriocarcinoma in 10 year dld woman. So we report this case with a brief review of its literatures.
Choriocarcinoma* ; Female ; Germ Cells ; Humans ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal ; Pregnancy

PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical features of patients with exodeviation of more than 15 prism diopters (PDs) within one month and with orthophoria over three years after surgical correction of intermittent exotropia. METHODS: The early recurrence group consisted of patients with a final distance and near exodeviation more than 15PDs within one month after surgical correction of intermittent exotropia. The surgical success group was defined as patients with orthophoria over three years after surgical correction of intermittent exotropia. Sex, age at onset and surgery, office control status, refraction status, A-V pattern, preoperative and postoperative angles of ocular deviation, binocular sensory status, and the presence of diplopia on postoperative one day were retrospectively investigated and compared between these two groups. RESULTS: Out of a total of 68 patients, early recurrence occurred in 33 patients, and success was achieved in 35 patients. Factors including sex, age at onset and surgery, office control status, and diplopia on postoperative one day did not differ between the two groups. Preoperative near-angles of ocular deviation, A-V pattern of strabismus, preoperative stereopsis, and the range of postoperative overcorrection contributed to early recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Factors related to early recurrence were larger preoperative near-angles of ocular deviation, presence of A-V pattern, poor preoperative stereopsis, and a smaller amount of overcorrection on postoperative day 1.
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures ; Depth Perception ; Diplopia ; Exotropia ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Strabismus ; Telescopes

No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Dermoscopy*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify accidental mortality during school activities of students in elementary, middle or high school in Seoul and consequent compensation payment. METHODS: Fifty-eight students died due to accidents during the period 1988 through 2007. Data were obtained from the Seoul School Safety and Insurance Association, and Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. Chi-square, t test, and ANCOVA were used in the data analysis. RESULTS: Among students, 75.9% were male and 37.9% were high school students. Accidental mortality was 1.61 per one million students (2.33 for male, and 0.82 for female students, and 0.93, 2.13 and 2.31 for elementary, middle and high school students, respectively). Mortality caused by drowning and falls per one million student was 0.85 and 0.74 for male, and 0.23 and 0.35 for female students. After age, year and cause were adjusted using ANCOVA, the mean compensation payment was 40,615 thousand won for male, and 62,000 thousands for female students. Highest compensation payment was 127,137 thousand for cerebral concussion after age, gender, year and cause were adjusted. CONCLUSION: To decrease student accidental mortality, especially drowning and falls, development of efficient safety-enforcing education is essential to prevent injuries and avoid preventable compensation costs.
Accidents/history/*mortality ; Adolescent ; Age Factors ; Child ; *Compensation and Redress ; Female ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Male ; Republic of Korea ; Schools ; Sex Factors ; Students/*statistics & numerical data